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Population (year 2000): 4,144. Estimated
population in July 2005: 4,116 (-0.7% change)
Males: 1,866 (45.0%), Females: 2,278 (55.0%)
Tazewell County
Zip code:
24641
Median resident age: 41.4 years
Median household income: $23,712 (year 2000)
Median house value: $63,100 (year 2000)
Races in Richlands:
- White Non-Hispanic (98.5%)
Ancestries: United States (36.5%), English
(7.6%), German (6.4%), Irish (6.0%), Scotch-Irish (1.4%).
Elevation: 1967 feet
Land area: 2.6 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Richlands
- High school or higher: 62.1%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.4%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.3%
- Unemployed: 7.4%
- Mean travel time to work: 21.6 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Richlands town
- Never married: 18.1%
- Now married: 56.3%
- Separated: 2.9%
- Widowed: 12.7%
- Divorced: 10.1%
0.4% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -369 (-8.2%).
Hospital/medical center in Richlands:
- CLINCH VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER (2949 W FRONT
ST)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Richlands:
- TAZEWELL COMMUNITY HOSP (about 21 miles; TAZEWELL,
VA)
- BUCHANAN GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 23 miles; GRUNDY,
VA)
- RUSSELL CNTY MED CNTR (about 26 miles; LEBANON, VA)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Richlands:
- TRI-CITIES RGNL TN/VA (about 60 miles;
BRISTOL/JOHNSON/KINGSPORT, TN; ID: TRI)
- RALEIGH COUNTY MEMORIAL (about 68 miles; BECKLEY,
WV; ID: BKW)
- YEAGER (about 89 miles; CHARLESTON, WV; ID: CRW)
Other public-use airports nearest to Richlands:
- TAZEWELL COUNTY (about 4 miles; RICHLANDS, VA; ID:
6V3)
- GRUNDY MUNI (about 24 miles; GRUNDY, VA; ID: GDY)
- WELCH MUNI (about 30 miles; WELCH, WV; ID: I25)
College/University in Richlands:
- SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA COMMUNITY COLLEGE
(Full-time enrollment: 2,412; Location: BOX S V C C;
Public; Website: www.sw.cc.va.us)
Other colleges/universities with over 2000 students near
Richlands:
- BLUEFIELD STATE COLLEGE (about 43 miles; BLUEFIELD,
WV; Full-time enrollment: 2,096)
- NORTHEAST STATE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about
55 miles; BLOUNTVILLE, TN; FT enrollment: 2,729)
- APPALACHIAN STATE UNIVERSITY (about 61 miles; BOONE,
NC; FT enrollment: 12,245)
- CONCORD COLLEGE (about 61 miles; ATHENS, WV; FT
enrollment: 2,723)
- EAST TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 67 miles;
JOHNSON CITY, TN; FT enrollment: 9,498)
- NEW RIVER COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 79 miles; DUBLIN,
VA; FT enrollment: 2,262)
- WEST VIRGINIA STATE COLLEGE (about 84 miles;
INSTITUTE, WV; FT enrollment: 3,688)
Public high school in Richlands:
- RICHLANDS HIGH (Students: 848; Location: OFF
RT 460; Grades: 09 - 12)
Private high schools in Richlands:
- RICHLANDS CHRISTIAN ACADEMY (Students: 43;
Location: 2506 4TH STREET; Grades: KG - 12)
- FIRST APOSTOLIC CHRISTIAN (Students: 15;
Location: P.O. BOX 1008; Grades: KG - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Richlands:
- RICHLANDS MIDDLE (Students: 678; Location:
OFF U S RT 460; Grades: 06 - 08)
- RICHLANDS ELEM. (Students: 530; Location: OFF
RT 460; Grades: PK - 05)
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