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Population (year 2000): 23,853. Estimated
population in July 2005: 23,337 (-2.2% change)
Males: 11,237 (47.1%), Females: 12,616 (52.9%)
Zip codes:
24401.
Median resident age: 39.8 years
Median household income: $32,941 (year 2000)
Median house value: $87,500 (year 2000)
Races in Staunton:
- White Non-Hispanic (82.7%)
- Black (14.0%)
- Two or more races (1.6%)
- Hispanic (1.1%)
- American Indian (0.6%)
- Other race (0.5%)
Ancestries: United States (18.2%), German
(13.9%), English (10.0%), Irish (9.0%), Scotch-Irish (5.7%),
Italian (2.9%).
Elevation: 1402 feet
Land area: 19.7 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Staunton
- High school or higher: 75.6%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 20.4%
- Graduate or professional degree: 8.0%
- Unemployed: 3.9%
- Mean travel time to work: 19.9 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Staunton city
- Never married: 25.0%
- Now married: 49.3%
- Separated: 4.0%
- Widowed: 10.8%
- Divorced: 11.0%
2.0% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -807 (-3.3%).
Hospitals/medical centers in Staunton:
- WESTERN STATE HOSP (PO BOX 2500)
- WESTERN STATE HOSPITAL (PO BOX 2500)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Staunton:
- AUGUSTA MEDICAL CENTER (about 8 miles; FISHERSVILLE,
VA)
- WOODROW WILSON REHABILITATION CENTER (about 8 miles;
FISHERSVILLE, VA)
- ROCKINGHAM MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 23 miles;
HARRISONBURG, VA)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Staunton:
- SHENANDOAH VALLEY REGIONAL (about 15 miles;
STAUNTON/WAYNESBORO/HARRIS, VA; ID: SHD)
- CHARLOTTESVILLE-ALBEMARLE (about 44 miles;
CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA; ID: CHO)
- LYNCHBURG REGIONAL/PRESTON GLENN FLD (about 59
miles; LYNCHBURG, VA; ID: LYH)
Other public-use airports nearest to Staunton:
- EAGLE'S NEST (about 12 miles; WAYNESBORO, VA; ID:
W13)
- BRIDGEWATER AIR PARK (about 17 miles; BRIDGEWATER,
VA; ID: VBW)
- NEW MARKET (about 43 miles; NEW MARKET, VA; ID: 8W2)
Amtrak station:
STAUNTON (1 MIDDLEBROOK AVE.). Services: enclosed waiting
area, public payphones, free short-term parking, free
long-term parking, call for taxi service, intercity bus
service, public transit connection.
Colleges/Universities in Staunton:
- MARY BALDWIN COLLEGE (Full-time enrollment:
1,195; Location: NEW & FREDERICK ST; Private,
not-for-profit; Website: www.mbc.edu; Offers Master's
degree)
- STAUNTON SCHOOL OF COSMETOLOGY (FT
enrollment: 20; Location: 128 E BEVERLEY ST; Private,
for-profit)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Staunton:
- JAMES MADISON UNIVERSITY (about 24 miles;
HARRISONBURG, VA; Full-time enrollment: 14,447)
- WASHINGTON AND LEE UNIVERSITY (about 38 miles;
LEXINGTON, VA; FT enrollment: 2,063)
- UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA-MAIN CAMPUS (about 39 miles;
CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA; FT enrollment: 19,602)
- PIEDMONT VIRGINIA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 43 miles;
CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA; FT enrollment: 2,012)
- LIBERTY UNIVERSITY (about 56 miles; LYNCHBURG, VA;
FT enrollment: 5,348)
- LONGWOOD COLLEGE (about 76 miles; FARMVILLE, VA; FT
enrollment: 3,557)
- LORD FAIRFAX COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 81 miles;
MIDDLETOWN, VA; FT enrollment: 2,064)
Public high schools in Staunton:
- ROBERT E. LEE HIGH (Students: 820; Location:
1200 N COALTER ST; Grades: 09 - 12)
- RIVERHEADS HIGH (Students: 495; Location: 19
HOWARDSVILLE RD; Grades: 09 - 12)
Private high schools in Staunton:
- GRACE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 185;
Location: 19 S MARKET ST; Grades: KG - 12)
- STUART HALL (Students: 131; Location: 235 W
FREDERICK ST BOX 210; Grades: 6 - 12)
Biggest public primary/middle schools in Staunton:
- BEVERLEY MANOR MIDDLE (Students: 842;
Location: 58 CEDAR GREEN RD; Grades: 06 - 08)
- SHELBURNE MIDDLE (Students: 644; Location:
300 GRUBERT AVE; Grades: 06 - 08)
- RIVERHEADS ELEM. (Students: 530; Location: 17
HOWARDSVILLE RD; Grades: KG - 05)
- THOMAS W. DIXON ELEM. (Students: 385;
Location: 1751 SCHUTTERLEE MILL RD; Grades: KG - 05)
- BEVERLEY MANOR ELEM. (Students: 316;
Location: 116 CEDAR GREEN RD; Grades: KG - 05)
- A. R. WARE, JR. ELEM. (Students: 314;
Location: 330 GRUBERT AVE; Grades: KG - 05)
- THOMAS C. MCSWAIN ELEM. (Students: 284;
Location: 1101 N COALTER ST; Grades: KG - 05)
- BESSIE WELLER ELEM. (Students: 237; Location:
600 GREENVILLE AVE; Grades: KG - 05)
- VIRGINIA SCHOOL FOR DEAF (Students: 101;
Location: EAST BEVERLEY STREET; Grades: PK - 12)
- VIRGINIA SCHOOL FOR BLIND (Students: 27;
Location: EAST BEVERLEY STREET; Grades: PK - 12)
Private primary/middle schools in Staunton:
- C F RICHARDS JR ACADEMY (Students: 68;
Location: 414 STERLING STREET; Grades: KG - 10)
- STAUNTON MONTESSORI SCHOOL (Students: 25;
Location: PO BOX 722; Grades: PK - KG)
Library in Staunton:
- STAUNTON PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income:
$974,576; Location: 1 CHURCHVILLE AVENUE; 150,980 books;
10,256 audio materials; 6,109 video materials; 252
serial subscriptions)
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