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Population (year 2000): 4,206. Estimated
population in July 2005: 4,404 (+4.7% change)
Males: 2,016 (47.9%), Females: 2,190 (52.1%)
Tazewell County
Zip code:
24651
Median resident age: 43.3 years
Median household income: $28,510 (year 2000)
Median house value: $66,900 (year 2000)
Races in Tazewell:
- White Non-Hispanic (88.5%)
- Black (9.3%)
- Two or more races (0.9%)
- Hispanic (0.6%)
- American Indian (0.6%)
Ancestries: United States (15.3%), Irish
(10.5%), German (9.6%), English (6.7%), Scotch-Irish (3.9%),
Italian (1.4%).
Elevation: 2519 feet
Land area: 4.0 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Tazewell
- High school or higher: 75.8%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 17.3%
- Graduate or professional degree: 6.7%
- Unemployed: 20.6%
- Mean travel time to work: 21.2 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Tazewell town
- Never married: 14.9%
- Now married: 62.9%
- Separated: 1.5%
- Widowed: 12.6%
- Divorced: 8.0%
1.0% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -73 (-1.7%).
Hospital/medical center in Tazewell:
- TAZEWELL COMMUNITY HOSP (141 BEN BOLT AVENUE)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Tazewell:
- CLINCH VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER (about 20 miles;
RICHLANDS, VA)
- SMYTH COUNTY COMM HOSP (about 21 miles; MARION, VA)
- SOUTHWESTERN VA MENTAL HEALTH INST (about 21 miles;
MARION, VA)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Tazewell:
- RALEIGH COUNTY MEMORIAL (about 54 miles; BECKLEY,
WV; ID: BKW)
- TRI-CITIES RGNL TN/VA (about 76 miles;
BRISTOL/JOHNSON/KINGSPORT, TN; ID: TRI)
- YEAGER (about 86 miles; CHARLESTON, WV; ID: CRW)
Other public-use airports nearest to Tazewell:
- TAZEWELL COUNTY (about 19 miles; RICHLANDS, VA; ID:
6V3)
- WELCH MUNI (about 20 miles; WELCH, WV; ID: I25)
- MOUNTAIN EMPIRE (about 22 miles; MARION/WYTHEVILLE,
VA; ID: MKJ)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Tazewell:
- SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 20
miles; RICHLANDS, VA; Full-time enrollment: 2,412)
- BLUEFIELD STATE COLLEGE (about 24 miles; BLUEFIELD,
WV; FT enrollment: 2,096)
- CONCORD COLLEGE (about 42 miles; ATHENS, WV; FT
enrollment: 2,723)
- NEW RIVER COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 59 miles; DUBLIN,
VA; FT enrollment: 2,262)
- APPALACHIAN STATE UNIVERSITY (about 64 miles; BOONE,
NC; FT enrollment: 12,245)
- RADFORD UNIVERSITY (about 68 miles; RADFORD, VA; FT
enrollment: 8,034)
- NORTHEAST STATE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about
72 miles; BLOUNTVILLE, TN; FT enrollment: 2,729)
Public high school in Tazewell:
- TAZEWELL HIGH (Students: 578; Location: 627
EAST FINCASTLE; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Tazewell:
- TAZEWELL ELEM. (Students: 575; Location: 110
MAPLEWOOD LANE; Grades: PK - 05)
- TAZEWELL MIDDLE (Students: 540; Location: 100
BULLDOG LANE; Grades: 06 - 08)
- TAZEWELL CO CAREER & TECH CTR (Location: 114
MAPLEWEOOD LANE; Grades: 00 - 00)
Library in Tazewell:
- TAZEWELL COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating
income: $736,441; Location: 310 E. MAIN STREET; 119,220
books; 2,636 audio materials; 2,585 video materials; 354
serial subscriptions)
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