|Roanoke County, Virginia|
State historical marker for Roanoke County, Virginia
Location in the state of Virginia
Virginia's location in the U.S.
|Founded||March 30, 1838|
251.04 sq mi (650 km²)
250.87 sq mi (650 km²)
0.18 sq mi (0 km²),
363/sq mi (140/km²)
|Congressional districts||5th, 9th|
|Time zone||Eastern: UTC-5/-4|
Roanoke County is a county located in the U.S. state of the Commonwealth of Virginia. It is part of the Roanoke Metropolitan Statistical Area and located within the Roanoke Region of Virginia. As of the 2000 census, the population was 85,778. As of 2009, the population was 92,991. The independent cities of Roanoke and Salem (incorporated as such in 1884 and 1968 respectively) are located within the boundaries of Roanoke County, but are not a part of the county. The incorporated town of Vinton is the only incorporated municipality within the county. While significant areas of the county are rural and mountainous, most residents live in suburbs near Roanoke and Salem in the Roanoke Valley.
The county was established by an act of the Virginia Legislature on March 30, 1838 from the southern part of Botetourt County. It was named for the Roanoke River, which in turn was derived from a Native American term for money. Additional territory was transferred to Roanoke County from Montgomery County in 1845. Salem was originally the county seat. When Salem became an independent city, by agreement with the county the Roanoke County Courthouse remained in Salem and the two localities share a jail. However, the County Administrative Offices were moved to the Cave Spring District. Though the County Administrative Offices are in the Cave Spring District, the County Courthouse is still located in Salem.
The county is governed by a Board of Supervisors with one representative elected from each of the five magisterial districts: Catawba, Cave Spring, Hollins, Vinton, and Windsor Hills. Vinton is an incorporated town with an elected town council and town manager.
There are five high schools located in Roanoke County. They are Cave Spring High School, Glenvar High School, Hidden Valley High School, Northside High School, and William Byrd High School.
Hollins University, a member of the Old Dominion Athletic Conference, is located in Northern Roanoke County, near the Botetourt County border.
Notable sports figures
Noted Sports figures from Roanoke County include Tiki Barber, Ronde Barber, and J. J. Redick.
Adjacent counties and cities
- Botetourt County, Virginia - northeast
- Bedford County, Virginia - east
- Franklin County, Virginia - southeast
- Floyd County, Virginia - south-southwest
- Montgomery County, Virginia - west
- Craig County, Virginia - northwest
- Salem, Virginia - center (enclave)
- Roanoke, Virginia - center (enclave)
National protected areas
- Blue Ridge Parkway (part)
- Jefferson National Forest (part)
As of the census of 2000, there were 85,778 people, 34,686 households, and 24,696 families residing in the county. The population density was 342 people per square mile (132/km²). There were 36,121 housing units at an average density of 144 per square mile (56/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 93.63% White, 3.35% Black or African American, 0.12% Native American, 1.61% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.39% from other races, and 0.89% from two or more races. 1.04% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There were 34,686 households out of which 30.60% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.90% were married couples living together, 8.50% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.80% were non-families. 25.10% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.10% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.41 and the average family size was 2.88.
In the county, the population was spread out with 22.70% under the age of 18, 6.60% from 18 to 24, 27.50% from 25 to 44, 27.20% from 45 to 64, and 15.90% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 89.60 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.30 males.
The median income for a household in the county was $47,689, and the median income for a family was $56,450. Males had a median income of $39,126 versus $26,690 for females. The per capita income for the county was $24,637. About 2.70% of families and 4.50% of the population were below the poverty line, including 5.20% of those under age 18 and 4.90% of those age 65 or over.
|2008||60.0% 30,571||38.9% 19,812||1.2% 592|
|2004||65.1% 30,596||34.2% 16,082||0.6% 295|
|2000||60.1% 25,740||37.7% 16,141||2.2% 936|
|1996||52.5% 20,700||39.0% 15,387||8.4% 3,334|
|1992||50.3% 20,667||35.8% 14,704||13.9% 5,709|
|1988||62.6% 22,011||36.8% 12,938||0.6% 208|
|1984||68.6% 23,348||31.0% 10,569||0.4% 137|
|1980||55.8% 17,182||39.3% 12,114||5.0% 1,518|
|1976||50.4% 13,587||48.7% 13,120||0.9% 241|
|1972||77.3% 19,920||20.6% 5,318||2.1% 540|
|1968||58.9% 12,439||18.5% 3,902||22.7% 4,783|
|1964||54.8% 10,714||45.1% 8,808||0.1% 14|
|1960||67.3% 9,109||32.4% 4,384||0.3% 39|
- Bennett Springs
- Bent Mountain
- Cave Spring
- Hanging Rock
- Masons Cove
- Poages Mill
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Roanoke County, Virginia
- ^ a b Jack, Pp. 6-7
- ^ "Virginia by County - Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2000". Census 2000. United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/GCTTable?_bm=y&-geo_id=04000US51&-_box_head_nbr=GCT-PH1&-ds_name=DEC_2000_SF1_U&-redoLog=false&-mt_name=DEC_2000_SF1_U_GCTPH1_ST2&-format=ST-2. Retrieved December 23, 2010.
- ^ Roanoke Region of Virginia
- ^ . Weldon Cooper Official Population Estimates Retrieved January 28, 2011
- ^ Jack, P. 8
- ^ Jack, P. 43
- ^ "Board of Supervisors". Roanoke County, Virginia. http://www.roanokecountyva.gov/Departments/BoardOfSupervisors/. Retrieved December 23, 2010.
- ^ "Town Council". Town of Vinton. http://www.vintonva.gov/index.aspx?NID=81. Retrieved December 23, 2010.
- ^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- Jack, George S. and Edward Boyle Jacobs, (1912). History of Roanoke County, Stone.
|Craig County||Botetourt County|
|Montgomery County||Bedford County|
Roanoke County, Virginia
|Floyd County||Franklin County|
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