Roanoke County, Virginia
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Roanoke County (
Roanoke County is part of the Roanoke, Virginia Metropolitan Statistical Area, and is in the Roanoke Region of Virginia.[4]
The
History
The county was established by an act of the Virginia Legislature on March 30, 1838, from the southern part of Botetourt County.[1] It was named for the Roanoke River, which in turn was derived from a Native American term for money.[5] Additional territory was transferred to Roanoke County from Montgomery County in 1845. Salem was originally the county seat.[6] 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.
Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 251.3 square miles (650.9 km2), of which 250.6 square miles (649.1 km2) is land and 0.7 square miles (1.8 km2) (0.3%) is water.[7]
Districts
The county is governed by a
Adjacent counties and cities
- Bedford County, Virginia - East
- Botetourt County, Virginia - Northeast
- Craig County, Virginia - Northwest
- Floyd County, Virginia - Southwest
- Franklin County, Virginia - Southeast
- Montgomery County, Virginia - West
- Roanoke, Virginia - Center (enclave)
- Salem, Virginia - Center (enclave)
Nationally protected areas
- Blue Ridge Parkway (part)
- Jefferson National Forest(part)
Major highways
Demographics
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
---|---|---|---|
1840 | 5,499 | — | |
1850 | 8,477 | 54.2% | |
1860 | 8,048 | −5.1% | |
1870 | 9,350 | 16.2% | |
1880 | 13,105 | 40.2% | |
1890 | 30,101 | 129.7% | |
1900 | 15,837 | −47.4% | |
1910 | 19,623 | 23.9% | |
1920 | 22,395 | 14.1% | |
1930 | 35,289 | 57.6% | |
1940 | 42,897 | 21.6% | |
1950 | 41,486 | −3.3% | |
1960 | 61,693 | 48.7% | |
1970 | 67,339 | 9.2% | |
1980 | 72,945 | 8.3% | |
1990 | 79,332 | 8.8% | |
2000 | 85,778 | 8.1% | |
2010 | 92,376 | 7.7% | |
2020 | 96,929 | 4.9% | |
U.S. Decennial Census[10] 1790-1960[11] 1900-1990[12] 1990-2000[13] 2010[14] 2020[15] |
2020 census
Race / Ethnicity | Pop 2010[14] | Pop 2020[15] | % 2010 | % 2020 |
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White alone (NH)
|
81,886 | 79,928 | 88.64% | 82.46% |
Black or African American alone (NH)
|
4,580 | 5,650 | 4.96% | 5.83% |
Alaska Native alone (NH)
|
121 | 155 | 0.13% | 0.16% |
Asian alone (NH) | 2,455 | 3,425 | 2.66% | 3.53% |
Pacific Islander alone (NH) | 26 | 24 | 0.03% | 0.02% |
Some Other Race alone (NH) | 89 | 435 | 0.10% | 0.45% |
Mixed Race/Multi-Racial (NH) | 1,268 | 3,805 | 1.37% | 3.93% |
Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 1,951 | 3,507 | 2.11% | 3.62% |
Total | 92,376 | 96,929 | 100.00% | 100.00% |
Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos can be of any race.
2000 Census
As of the
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 aged 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
Politics
Roanoke County is a strongly
However, the
Year | Republican | Democratic | Third party | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | |
2020 | 34,268 | 59.93% | 21,801 | 38.12% | 1,115 | 1.95% |
2016 | 31,408 | 61.00% | 17,200 | 33.41% | 2,881 | 5.60% |
2012 | 31,624 | 61.75% | 18,711 | 36.53% | 882 | 1.72% |
2008 | 30,571 | 59.97% | 19,812 | 38.87% | 592 | 1.16% |
2004 | 30,596 | 65.14% | 16,082 | 34.24% | 295 | 0.63% |
2000 | 25,740 | 60.12% | 16,141 | 37.70% | 936 | 2.19% |
1996 | 20,700 | 52.51% | 15,387 | 39.03% | 3,334 | 8.46% |
1992 | 20,667 | 50.31% | 14,704 | 35.79% | 5,709 | 13.90% |
1988 | 22,011 | 62.61% | 12,938 | 36.80% | 208 | 0.59% |
1984 | 23,348 | 68.56% | 10,569 | 31.04% | 137 | 0.40% |
1980 | 17,182 | 55.76% | 12,114 | 39.31% | 1,518 | 4.93% |
1976 | 13,587 | 50.42% | 13,120 | 48.69% | 241 | 0.89% |
1972 | 19,920 | 77.28% | 5,318 | 20.63% | 540 | 2.09% |
1968 | 12,439 | 58.89% | 3,902 | 18.47% | 4,783 | 22.64% |
1964 | 10,714 | 54.84% | 8,808 | 45.09% | 14 | 0.07% |
1960 | 9,109 | 67.31% | 4,384 | 32.40% | 39 | 0.29% |
1956 | 7,509 | 69.83% | 2,899 | 26.96% | 345 | 3.21% |
1952 | 6,017 | 68.95% | 2,689 | 30.82% | 20 | 0.23% |
1948 | 3,988 | 53.49% | 2,876 | 38.58% | 591 | 7.93% |
1944 | 3,146 | 48.13% | 3,380 | 51.71% | 10 | 0.15% |
1940 | 2,302 | 39.10% | 3,539 | 60.11% | 47 | 0.80% |
1936 | 2,105 | 37.87% | 3,422 | 61.57% | 31 | 0.56% |
1932 | 1,704 | 39.93% | 2,509 | 58.79% | 55 | 1.29% |
1928 | 2,675 | 67.57% | 1,284 | 32.43% | 0 | 0.00% |
1924 | 695 | 36.77% | 1,078 | 57.04% | 117 | 6.19% |
1920 | 955 | 41.85% | 1,286 | 56.35% | 41 | 1.80% |
1916 | 460 | 34.23% | 850 | 63.24% | 34 | 2.53% |
1912 | 108 | 10.60% | 696 | 68.30% | 215 | 21.10% |
Education
There are five public high schools in Roanoke County:
- Cave Spring
- Glenvar
- Hidden Valley
- Northside
- William Byrd
Notable people
Notable sports figures from Roanoke County include Tiki Barber, Ronde Barber, J. J. Redick, all of whom attended and graduated from Cave Spring High School in Southwest Roanoke County.
Communities
Town
Census-designated places
Other unincorporated communities
Many of these CDPs and unincorporated areas have mailing addresses in the cities of Roanoke and Salem.
See also
References
- ^ a b Jack, Pp. 6-7
- ^ "Roanoke County, Virginia". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 30, 2022.
- ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
- ^ "Home - Roanoke Regional Partnership". Roanoke Regional Partnership. Archived from the original on June 13, 2009.
- ^ Jack, P. 8
- ^ Jack, P. 43
- ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
- ^ "Board of Supervisors". Roanoke County, Virginia. Archived from the original on December 6, 2010. Retrieved December 23, 2010.
- ^ "Town Council". Town of Vinton. Archived from the original on January 3, 2011. Retrieved December 23, 2010.
- US Census Bureau. Retrieved January 24, 2022.
- ^ "Historical Census Browser". University of Virginia Library. Archived from the original on August 11, 2012. Retrieved January 5, 2014.
- ^ "Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on December 15, 2013. Retrieved January 5, 2014.
- ^ "Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. Archived (PDF) from the original on December 18, 2014. Retrieved January 5, 2014.
- ^ a b "P2 HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE - 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) - Roanoke County, Virginia". United States Census Bureau.
- ^ a b "P2 HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE - 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) - Roanoke County, Virginia". United States Census Bureau.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 14, 2011.
- ^ Leip, David. "Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections". uselectionatlas.org. Archived from the original on March 23, 2018.
Bibliography
- Jack, George S. and Edward Boyle Jacobs, (1912). History of Roanoke County, Stone.