- Weber City, Virginia
Infobox Settlement
official_name = Weber City, Virginia
settlement_type =Town
nickname =
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mapsize = 250px
map_caption = Location of Weber City, Virginia
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map_caption1 =subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name =United States
subdivision_type1 = State
subdivision_name1 =Virginia
subdivision_type2 = County
subdivision_name2 = Scottgovernment_footnotes =
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leader_title =
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established_date =unit_pref = Imperial
area_footnotes =area_magnitude =
area_total_km2 = 2.9
area_land_km2 = 2.9
area_water_km2 = 0.0
area_total_sq_mi = 1.1
area_land_sq_mi = 1.1
area_water_sq_mi = 0.0population_as_of = 2000
population_footnotes =
population_total = 1333
population_density_km2 = 451.9
population_density_sq_mi = 1170.5timezone = Eastern (EST)
utc_offset = -5
timezone_DST = EDT
utc_offset_DST = -4
elevation_footnotes =
elevation_m = 398
elevation_ft = 1306
latd = 36 |latm = 37 |lats = 24 |latNS = N
longd = 82 |longm = 33 |longs = 40 |longEW = Wpostal_code_type =
ZIP code
postal_code = 24290
area_code = 276
blank_name = FIPS code
blank_info = 51-83808GR|2
blank1_name = GNIS feature ID
blank1_info = 1476430GR|3
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footnotes =Weber City is an
incorporated town in Scott County,Virginia ,United States . The population was 1,333 at the 2000 census.Geography
Weber City is located at coor dms|36|37|24|N|82|33|40|W|city (36.623284, -82.561039)GR|1.
According to the
United States Census Bureau , the town has a total area of 1.1square mile s (3.0km² ), all of it land.Weber City is located on the southern side of the Moccasin Gap, a natural break in the mountains caused by the Big Moccasin Creek, which was used by pioneers headed into
Tennessee . To the south of Weber City, another gap leads into Tennessee. US 23 is the main road through Weber City and a primary North/South corridor for western Virginia.Demographics
As of the
census GR|2 of 2000, there were 1,333 people, 605 households, and 382 families residing in the town. Thepopulation density was 1,170.5 people per square mile (451.5/km²). There were 689 housing units at an average density of 605.0/sq mi (233.4/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 98.35% White, 0.90% African American, 0.08% Native American, 0.30% from other races, and 0.38% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.30% of the population.There were 605 households out of which 20.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.4% were married couples living together, 12.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.7% were non-families. 34.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 18.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.08 and the average family size was 2.64.
In the town the population was spread out with 16.7% under the age of 18, 7.9% from 18 to 24, 22.4% from 25 to 44, 25.3% from 45 to 64, and 27.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 47 years. For every 100 females there were 78.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 76.5 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $25,744, and the median income for a family was $35,833. Males had a median income of $33,958 versus $21,726 for females. The
per capita income for the town was $15,856. About 11.1% of families and 14.1% of the population were below thepoverty line , including 20.9% of those under age 18 and 10.4% of those age 65 or over.References
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