Profile for Blacksburg, Virginia, VA

Blacksburg is between the Allegheny and the Blue Ridge mountains

Former and merged names include:
· Draper's Meadows

Crime: The number of violent crimes recorded by the FBI in 2003 was 60. The number of murders and homicides was 0. The violent crime rate was 1.5 per 1,000 people.

Ranked No. 8 on 50 Best Places to Live list by Men's Journal magazine, 2002

Blacksburg received national attention for the April 16, 2007 shooting at the Virginia Tech campus which left 33 dead, including the gunman, and many wounded.

Coffee: National and regional coffee companies with outlets here include Starbucks

Nearby parks & recreation: Claytor Lake State Park, Jefferson National Forest, Ellett Valley Recreation Area, Huckleberry Trail

Historic sites and museums: Museum of Geological Sciences

Colleges and universities: Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Virginia Tech

Gays & lesbians
National index: 100
Local index: 74

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Cemeteries (21)

Colleges (1)

Communities (3)

Hotels (14)

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18% of Blacksburg residents report German ancestry, and 12% report Irish. For more info on local ancestry groups, see the Blacksburg ancestry & family history guide.

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At the time of the 2000 census, the per capita income in Blacksburg was $13,946, compared with $21,587 nationally.

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64% of Blacksburg residents age 25 and older have a bachelor's or advanced college degree.

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Historic districts in Blacksburg include Blacksburg Historic District, Miller--Southside Residential Historic District, North Fork Valley Rural Historic District ... View historic districts

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Median rent in Blacksburg, at the time of the 2000 Census, was $493.   Monthly homeowner costs, for people with mortgages, were $1,016.

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Montgomery County supported George W. Bush in the 2004 presidential election. For more information, see our Blacksburg political report.

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The average commute time for Blacksburg workers is 15 minutes, compared with 26 minutes nationwide.

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