Profile for Roanoke, Virginia, VA

Roanoke is on the Roanoke River, in the Blue Ridge Mountains.

Former and merged names include:
· Big Lick
· Totero Town

Boomed as a junction of the Shenandoah Valley and the Norfolk and Western railroads

Public transportation: Greater Roanoke Transit Company (See the transit and travel sections below.)

Local festivals include:

• Festival in the Park - May 24-28, 2007
• Appalachian Folk Festival - April 28, 2007

Performing arts: Opera Roanoke, Roanoke Symphony Orchestra

Nearby parks & recreation: Virginia's Explore Park

Historic sites and museums: Virginia Museum of Transportation, Art Museum of Western Virginia, History Museum of Western Virginia, Science Museum of Western Virginia, Harrison Museum of African-American Culture

Colleges and universities: Hollins University

Support for libraries: Local government funding for the local library system, in fiscal years 2001-2002, was above the national average. (See library links below.)

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Airports (1)

Archives (1)

Cemeteries (60)

Colleges (4)

Communities (4)

Hotels (32)

Libraries (15)

Museums (7)

Parks (1)

Wineries (1)

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11% of Roanoke residents report German ancestry, and 9% report Irish. For more info on local ancestry groups, see the Roanoke ancestry & family history guide.

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• Roanoke City Ancestry forum
• GenForum

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• Ancestry.com - VA data
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• Cemetery records
• County history catalog
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• Court, land & probate records
• Death index
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• Opera Roanoke
• Roanoke Symphony Orchestra

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• Americans with Disabilities Act
• Independent living centers in Virginia
• National Council on Independent Living

At the time of the 2000 census, the per capita income in Roanoke was $18,468, compared with $21,587 nationally.

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19% of Roanoke residents age 25 and older have a bachelor's or advanced college degree.

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Roanoke festival dates:

• Festival in the Park - May 24-28, 2007
• Appalachian Folk Festival - April 28, 2007

Dates often change. Check with local tourism officials to be sure.

Roanoke festival web sites:

• Festival in the Park

• ePodunk festival listings
• Virginia county fairs
• Virginia festivals (Virginia tourism department)
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Historic districts in Roanoke include Roanoke City Market Historic District, Roanoke Warehouse Historic District, Southwest Historic District ... View historic districts

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Median rent in Roanoke, at the time of the 2000 Census, was $385.   Monthly homeowner costs, for people with mortgages, were $772.

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Libraries in Roanoke include Blue Ridge Library, Gainsboro Branch Library, Glenvar Branch, Headquarters Library/Roanoke County Public, Hollins Branch, Jackson Park Branch Library, Law Library/Roanoke City Public, Melrose Branch Library, Mount Pleasant Branch, Raleigh Court Branch Library ... View libraries

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Newspapers in Roanoke include Roanoke Times

TV stations in Roanoke include WBRA, WDBJ, WFXR, WPXR, WSLS.

National Public Radio programming is carried locally by WVTF.

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Roanoke City supported George W. Bush in the 2004 presidential election. For more information, see our Roanoke political report.

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The average commute time for Roanoke workers is 19 minutes, compared with 26 minutes nationwide.

A total of 22 fatal motor vehicle accidents occurred in Roanoke between 2001 and 2003, according to reports gathered by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

This is a rate of 2.3 fatal crashes per 10,000 population, which was lower than the national norm.

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