Clifton Forge, Virginia - City Information, Fast Facts, Schools, Colleges, and More

Demographics

People

Total Population	3,603
Male Share of the Population	47.5%
Female Share of the Population	52.5%
Senior Citizens	21.2%
Employed Population 16+	1,154
Age of the Population	45

Families

% of people married	35%
Average household size	2

Education and Earnings

Population % with Bachelor Degree or Higher	13.3%
Median Earnings25+	$27,431
Median Earnings Without High School Qualification	$12,138
Median Earnings With High School Degree	$25,179

Wealth

Median Family Income	$46,429
% Above Poverty Level	64.9%
% Below Poverty Level	35.1%

Commute & Sprawl

Average Commute Time	20 minutes
% Working from Home	4.2%
% Walking and Biking to Work	4.4%
% Using Public Transportation	0.3%

Housing

People Living Alone	38.6%
Median Gross Rent	$681
Median House Value	$77,400

Ancestry

Other(often includes Hispanic and African American)	28.3%
German	11.1%
Irish	8%
English	4.6%
Scottish	4.2%
Italian	1.1%
Dutch	1%
French Except Basque	0.7%
Welsh	0.6%
Swiss	0.5%
Greek	0.5%
Czech	0.2%
Canadian	0.2%
Slovak	0.2%
Russian	0.2%
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Clifton Forge Almanac

Category	Value
County	Alleghany County
Standard Zip Codes	24422
Phone Area Codes	540
Time Zone	America/New_York
Approximate Latitude	37.82
Approximate Longitude	-79.82

Clifton Forge Climate

Nearest Weather Stations

Notes:

Temp ranges are avg daily min and max for the month
Precipitation is rainfall (and rainfall equiv of snowfall)

Station	COVINGTON FILTER PLANT
Distance	8.9 miles
Jan Temp	21 to 43 F
Apr Temp	38 to 68 F
Jul Temp	61 to 88 F
Oct Temp	40 to 70 F
Annual Precip	37.2 inches

Station	GATHRIGHT DAM
Distance	12 miles
Jan Temp	21 to 41 F
Apr Temp	38 to 65 F
Jul Temp	60 to 85 F
Oct Temp	41 to 67 F
Annual Precip	38.7 inches

Station	LEXINGTON
Distance	22.1 miles
Jan Temp	21 to 44 F
Apr Temp	38 to 68 F
Jul Temp	62 to 87 F
Oct Temp	41 to 69 F
Annual Precip	39.9 inches

Nearby Cities and Towns

Location	Population	Median Family Income
Buchanan	1,179	$68,125
Covington	5,582	$56,442
Fincastle	411	$59,375
Goshen	333	$40,577
Iron Gate	262	$44,375
Lexington	7,110	$69,677

Clifton Forge Public Libraries

Clifton Forge Public Library
535 CHURCH STREET
Clifton Forge, Virginia
(540) 863-2519

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Clifton Forge Public Schools

Jackson River Gov. Sch.
Dabney S. Lancaster Community, 1000 Dabney Drive
ZIP: 24422
(540) 863-2841

Sharon Elem
100 Sharon School Circle
ZIP: 24422
(540) 863-1712
Primary
Total Enrollment 198

Sources :

American Community Survey, 2017, U.S. Census Bureau, https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/
Hospitals, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/hospitals, accessed November 2017
Private Schools, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/private-schools, accessed November 2017
Public Libraries Survey, 2015, Institute of Museum and Library Services, https://www.imls.gov/research-evaluation/data-collection/public-libraries-survey
Public Schools, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/public-schools , accessed November 2017
ZIP Code Database (All ZIPs with cities used by USPS plus the primary timezone, area code, and county), 2017, https://www.unitedstateszipcodes.org/zip-code-database/

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James River Water Gap (Chesapeake & Ohio Railway, Clifton Forge) between 1900 and 1915

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James River Water Gap (Chesapeake & Ohio Railway, Clifton Forge) between 1900 and 1915

Iron Mountains & water gap near Clifton Forge (Clifton Forge) between 1900 and 1910

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