Mineral, VA

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Mineral, Virginia

Mineral, Virginia, in Louisa county, is 39 miles NW of Richmond, Virginia (center to center) and 77 miles SW of Washington, District of Columbia. The town has a population of 424.

The People and Families of Mineral

In Mineral, about 57% of adults are married.

Wealth and Education

In 2000, Mineral had a median family income of $49,000.

Political Inclinations

In the 2004 Presidential fund-raising sweepstakes, George W. Bush came out ahead among Mineral residents, with $1,800. Residents gave more to the Republican party than any of the others.

Mineral Housing

In Mineral, 65% of the houses and apartments are occupied by the owners, not rented out.

Commuting

In Mineral, 95% of commuters drive to work.

Category	Value
Near Medium City	39 miles NW of Richmond, Virginia (center to center)
Nearest Large City	77 miles SW of Washington, District of Columbia
County	Louisa
Standard Zip Codes	23117
Phone Area Codes	540
Time Zone	Eastern (-5 hours from GMT)
Daylight Savings	The city observes Daylight Saving Time.
Latitude	38.011
Longitude	-77.908

Station	LOUISA
Distance	5.2 miles
Jan Temp	21 to 45 F
Apr Temp	39 to 69 F
Jul Temp	62 to 87 F
Oct Temp	41 to 69 F
Annual Precip	44 inches

Station	PIEDMONT RESEARCH STN
Distance	19.1 miles
Jan Temp	24 to 42 F
Apr Temp	43 to 66 F
Jul Temp	66 to 86 F
Oct Temp	45 to 67 F
Annual Precip	44.6 inches

Station	CROZIER
Distance	23.8 miles
Jan Temp	24 to 46 F
Apr Temp	41 to 70 F
Jul Temp	65 to 89 F
Oct Temp	43 to 70 F
Annual Precip	44 inches

Category	Count	Percent
Total Population	424	100%
Male	212	50%
Female	212	50%
Under 18	103	24.3%
18+	321	75.7%
65+	73	17.2%
Median Age	39.5
Average Family Size	3.09
White	410	96.7%
African-American	9	2.1%
Asian	0	0%
American Indian & Alaskan	1	0.2%
Other	0	0%
Mixed Race	4	0.9%
Hispanic (included in categories above)	0	0%

Category	Value
Est. 2005 Population	459
Growth	35
Growth %	8.3%

Ancestry	Percent
English	23.8%
Irish	17.7%
US/American	16.2%
German	11.7%
Other (often includes Hispanic and African American)	10.6%
Italian	5.3%
Scotch-Irish	4.5%
French (except Basque)	3.8%
Swedish	2.6%
Scottish	1.1%
Norwegian	0.8%
Polish	0.8%
British	0.8%
Austrian	0.4%

Location	Pop.	Median Family Income (2000)
Mineral	424	$49,000
Gordonsville	1,498	$40,268
Louisa	1,401	$42,396
Orange	4,123	$38,103

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