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Gate City, Virginia Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools

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Population: 2,159. Estimated population in July 2024: 2,072 (-4.0% change)
Males: 1,009 (46.7%), Females: 1,150 (53.3%)

Scott County

Zip code: 24251

Demographics

Median resident age: 42.7 years
Median household income: $31,875
Median house value: $78,600

Population by Race

Races in Gate City:

  • White Non-Hispanic (95.4%)
  • Black (3.8%)

Ancestries: United States (35.0%), English (7.5%), Scotch-Irish (7.1%), Irish (5.5%), German (4.4%), Dutch (1.3%).

Elevation: 1304 feet

Land area: 2.0 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Gate City

  • High school or higher: 71.6%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 17.6%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 7.5%
  • Unemployed: 6.3%
  • Mean travel time to work: 18.5 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Gate City town

  • Never married: 20.9%
  • Now married: 51.9%
  • Separated: 5.7%
  • Widowed: 11.7%
  • Divorced: 9.7%

0.1% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: -62 (-2.8%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Gate City:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Gate City:

  • TRI-CITIES RGNL TN/VA (about 18 miles; BRISTOL/JOHNSON/KINGSPORT, TN; Abbreviation: TRI)
  • ASHEVILLE REGIONAL (about 83 miles; ASHEVILLE, NC; Abbreviation: AVL)
  • HICKORY REGIONAL (about 104 miles; HICKORY, NC; Abbreviation: HKY)

Other public-use airports nearest to Gate City:

  • LONESOME PINE (about 25 miles; WISE, VA; Abbreviation: LNP)
  • HAWKINS COUNTY (about 25 miles; ROGERSVILLE, TN; Abbreviation: RVN)
  • JOHNSON CITY (about 28 miles; JOHNSON CITY, TN; Abbreviation: 0A4)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Gate City:

  • NORTHEAST STATE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 17 miles; BLOUNTVILLE, TN; Full-time enrollment: 2,729)
  • EAST TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 28 miles; JOHNSON CITY, TN; Full-time enrollment: 9,498)
  • WALTERS STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 58 miles; MORRISTOWN, TN; Full-time enrollment: 3,893)
  • SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 63 miles; RICHLANDS, VA; Full-time enrollment: 2,412)
  • APPALACHIAN STATE UNIVERSITY (about 67 miles; BOONE, NC; Full-time enrollment: 12,245)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT ASHEVILLE (about 69 miles; ASHEVILLE, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,759)
  • ASHEVILLE BUNCOMBE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 72 miles; ASHEVILLE, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,728)

Schools

Public high school in Gate City:

  • GATE CITY HIGH (Students: 452; Location: 127 BEECH ST; Grades: 10 – 12)

Public primary/middle schools in Gate City:

  • GATE CITY MIDDLE (Students: 515; Location: 125 BEECH ST; Grades: 07 – 09)
  • SHOEMAKER ELEM. (Students: 417; Location: 125 SHOEMAKER DR; Grades: KG – 06)
  • YUMA ELEM. (Students: 170; Location: RT 3 BOX 264; Grades: KG – 06)
  • RENAISSANCE/SCOTT CO (Location: C/O SCOTT CO PUBLIC SCHLS; Grades: 06 – 12)
  • SCOTT COUNTY VOC. (Location: 150 BROADWATER AVE; Grades: 00 – 00)

 

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