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Population (year 2000): 1,138
Males: 540 (47.5%), Females: 598 (52.5%)
Smyth County
Zip code:
24311
Median resident age: 38.5 years
Median household income: $26,667 (year 2000)
Median house value: $73,900 (year 2000)
Races in Atkins:
- White Non-Hispanic (98.6%)
- Hispanic (0.9%)
- Other race (0.5%)
- American Indian (0.5%)
Ancestries: United States (31.8%), German
(11.3%), English (6.0%), Irish (3.9%), Scottish (3.7%),
Scotch-Irish (1.8%).
Elevation: 2291 feet
Land area: 5.4 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Atkins
- High school or higher: 68.4%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 5.7%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.0%
- Unemployed: 3.4%
- Mean travel time to work: 24.3 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Atkins CDP
- Never married: 16.6%
- Now married: 55.0%
- Separated: 6.9%
- Widowed: 12.8%
- Divorced: 8.8%
0.0% Foreign born
Hospitals/medical centers near Atkins:
- SMYTH COUNTY COMM HOSP (about 9 miles; MARION, VA)
- SOUTHWESTERN VA MENTAL HEALTH INST (about 9 miles;
MARION, VA)
- SOUTHWESTERN VA MENTAL HEALTH INSTITUT (about 9
miles; MARION, VA)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Atkins:
- RALEIGH COUNTY MEMORIAL (about 67 miles; BECKLEY,
WV; ID: BKW)
- TRI-CITIES RGNL TN/VA (about 74 miles;
BRISTOL/JOHNSON/KINGSPORT, TN; ID: TRI)
- HICKORY REGIONAL (about 79 miles; HICKORY, NC; ID:
HKY)
Other public-use airports nearest to Atkins:
- MOUNTAIN EMPIRE (about 6 miles; MARION/WYTHEVILLE,
VA; ID: MKJ)
- TAZEWELL COUNTY (about 29 miles; RICHLANDS, VA; ID:
6V3)
- ASHE COUNTY (about 32 miles; JEFFERSON, NC; ID: GEV)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Atkins:
- BLUEFIELD STATE COLLEGE (about 32 miles; BLUEFIELD,
WV; Full-time enrollment: 2,096)
- SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 32
miles; RICHLANDS, VA; FT enrollment: 2,412)
- CONCORD COLLEGE (about 49 miles; ATHENS, WV; FT
enrollment: 2,723)
- APPALACHIAN STATE UNIVERSITY (about 50 miles; BOONE,
NC; FT enrollment: 12,245)
- NEW RIVER COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 54 miles; DUBLIN,
VA; FT enrollment: 2,262)
- RADFORD UNIVERSITY (about 63 miles; RADFORD, VA; FT
enrollment: 8,034)
- NORTHEAST STATE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about
71 miles; BLOUNTVILLE, TN; FT enrollment: 2,729)
Public primary/middle school in Atkins:
- ATKINS ELEM. (Students: 201; Location: 5903
LEE HWY; Grades: PK - 05)
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