Address: PO Box 950, Grundy, VA 24614
Phone: 276-935-6500
Fax: 276-935-4479
On the southwestern border of VA, north of Bristol, TN; organized Feb 13, 1858 from Tazewell and Russell counties. Name Origin: For James Buchanan (1791-1868), fifteenth U.S. president.
Area (sq mi): 503.88 (Land: 503.88 Water: 0). Pop per sq mi: 49.1.
Pop 2005: 24,755. State Rank: 65. Pop changes: 2000-2005: -8.2%; 1990-2000: -13.9%. Pop 2000: 26,978 (White: 96.4%; Black: 2.6%; Hispanic or Latino: 0.5%; Asian: 0.1%; Other: 0.5%) Foreign born: 0.3%. Median age: 38.8.
Income 2000: per capita $12,788; median household $22,213; Pop below poverty: 23.2%.
Personal per capita income 2000-2003: $19,475-$21,612.
Unemployment 2004: 6.1%. Unemployment 2000: 7.7%; Change from 2000: -1.6%. Median travel time to work: 33.4 minutes. Working outside county of residence: 28.5%.
Cities with pop over 10,000: None
State: Virginia
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