Rich Creek is a town in
Giles County, Virginia
Giles County is a county (United States), county located in the U.S. state of Virginia on the West Virginia state line. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the population was 16,787. Its county seat is Pearisburg, Virginia, Pearis ...
, United States. The population was 774 as per the
2010 census,
up from 665 as per the 2000 census. It is part of the
Blacksburg-Christiansburg metropolitan area.
Geography
Rich Creek is located in northwestern Giles County at (37.383960, -80.821818),
on the east side of the
New River at the mouth of Rich Creek.
U.S. Route 460 passes through the town, leading south (upriver) to
Narrows
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A narrows may form where a stream passes through a tilte ...
and west (downriver) to
Glen Lyn.
Pearisburg is southeast of Rich Creek (upriver).
U.S. Route 219 has its southwestern terminus at US 460 in Rich Creek. It leads northeast to
Peterstown, West Virginia, and ultimately to
West Seneca, New York
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, near
Buffalo
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.
According to the
United States Census Bureau
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, Rich Creek has a total area of , of which , or 2.28%, are water.
Demographics
At the
2000 census there were 665 people, 277 households, and 186 families living in the town. The population density was 765.0 people per square mile (295.1/km
2). There were 312 housing units at an average density of 358.9 per square mile (138.5/km
2). The
racial makeup of the town was 98.20% White, 1.35% African American, 0.30% Asian, and 0.15% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.60%.
Of the 277 households, 22.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.2% were married couples living together, 9.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.5% were non-families. 30.3% of households were one person and 14.4% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.19 and the average family size was 2.71.
The age distribution was 17.4% under the age of 18, 5.0% from 18 to 24, 23.3% from 25 to 44, 27.2% from 45 to 64, and 27.1% 65 or older. The median age was 48 years. For every 100 females there were 87.3 males. For every 100 females aged 18 and over, there were 79.4 males.
The median household income was $34,519 and the median family income was $43,958. Males had a median income of $31,417 versus $21,250 for females. The per capita income for the town was $18,553. About 7.9% of families and 13.1% of the population were below the
poverty line
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, including 21.8% of those under age 18 and 2.0% of those age 65 or over.
References
External links
Town website
{{Virginia towns
Towns in Giles County, Virginia
Virginia populated places on the New River