More about RoanokeThe town of Big Lick was chartered in 1874. It became the town of Roanoke in 1882 and the independent city of Roanoke two years later. Its location in the scenic Blue Ridge Mountains, in the middle of the Roanoke Valley between Maryland and Tennessee, made it the transportation hub of western Virginia and contributed to its rapid growth. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 94,911. The City of Roanoke is adjacent to, but politically separate from, Roanoke County. The United States Census Bureau includes in Roanokes metropolitan area the counties of Botetourt and Roanoke, and the cities of Salem and Roanoke. The metropolitan areas population in the past three censuses has been reported to be: 1980 --- 220,393 1990 --- 224,477 2000 --- 235,932 Roanoke Demographics As of the census2 of 2000, there are 94,911 people, 42,003 households, and 24,235 families residing in the city. The population density is 854.6/km² (2,213.2/mi²). There are 45,257 housing units at an average density of 407.5/km² (1,055.3/mi²). The racial makeup of the city is 69.38% White, 26.74% African American, 0.20% Native American, 1.15% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.72% from other races, and 1.78% from two or more races. 1.48% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race. There are 42,003 households out of which 25.5% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 37.1% are married couples living together, 16.5% have a female householder with no husband present, and 42.3% are non-families. 35.9% of all households are made up of individuals and 12.8% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.20 and the average family size is 2.86. In the city the population is spread out with 22.6% under the age of 18, 8.2% from 18 to 24, 30.5% from 25 to 44, 22.3% from 45 to 64, and 16.4% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 38 years. For every 100 females there are 88.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 84.3 males. The median income for a household in the city is $30,719, and the median income for a family is $37,826. Males have a median income of $28,465 versus $21,591 for females. The per capita income for the city is $18,468. 15.9% of the population and 12.9% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total population, 24.4% of those under the age of 18 and 11.3% of those 65 and older are living below the poverty line. Tonight...Showers. Patchy fog this evening. Areas of fog after midnight. Near steady temperature around 60. Northeast winds around 10 mph. Chance of rain 80 percent. Thursday...Areas of fog in the morning. Showers. A chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 60s. East winds around 10 mph. Chance of rain 80 percent. Thursday Night...Cloudy. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms in the evening...Then a slight chance of showers with patchy drizzle after midnight. Patchy fog in the evening... Then areas of fog after midnight. Lows in the lower 60s. East winds around 10 mph. Chance of rain 60 percent. Friday...Mostly cloudy with patchy drizzle in the morning...Then partly sunny with a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Patchy fog. Much warmer with highs in the mid 80s. Light and variable winds. Chance of rain 20 percent. Friday Night...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Light and variable winds. Chance of rain 30 percent. Saturday...Mostly cloudy in the morning...Then becoming partly sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Saturday Night...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the lower 80s. Sunday...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the lower 80s. Sunday Night...Mostly clear. Lows around 60. Highs in the lower 80s. Monday...Mostly clear. Lows around 60. Highs in the lower 80s. Tuesday...Mostly clear. Lows around 60. Highs in the lower 80s. Wednesday...Mostly clear. Lows around 60. Highs in the lower 80s. Powered by HAMweather Copyright © 2003 HAMweather, LLC, all rights reserved.
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