Wise, Virginia
Wise is a town in
Wise County,
Virginia,
United States. The population was 3,255 at the 2000 census. It is the
county seat of
Wise County.
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Location of Wise, Virginia |
Wise is located at (36.978057, -82.577033).
According to the
United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 8.0
km² (3.1
mi²), all land.
As of the
census of 2000, there were 3,255 people, 1,424 households, and 868 families residing in the town. The
population density was 409.4/km² (1,059.4/mi²). There were 1,594 housing units at an average density of 200.5/km² (518.8/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 95.24%
White, 1.94%
African American, 0.28%
Native American, 1.14%
Asian, 0.77% from
other races, and 0.65% from two or more races.
Hispanic or
Latino of any race were 1.41% of the population.
There were 1,424 households out of which 26.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.0% were
married couples living together, 10.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 39.0% were non-families. 34.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.17 and the average family size was 2.79.
In the town the population was spread out with 19.7% under the age of 18, 11.3% from 18 to 24, 30.7% from 25 to 44, 23.4% from 45 to 64, and 15.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 101.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.7 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $28,531, and the median income for a family was $36,875. Males had a median income of $30,170 versus $21,389 for females. The
per capita income for the town was $18,760. About 12.6% of families and 15.6% of the population were below the
poverty line, including 15.3% of those under age 18 and 11.6% of those age 65 or over.
Wise features three
public schools of the
Wise County School System, one
private school, and one
college.
Wise County School System Public Schools
* Wise Primary School
* L.F. Addington Middle School
* J.J. Kelly High School
Private Schools
* Wise County Christian School
Higher education
*
The University of Virginia's College at WiseActor
George C. Scott was born in Wise. Former
Green Bay Packers receiver Carroll Dale [
1] was also born in Wise; he is the Assistant Vice Chancellor for Athletic Development at the
University of Virginia's College at Wise.
Wise is named after Virginia governor Henry A. Wise. The town has also been known as "Big Glades", "Gladesville", and "Gladeville".
The town of Wise and the town of
Çeşme, in
Turkey are
sister cities.
