Country United States County Alleghany FIPS code 51-40024 Elevation 316 m Zip code 24448 Local time Wednesday 12:34 PM | State Virginia Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) GNIS feature ID 1493127 Area 78 ha Population 389 (2013) Area code 540 | |
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Weather -3°C, Wind W at 32 km/h, 38% Humidity | ||
Iron Gate is a town in Alleghany County, Virginia, United States. The population was 388 at the 2010 census.
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Map of Iron Gate, VA, USA
Geography
Iron Gate is located at 37°47′55″N 79°47′28″W (37.798484, -79.791219).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.3 square miles (0.9 km²), all of it land. Iron Gate is also where the head waters of the James River arise.
Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 404 people, 185 households, and 121 families residing in the town. The population density was 1,170.6 people per square mile (445.7/km²). There were 197 housing units at an average density of 570.8 per square mile (217.3/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 94.55% White, 5.20% African American, and 0.25% from two or more races.
There were 185 households out of which 17.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.6% were married couples living together, 7.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.1% were non-families. 31.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 17.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.18 and the average family size was 2.73.
In the town, the population was spread out with 16.6% under the age of 18, 8.2% from 18 to 24, 24.0% from 25 to 44, 27.5% from 45 to 64, and 23.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 46 years. For every 100 females there were 96.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.8 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $26,094, and the median income for a family was $34,464. Males had a median income of $27,222 versus $17,500 for females. The per capita income for the town was $16,703. About 7.4% of families and 9.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 8.8% of those under age 18 and 13.7% of those age 65 or over.
Climate
The climate in this area has mild differences between highs and lows, and there is adequate rainfall year-round. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Iron Gate has a marine west coast climate, abbreviated "Cfb" on climate maps.