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SCHOOLS - EDUCATION |
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| Powhatan Public - Private Schools | |||||
| Powhatan public schools include elementary, middle, and high schools, as well as a vocational school. | |||||
| Number | Enrollment | #Teachers | Class Size | ||
| Elementary | 2 | 1,718 | 126 | 22.5 | |
| Middle School | 1 | 778 | 62 | 23.5 | |
| High School | 1 | 891 | 72 | 23.4 | |
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were 169 high school graduates for the school year 1998-1999 and 76
percent of graduates continued their education.
Operation of the public school is the responsibility of the Powhatan County School Board, and the division superintendent implements policies. The school board office is open Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. School board meetings are scheduled for the first Wednesday of each month at 7:00 p.m. in the auditorium at Pocahontas Elementary School, 4294 Anderson Highway. Dr. Margaret S. Meara is division superintendent, and members of the school board are:
H. A. "Rick" Gideons, Chairman
Jason Moore
Valerie Ayers
Kelly Kain
Germando L. Harris, Vice-Chair Wanda T. Hagy, Clerk Powhatan County School Board |
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| Blessed
Sacrament-Huguenot, the private school in the County, offers grades K -
12. Enrollment is at 500 students for the year 2000-2001.
Thirty-two members of the Class of 2000 earned more than $1.5 million in
scholarships from more than 75 colleges and universities. Each
senior is required, as a condition of graduation, to be accepted to a
four-year college or university.
All schools provide bus service. Adult education courses and community college courses are taught during the evening. Blessed Sacrament - Huguenot Pocahontas Elementary School Pocahontas Middle School Powhatan Elementary School Powhatan High School / Vocational
Technical Center |
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| Colleges & Universities | |||||
| The Richmond metropolitan area is home to several colleges and universities, including the University of Richmond, Virginia Commonwealth University, Virginia Union University, and Randolph-Macon College, Longwood College and Hampden-Sydney are located in Farmville (40 miles), John Tyler Community College (10 miles) and J. Sargeant Reynolds Community College (12 miles) provide college transfer and technical and vocational educational programs. | |||||
| EMPLOYMENT | |||||
| Population & Employment | |||||
| According to the 1998 Weldon Cooper Center estimates from the University of Virginia, the population of Powhatan County is 21,800, a 42 percent increase from the 1990 population of 15,328. Powhatan ranks as the fifth fastest growing locality in the Commonwealth of Virginia. The projected population for the year 2010 is 31,000. | |||||
| Economy & Employment | |||||
| The County's economy relies heavily on government, construction, and retail trade and service industries. Powhatan has a civilian labor force of 10,615. Approximately 4,300 people are employed in the County with nearly 76 percent of the County's labor force commuting to surrounding localities for work. With a current 1.7 percent unemployment rate, the County has one of the lowest unemployment levels in the state. Median family income in Powhatan County is $52,700, about 11 percent above the state average. Taxable retail sales in 1998 were $63,062,319. | |||||
| HOUSING | |||||
| Powhatan
offers a wide variety of housing choices. Affordably priced houses
are available, as well as homes valued at $600,000 and above.
Available also are Revolutionary War - period homes and modern houses
with the latest amenities. The predominant lot size ranges from
two to ten acres. The recently adopted Comprehensive Land Use Plan
specifies a five-acre lot average and a two-acre lot minimum throughout
most of the County. Smaller lot sizes are permitted in Village
Preservation and Village Service Areas.
Please contact a local Realtor for more information. |
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| WORSHIP | |||||
| Baptist Churches | |||||
| Fellowship
Baptist Church
2901 Judes
Ferry Road 3298
Maidens Road 2109
Anderson Highway 3920
Maidens Road 975 Dorset
Road 4731
Bell Road 2550
Manakin Town Ferry Road www.hollyhillsbaptist.com 1659 Anderson Hwy. Powhatan, VA 23139 379-8930 Hollywood Baptist Church 3964
Old Buckingham Road
5680
Cartersville Road Rt.
13 in the Village 2020
Red Lane Rd. 18100
Genito Road 5780
Mount Moriah Rd. Rt.
636 6271
Ridge Road 3470
Trenholm Road 2901
Judes Ferry Road 2202
Old Church Road 609
Wordham Road 3090
Judes Ferry Road 2095
Red Lane Road 1059
Dorset Road Lee's
Landing Road Rt.
617 (Old River Trail) 6900
Mosely Road St. John Neumann Catholic Church 2480 Batterson RoadPowhatan, VA 23139 598-3754 Episcopal Churches Emmanuel Episcopal Church2390
Emmanuel Church Road 985
Huguenot Trail 2245
Huguenot Trail King of Kings Lutheran Church Powhatan Administration Building Board RoomP.O. Box 719 Powhatan, VA 23139 1-800-634-0722 Mennonite Churches Powhatan Mennonite ChurchP.O.
Box 220 Hobson's Chapel United Methodist Church Rt. 113 near TobaccovilleCumberland, VA 23040 492-4366 |
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Life United Methodist Church
501
Coalfield Road 2253
Rosson Road Rocky Oak Pentecostal Church Rocky Oak RoadPowhatan, VA 23139 Presbyterian Churches Genito Presbyterian Church2910
Genito Road 1950
Ridge Road Bethesda Church of God 2480 Academy RoadPowhatan, VA 23139 598-7159 Christ Bible Way Fellowship 2840 Huguenot TrailPowhatan, VA 23139 598-3852 / 744-0439 Emmaus Christian Church 1801 Huguenot TrailPowhatan, VA 23139 378-3607 Full Gospel Church 5415 Old Buckingham RoadPowhatan, VA 23139 794-7054 / 794-2109 Gospel Way Tabernacle 2840 Huguenot TrailPowhatan, VA 23139 598-4696 Huguenot Church Powhatan Village BuildingOld Buckingham Road Powhatan, VA 23139 598-7391 Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses 3228 Buckingham RoadPowhatan, VA 23139 598-7588 New Harvest Assembly of God 3931 Old Buckingham RoadRt. 13 & Skaggs Road Powhatan, VA 23139 598-5384 New Jerusalem Holy Temple Old Buckingham RoadPowhatan, VA 23139 598-3352 Powhatan Christian Fellowship 3308 Pleasants Roadoff Rt. 711 Powhatan, VA 23139 598-7038 Refuge Assembly of Yahweh Yahoushua The Messiah 2800 Huguenot TrailPowhatan, VA 23139 794-8119 River Way Community Church 401 Charter Colony ParkwayMidlothian High School Midlothian, VA 23113 744-8821 Shiloh New Covenant Church 665 Anderson Hwy.Cumberland, VA 23040 492-4613 Spirit of Truth Church 3840 Huguenot TrailPowhatan, VA 23139 598-3852 Tabernacle of Praise Temple Huguenot TrailPowhatan, VA 23139 The Faith Word Church Powhatan Village Building, AuditoriumPowhatan, VA 23139 556-3662 Towerlight Faith Center 4000 Anderson Hwy.Powhatan, VA 23139 598-1454 Coalition of Powhatan Churches The Coalition meets the third Tuesday of each month at Red Lane Baptist Church at 7 p.m. For more information, call Patsy Goodwyn at 598-3633. |
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