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POPULATION

City of Roanoke Rapids 16,129 Within 5 miles of Roanoke Rapids 28,039
County of Halifax 56,969 Within 10 miles of Roanoke Rapids 35,409
Within 3 miles of Roanoke Rapids 18,849 Within 25 miles of Roanoke Rapids 91,143

TAX RATES (AS OF JULY 1997)
City of Roanoke Rapids $0.53 per $100 NC Sales Tax 6.0%
County of Halifax $0.715 per $100 NC Corporate Tax Rate 7.75%
Supplemental
School Tax (RR)		 $0.21 per $100 NC Personal Income Tax Graduated from 6.0 - 7.75%

UTILITIES AND SERVICES

WATER DISTRIBUTORS
City: Roanoke Rapids
Sanitary District (919) 537-9137
County: Halifax County
Water Department (919) 583-1451

WASTE WATER TREATMENT
Roanoke Rapids
Sanitary District (919) 537-9137
Treatment Capacity 8.34 million gpd
Treatment Surplus 3.0 million gpd

STORM SEWER
Roanoke Rapids
Public Works
Department (919) 533-2846 		SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL
Roanoke Rapids
Public Works
Department (919) 533-2846
American Refuse
System (ARS) (919) 536-2011

ELECTRIC POWER SUPPLIER
North Carolina Power
Busines Customers (919) 535-6199
Residential Customers (919) 535-6190

NATURAL GAS SUPPLIER
North Carolina
Natural Gas (919) 537-9129

PHONE SERVICE
Sprint/Carolina Telephone
Single Line (919) 977-2101
Multiline Key (800) 676-8080

RETAIL SALES

ROANOKE RAPIDS HALIFAX COUNTY
1980 $136,228,756 1980 $263,403,275
1990 $249,105,259 1990 $389,509,580
1994 $298,911,248 1994 $450,620,331
119% increase from 1980 to 1994 71% increase from 1980 to 1994

TRANSPORTATION

ROADS
Interstate serving the area
I-95 (Major East Coast N-S Cooridor)
Interchanges off I-95
Exit 171 (I-95 and NC 125)
(Open Fall 1996)
Exit 173 (I-95 and US 158)
Exit 176 (I-95 and NC 46)
Exit 180 (I-95 and NC 48)
Higways Serving the Area
U.S. 158 - U.S. 30
N.C. 48 - N.C. 125
 AIR SERVICES
Local Regional Airport
Halifax County Airport (919) 537-1930

Two miles west of Roanoke Rapids on U.S. 158. Operated by the City of Roanoke Rapids and offers a 4,000' paved runway, hanger rentals, charter service, and modern fueling facilities. Utilized daily by numerous local businesses.

Commercial Airports
Rocky Mount-Wilson (60 minutes)
Raleigh-Durham (90 minutes)
Richmond (90 minutes)
 RAIL SERVICE
CSX (Freight Only) (800) 327-5405
Amtrak (Passenger
Service - Rocky Mount) (919) 446-3646
BUS SERVICE
Greyhound Bus Line (919) 537-2094
WATERWAYS
Nearest Port - Norfolk, VA (90 minutes)

LABOR FORCE

ROANOKE LABOR AREA (JULY '95)
--excludes Southside Virginia
Labor Force 23,940
Employment 22,000
Unemployment Rate 8.1%
Recruitable Labor 1,940 (does not
include South-
side Virginia
ESC Applicants 9,685

COST OF LIVING INFORMATION

Average Home Cost in Roanoke Rapids $74,873
Median Family Income in Roanoke Rapids $22,500

EDUCATION

Halifax Community College, located in Weldon, serves the entire Roanoke Valley with a colleg transfer program, nursing programs, criminal justice, computer related programs, electronics, many technical and vocational programs, and a Small Business Center. In 1993/1994, HCC's enrollment exceeded 8,200 students.

HCC offers a terrific business and industry services program which includes the following workforce training programs:

  • Supervisory Training
  • Quality Awareness Training
  • Management Training
  • Worker Re-training
  • Entry Level Skills
  • Computer Training
  • Workplace literacy classes
AREA SCHOOL SYSTEMS (K-12)
Roanoke Rapids
Graded Schools (919) 535-3111
1995 Enrollment: 2994

Halifax County Schools
(919) 583-2151
1995 Enrollment: 6836

Weldon City Schools
(919) 536-4821
1995 Enrollment: 1220

Halifax Academy (Private)
(919) 537-8527
1995 Enrollment: 495

GOVERNMENTAL SERVICES/LICENSES

CITY OF ROANOKE RAPIDS (919) 533-2800
For Zoning and Sign Permits (919) 533-2844
For Building Permits (919) 533-2843
For Business License (919) 533-2842
For Fire Inspection (919) 533-2800
For Solid Waste Disposal (919) 533-2846 		TOWN OF WELDON
COUNTY OF HALIFAX
(Tax Office) (919) 583-2121
FIRE INSURANCE RATINGS
City of Roanoke Rapids: 5
Town of Weldon: 6

MAJOR INDUSTRIAL EMPLOYERS FOR ROANOKE RAPIDS/WELDON

  • The Bibb Company (Textiles)
  • Champion International (Paper)
  • Flambeau/Airmold (Plastics)
  • Kennametal (Machine Tooling Equipment)
  • Patch Rubber Company (Rubber Products)
  • Coastal Lumber (Lumber)
  • Halifax Paper Board (Recycled Paper)
  • Weldon Roofing
  • Halifax Linen
  • North Carolina Power
  • Weldon Veneer
  • Roanoke Valley Energy Facility
  • Roanoke Lumber (Lumber)
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