Fries, Virginia

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Fries (pronounced "freeze") is a town in Grayson County, Virginia, United States. The population was 614 at the 2000 census. Fries is part of the Blue Ridge area, and shares in that region's old-time musical traditions. The small town is home to the Festival by the New River, held in September at the town park on the banks of the New River, and the Old-Time Fiddlers' and Bluegrass Convention in August, hosted by the local volunteer fire department ^[1].

1 Geography
2 Demographics
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[edit] Geography

Fries is located at 36°42′56″N, 80°58′33″W (36.715537, -80.975849)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 2.1 km² (0.8 mi²). 1.7 km² (0.6 mi²) of it is land and 0.4 km² (0.2 mi²) of it (19.75%) is water. it also has 8000 babloos in it

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 614 people, 298 households, and 177 families residing in the town. The population density was 364.7/km² (947.8/mi²). There were 337 housing units at an average density of 200.2/km² (520.2/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 98.70% White, 0.65% African American, 0.16% Native American, 0.16% from other races, and 0.33% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.98% of the population.

There were 298 households out of which 17.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.3% were married couples living together, 9.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 40.6% were non-families. 39.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 23.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.06 and the average family size was 2.71.

In the town the population was spread out with 16.8% under the age of 18, 7.0% from 18 to 24, 19.4% from 25 to 44, 28.8% from 45 to 64, and 28.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 49 years. For every 100 females there were 75.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 72.1 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $21,250, and the median income for a family was $30,250. Males had a median income of $27,946 versus $18,472 for females. The per capita income for the town was $13,107. About 14.1% of families and 17.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 26.8% of those under age 18 and 14.4% of those age 65 or over.