Marital Status in Salem, Virginia (City)

Marital Status#1

Percentage of population aged 15 and older.
Scope: population of Virginia and Salem
Female Male
Virginia
Salem
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
0%50%FMNever MarriedMarriedSeparated/DivorcedWidowed-29.827343%-29.012984%-29.827343%30%29.827343%4.687808%29.012984%5.775851%34.515152%35%3,3863,417-42.221635%-48.103477%-42.221635%42%42.221635%6.768264%48.103477%3.826775%48.989899%49%4,7934,850-13.696970%-2.696617%-10.859008%-3.482955%-16.393587%16%13.696970%10.859008%13.696970%14%1,8611,356-2.797980%-8.759455%-2.421905%-6.119672%-11.557435%12%2.797980%2.421905%2.797980%3%1,312277
F number of females of given marital status
M number of males of given marital status

Detailed Marital Status#2

Percentage of population aged 15 and older.
Scope: population of Virginia and Salem
Female Male
Virginia
Salem
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40%20%0%20%40%FMNever MarriedNow MarriedSeparatedAbsent SpouseWidowedDivorced-29.827343%-29.012984%-29.827343%30%29.827343%4.687808%29.012984%5.775851%34.515152%35%3,3863,417-39.887245%-45.589836%-39.887245%40%39.887245%5.789523%45.589836%3.364594%45.676768%46%4,5284,522-1.414141%-0.796923%-2.124086%-0.663919%-2.211064%2%1.414141%2.124086%1.414141%1%251140-2.334390%-2.513641%-2.334390%2%2.334390%0.978741%2.513641%0.462181%3.313131%3%265328-2.797980%-8.759455%-2.421905%-6.119672%-11.557435%12%2.797980%2.421905%2.797980%3%1,312277-12.282828%-1.899695%-8.734922%-2.819035%-14.182523%14%12.282828%8.734922%12.282828%12%1,6101,216
F number of females of given marital status
M number of males of given marital status

The Married by Sex and Age#4

Percentage of age and sex cohort.
Scope: population of Virginia and Salem
Female
Male
0%20%40%60%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 176.996%7.00%58.421%58.4%35.376%35.4%68.220%68.2%53.448%53.4%67.085%67.1%50.917%50.9%69.385%69.4%60.395%60.4%64.955%65.0%52.201%52.2%60.661%60.7%62.013%62.0%69.796%69.8%69.549%69.5%46.703%46.7%56.544%56.5%71.106%71.1%50.571%50.6%52.891%52.9%37.709%37.7%33.940%33.9%20.058%20.1%10.756%10.8%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%
F percentage of married females in age cohort
M percentage of married males in age cohort

The Divorced1 by Sex and Age#5

Percentage of age and sex cohort.
Scope: population of Virginia and Salem
Female
Male
0%10%20%30%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 1711.317%11.3%4.211%4.21%15.877%15.9%13.478%13.5%22.198%22.2%19.193%19.2%20.986%21.0%22.208%22.2%20.686%20.7%27.985%28.0%35.954%36.0%20.753%20.8%21.384%21.4%18.367%18.4%18.797%18.8%27.033%27.0%18.624%18.6%8.126%8.13%18.714%18.7%6.347%6.35%11.712%11.7%1.821%1.82%0.487%0.49%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%
F percentage of divorced females in age cohort
M percentage of divorced males in age cohort
1and Separated

The Never Married by Sex and Age#6

Percentage of age and sex cohort.
Scope: population of Virginia and Salem
Female
Male
0%20%40%60%80%100%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 176.790%6.79%0.000%0%0.975%0.97%8.819%8.82%6.250%6.25%6.188%6.19%4.587%4.59%7.026%7.03%7.380%7.38%5.905%5.91%11.845%11.8%17.332%17.3%11.950%11.9%11.837%11.8%11.654%11.7%22.527%22.5%24.832%24.8%20.767%20.8%30.714%30.7%40.762%40.8%50.579%50.6%64.239%64.2%79.455%79.5%89.244%89.2%100.000%100%100.000%100%100.000%100%100.000%100%
F percentage of never married females in age cohort
M percentage of never married males in age cohort

The Widowed by Sex and Age#7

Percentage of age and sex cohort.
Scope: population of Virginia and Salem
Female
Male
0%20%40%60%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 1774.897%74.9%37.368%37.4%47.772%47.8%9.484%9.48%18.103%18.1%7.534%7.53%23.509%23.5%1.380%1.38%11.538%11.5%1.155%1.16%0.000%0%1.254%1.25%4.654%4.65%0.000%0%0.000%0%3.736%3.74%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%
F percentage of widowed females in age cohort
M percentage of widowed males in age cohort

The Married by Age#8

Percentage of age cohort. Gray areas represent percentile bands from the places in Virginia.
Scope: population of Virginia and Salem
Salem
Virginia
Percentile:
0th - 100th
10th - 90th
20th - 80th
30th - 70th
40th - 60th
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%Count85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 171456641,4929971,0871,0301,00698065272955430700
Count number of married in age cohort in Salem

Marital Status by Race#9

Percentage of each ethno-racial group.
Scope: population of Virginia and Salem
Salem
Virginia
Divorced
Widowed
Separated
Married
Never Married
50%0%50%CountAsian2White1White HispanicMixed2Black2Other2-38.221154%-28.243950%-1.282239%-4.443744%-38.221154%38%52.644231%-0.000000%9.134615%-0.000000%62.233671%3.796395%61.778846%62%416-28.982777%-2.050592%-13.374596%-26.879610%-2.021344%-10.588712%-44.407966%44%47.777180%7.814855%54.349359%6.160976%55.592034%56%18,58018.6k-43.431635%-6.434316%-39.482514%-3.110551%-7.055691%-49.865952%50%50.134048%-0.000000%0.000000%48.216482%2.134761%50.134048%50%373-62.893082%-8.176101%-49.411043%-2.416518%-8.830633%-71.069182%71%20.754717%-0.000000%8.176101%36.610682%2.731124%28.930818%29%318-55.578801%-0.697350%-18.898187%-44.533707%-4.112980%-11.920476%-75.174338%75%19.735007%5.090656%33.662083%5.770754%24.825662%25%1,434-76.335878%-15.267176%-41.019609%-3.129282%-7.775608%-91.603053%92%8.396947%-0.000000%0.000000%45.991536%2.083965%8.396947%8%131
Count number of people of given race
1non-Hispanic 2including Hispanic

Map of Marital Status by Neighborhood in Salem

Married Marital Status by Neighborhood#10

Married as a percentage of the population (%):
41.0%42.9%44.7%46.5%48.4%50.2%

Separated/Divorced Marital Status by Neighborhood#11

Separated/Divorced as a percentage of the population (%):
11.1%13.6%16.0%18.4%20.9%23.4%

Widowed Marital Status by Neighborhood#12

Widowed as a percentage of the population (%):
0.6%3.2%5.9%8.5%11.1%13.8%

Never Married Marital Status by Neighborhood#13

Never Married as a percentage of the population (%):
15.5%20.1%24.6%29.1%33.6%38.1%
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Map of Marital Status by Tract in Salem

Married Marital Status by Tract#14

Married as a percentage of the population (%):
35.6%39.4%43.1%46.8%50.5%54.3%

Separated/Divorced Marital Status by Tract#15

Separated/Divorced as a percentage of the population (%):
8.3%11.9%15.5%19.0%22.6%26.2%

Widowed Marital Status by Tract#16

Widowed as a percentage of the population (%):
4.0%5.4%6.9%8.3%9.7%11.1%

Never Married Marital Status by Tract#17

Never Married as a percentage of the population (%):
25.4%28.3%31.2%34.2%37.1%40.0%
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Map of Marital Status by Block Group in Salem

Married Marital Status by Block Group#18

Married as a percentage of the population (%):
19%30%40%50%60%70%

Separated/Divorced Marital Status by Block Group#19

Separated/Divorced as a percentage of the population (%):
3%10%16%22%29%36%

Widowed Marital Status by Block Group#20

Widowed as a percentage of the population (%):
0%6%12%17%23%30%

Never Married Marital Status by Block Group#21

Never Married as a percentage of the population (%):
14%26%38%51%63%75%
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Marital Status by Neighborhood in Salem

There are 5 neighborhoods that are fully or partially contained within Salem (0 fully and 5 partially). This section compares all 5 of those to each other, Salem, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Salem.

Married by Neighborhood#22

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of Salem, selected neighborhoods in Salem, and entities that contain Salem
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#Roanoke AreaPeachtree/NorwoodVirginiaGreater DeyerleUnited StatesSouthSouth AtlanticRidgewood PkEdgewood-Summit HlsEdgewood-Summit …SalemSalemCherry Hill50.355026%50.355026%50%130,559131k50.183538%50.183538%50%933934149.968319%49.968319%50%3,376,8643.38M48.551696%48.551696%49%1,5331,534248.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M47.893501%47.893501%48%46,160,11846.2M47.295823%47.295823%47%24,135,51924.1M46.688064%46.688064%47%336345.889792%45.889792%46%497445.374553%45.374553%45%9,64345.374553%45.374553%45%9,64341.020946%41.020946%41%4554565
Count number of this marital status
# rank of neighborhood out of 5 by percentage of this marital status

Marital Status by Place in the Roanoke Area

There are 22 places in the Roanoke Area. This section compares Salem to all of the places in the Roanoke Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Salem.

Married by Place#26

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of Salem, selected other places in the Roanoke Area, and entities that contain Salem
0%20%40%60%80%Count#PenhookNorth ShoreWestlake CornerLaymantownUnion HallBoones MillDalevilleBlue RidgeCloverdaleCave SpringTroutvilleRoanoke AreaVirginiaBuchananUnited StatesSouthHollinsSouth AtlanticVintonSalemSalemGlenvarRocky MountHenry ForkRoanokeFincastleNew CastleFerrum81.470138%81.470138%81%532180.935507%80.935507%81%2,284279.414951%79.414951%79%733374.942792%74.942792%75%1,310470.840951%70.840951%71%775567.153285%67.153285%67%92660.591317%60.591317%61%1,619757.890715%57.890715%58%1,515857.047970%57.047970%57%1,546954.269115%54.269115%54%11,67611.7k1052.878465%52.878465%53%2481150.355026%50.355026%50%130,559131k49.968319%49.968319%50%3,376,8643.38M49.942987%49.942987%50%4381248.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M47.893501%47.893501%48%46,160,11846.2M47.512219%47.512219%48%5,9301347.295823%47.295823%47%24,135,51924.1M46.966558%46.966558%47%3,1741445.374553%45.374553%45%9,64345.374553%45.374553%45%9,6431545.258621%45.258621%45%4201643.996820%43.996820%44%1,6601740.038873%40.038873%40%4121838.438595%38.438595%38%31,05831.1k1937.940379%37.940379%38%1402037.600000%37.600000%38%472123.369310%23.369310%23%49822
Count number of this marital status
# rank of place out of 22 by percentage of this marital status

Marital Status by Place in Virginia

There are 593 places in Virginia. This section compares Salem to the 50 most populous places in Virginia and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Salem. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 23,008.

Married by Place#30

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of Salem, selected other places in Virginia, and entities that contain Salem
0%20%40%60%Count#South RidingMcLeanLinton HallBurkeAshburnShort PumpOaktonCentrevilleLeesburgMechanicsvilleChantillyW SpringfieldManassasLake RidgeCave SpringDale CityFairfaxTuckahoeChesapeakeHerndonRestonSuffolkW Falls ChurchRoanoke AreaFair OaksTysons CornerVirginia BchVirginiaSpringfieldUnited StatesSouthLincolniaSouth AtlanticAnnandaleSterlingSalemSalemMarumscoStauntonAlexandriaArlingtonBailey's CrossroadsWinchesterNewport NewsHamptonDanvilleRoanokePortsmouthLynchburgNorfolkFredericksburgCharlottesvillePetersburgHarrisonburgRichmondBlacksburg67.515678%67.515678%68%13,99614.0k166.328838%66.328838%66%25,52425.5k264.418629%64.418629%64%18,24418.2k362.388518%62.388518%62%21,12621.1k459.697441%59.697441%60%22,65122.7k559.532477%59.532477%60%12,42812.4k657.822712%57.822712%58%16,98617.0k756.697733%56.697733%57%32,79032.8k856.085805%56.085805%56%21,17821.2k956.019566%56.019566%56%16,83516.8k1055.207514%55.207514%55%10,52210.5k1154.877787%54.877787%55%10,23810.2k1254.609884%54.609884%55%17,33717.3k1354.387398%54.387398%54%18,64418.6k1454.269115%54.269115%54%11,67611.7k1553.185576%53.185576%53%29,66029.7k1652.973028%52.973028%53%10,37010.4k1752.393748%52.393748%52%20,27920.3k1852.305110%52.305110%52%97,53797.5k1951.544402%51.544402%52%9,8792051.367566%51.367566%51%25,42925.4k2151.352057%51.352057%51%35,37935.4k2251.200306%51.200306%51%12,02912.0k2350.355026%50.355026%50%130,559131k50.122985%50.122985%50%13,65313.7k2450.082601%50.082601%50%9,3982550.005906%50.005906%50%182,041182k2649.968319%49.968319%50%3,376,8643.38M49.572341%49.572341%50%12,34512.3k2748.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M47.893501%47.893501%48%46,160,11846.2M47.888754%47.888754%48%9,4362847.295823%47.295823%47%24,135,51924.1M47.092396%47.092396%47%16,58516.6k2946.848731%46.848731%47%10,97911.0k3045.374553%45.374553%45%9,64345.374553%45.374553%45%9,6433145.182825%45.182825%45%13,46913.5k3244.396215%44.396215%44%9,1033343.885344%43.885344%44%55,91355.9k3443.751105%43.751105%44%84,16484.2k3543.073832%43.073832%43%8,5763641.604688%41.604688%42%9,2303740.270218%40.270218%40%58,59858.6k3839.789860%39.789860%40%44,49744.5k3938.634587%38.634587%39%13,34413.3k4038.438595%38.438595%38%31,05831.1k4136.864263%36.864263%37%28,28328.3k4234.725532%34.725532%35%22,88122.9k4334.591555%34.591555%35%70,12470.1k4432.124715%32.124715%32%7,3364532.050665%32.050665%32%12,65212.7k4629.532717%29.532717%30%7,7994727.839415%27.839415%28%12,49612.5k4826.357565%26.357565%26%48,15048.2k4922.083643%22.083643%22%8,92450
Count number of this marital status
# rank of place out of 50 by percentage of this marital status

Marital Status by Place in the South

There are 9,693 places in the South. This section compares Salem to the 50 most populous places in the South and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Salem. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 188,973.

Married by Place#34

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of Salem, selected other places in the South, and entities that contain Salem
0%20%40%Count#PlanoChesapeakeRoanoke AreaGarlandVirginia BchVirginiaIrvingAmarilloUnited StatesSouthSouth AtlanticLaredoEl PasoOklahoma CityCorpus ChristiFort WorthArlingtonSalemSalemArlingtonHuntsvilleFayettevilleLexington-FayetteJacksonvilleTulsaCharlotteSan AntonioLouisvilleHoustonHialeahRaleighLubbockWinston-SalemDurhamLittle RockAustinNashville-DavidsonDallasColumbusGreensboroSt. PetersburgMontgomeryMobileTampaShreveportOrlandoAugusta-Richmond Co consolidated government (balance)Augusta-Richmon…NorfolkMiamiMemphisBaton RougeNew OrleansWashingtonBirminghamAtlantaBaltimoreRichmond57.578439%57.578439%58%129,506130k152.305110%52.305110%52%97,53797.5k250.355026%50.355026%50%130,559131k50.138594%50.138594%50%90,08090.1k350.005906%50.005906%50%182,041182k449.968319%49.968319%50%3,376,8643.38M48.649288%48.649288%49%86,37086.4k548.473062%48.473062%48%73,77673.8k648.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M47.893501%47.893501%48%46,160,11846.2M47.295823%47.295823%47%24,135,51924.1M46.981030%46.981030%47%84,47884.5k746.558929%46.558929%47%243,560244k846.457813%46.457813%46%224,637225k946.139372%46.139372%46%116,716117k1045.965381%45.965381%46%283,816284k1145.908243%45.908243%46%138,019138k1245.374553%45.374553%45%9,64345.374553%45.374553%45%9,64343.751105%43.751105%44%84,16484.2k1343.589744%43.589744%44%67,74567.7k1443.486083%43.486083%43%70,33770.3k1542.899227%42.899227%43%109,656110k1642.699143%42.699143%43%294,107294k1742.656314%42.656314%43%134,875135k1842.506557%42.506557%43%272,436272k1942.018657%42.018657%42%474,981475k2041.770669%41.770669%42%206,505207k2141.456165%41.456165%41%728,595729k2241.390009%41.390009%41%83,64383.6k2340.742721%40.742721%41%146,301146k2440.547232%40.547232%41%79,43079.4k2540.442215%40.442215%40%76,74876.7k2640.340439%40.340439%40%81,90481.9k2740.263690%40.263690%40%63,94863.9k2839.907888%39.907888%40%295,567296k2939.869326%39.869326%40%209,119209k3039.852215%39.852215%40%397,215397k3139.674300%39.674300%40%62,97763.0k3239.140568%39.140568%39%90,01990.0k3338.727687%38.727687%39%83,65883.7k3437.536285%37.536285%38%60,64760.6k3536.904453%36.904453%37%58,31958.3k3636.516643%36.516643%37%107,723108k3735.120519%35.120519%35%55,26655.3k3834.930146%34.930146%35%75,08275.1k3934.743792%34.743792%35%54,67754.7k4034.591555%34.591555%35%70,12470.1k4134.130003%34.130003%34%124,981125k4231.639052%31.639052%32%163,211163k4330.404410%30.404410%30%57,14657.1k4429.941547%29.941547%30%94,71294.7k4528.183356%28.183356%28%157,791158k4627.949199%27.949199%28%48,87748.9k4726.937102%26.937102%27%102,973103k4826.884245%26.884245%27%136,972137k4926.357565%26.357565%26%48,15048.2k50
Count number of this marital status
# rank of place out of 50 by percentage of this marital status

Marital Status by Place in the United States

There are 29,322 places in the United States. This section compares Salem to the 50 most populous places in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Salem. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 383,899.

Married by Place#38

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of Salem, selected other places in the United States, and entities that contain Salem
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#San JoseColorado SpgsRoanoke AreaVirginia BchVirginiaUnited StatesSouthMesaSouth AtlanticWichitaEl PasoOklahoma CityFort WorthArlingtonSalemSalemOmahaSan DiegoJacksonvilleTulsaLas VegasCharlotteAlbuquerqueSan AntonioLouisvilleHoustonPhoenixPortlandRaleighSeattleSacramentoFresnoAustinNashville-DavidsonDallasKansas CityNew YorkSan FranciscoDenverIndianapolisLos AngelesOaklandLong BeachColumbusTucsonChicagoMiamiMinneapolisMemphisMilwaukeePhiladelphiaBostonWashingtonAtlantaBaltimoreClevelandDetroit50.903201%50.903201%51%412,320412k150.736762%50.736762%51%182,422182k250.355026%50.355026%50%130,559131k50.005906%50.005906%50%182,041182k349.968319%49.968319%50%3,376,8643.38M48.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M47.893501%47.893501%48%46,160,11846.2M47.775129%47.775129%48%179,151179k447.295823%47.295823%47%24,135,51924.1M46.960737%46.960737%47%142,222142k546.558929%46.558929%47%243,560244k646.457813%46.457813%46%224,637225k745.965381%45.965381%46%283,816284k845.908243%45.908243%46%138,019138k945.374553%45.374553%45%9,64345.374553%45.374553%45%9,64344.590793%44.590793%45%155,967156k1043.516736%43.516736%44%494,945495k1142.699143%42.699143%43%294,107294k1242.656314%42.656314%43%134,875135k1342.608360%42.608360%43%208,922209k1442.506557%42.506557%43%272,436272k1542.199784%42.199784%42%189,112189k1642.018657%42.018657%42%474,981475k1741.770669%41.770669%42%206,505207k1841.456165%41.456165%41%728,595729k1941.434087%41.434087%41%499,057499k2040.860277%40.860277%41%213,754214k2140.742721%40.742721%41%146,301146k2240.588351%40.588351%41%235,410235k2340.158552%40.158552%40%155,820156k2439.918085%39.918085%40%154,477154k2539.907888%39.907888%40%295,567296k2639.869326%39.869326%40%209,119209k2739.852215%39.852215%40%397,215397k2839.694400%39.694400%40%150,023150k2939.360285%39.360285%39%2,736,5012.74M3039.306154%39.306154%39%295,734296k3139.068367%39.068367%39%212,453212k3238.533886%38.533886%39%257,789258k3338.528315%38.528315%39%1,238,0031.24M3438.272065%38.272065%38%130,316130k3538.043816%38.043816%38%143,386143k3636.461222%36.461222%36%245,648246k3735.666535%35.666535%36%153,920154k3834.991275%34.991275%35%774,654775k3934.130003%34.130003%34%124,981125k4034.058799%34.058799%34%114,098114k4131.639052%31.639052%32%163,211163k4230.116551%30.116551%30%140,104140k4329.523746%29.523746%30%374,491374k4429.130336%29.130336%29%165,206165k4528.183356%28.183356%28%157,791158k4626.937102%26.937102%27%102,973103k4726.884245%26.884245%27%136,972137k4825.309060%25.309060%25%79,70079.7k4922.633004%22.633004%23%122,402122k50
Count number of this marital status
# rank of place out of 50 by percentage of this marital status

Definitions

This page reports on the marital status of the residents of Salem aged 15 and older. The following definitions are used in this page:

  • Never Married: a person over the age of 15 that has never been married
  • Married: married and not separated at the time of the survey, including cases where one spouse is absent for reasons other than a separation
  • Separated: including legal and de-facto separations for reasons of marital discord
  • Divorced: and not remarried at the time of the survey
  • Widowed: and not remarried at the time of the survey

These definition were taken directly from the US Census Bureau, and reflect the marital status at the time of the survey.

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State:
Virginia
City:
Salem
Metro Area:
Roanoke Area
ZIP Codes:
24018, 24153
Unified School District:
Salem
Neighborhoods:
Cherry Hill, Edgewood-Summit Hills, Greater Deyerle, Peachtree/Norwood, Ridgewood Park
Congressional District:
VA-9
State Senate District:
VA-19
State House District:
VA-8
Neighboring Cities:
Roanoke
Neighboring Unincorporated Places:
Cave Spring, Glenvar
Nearby Towns:
Boones Mill, Troutville, Vinton
Nearby Unincorporated Places:
Cloverdale, Daleville, Elliston, Hollins, Lafayette, Laymantown, Shawsville