Virginia's 9th congressional district

GPTKB entity

Properties (52)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf School District
gptkbp:area approximately 9,000 square miles
gptkbp:borders 2011
gptkbp:culturalHeritage home to various festivals
strong music heritage
gptkbp:currentTeam 117th Congress
gptkbp:demographics predominantly rural
gptkbp:economicActivity agriculture
tourism
manufacturing
gptkbp:education gptkb:Radford_University
gptkb:Virginia_Tech
gptkbp:electionYear 2012
2014
2016
2018
2020
every two years
gptkbp:firstClaim 2010
gptkbp:geographicalFeature gptkb:New_River
gptkb:Appalachian_Mountains
Holston_River
gptkbp:historicalEvent Civil War battles
Great Depression impact
growth of the tech industry
economic shifts in the 1980s
Civil_Rights_Movement_influence
gptkbp:historicalSignificance part_of_the_Appalachian_region
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Virginia's 9th congressional district
gptkbp:isRepresentedIn gptkb:Rick_Boucher
gptkbp:majorCity Abingdon
Blacksburg
Radford
Wytheville
gptkbp:notableEvent infrastructure improvements
education funding
environmental protection measures
support for rural broadband
healthcare_access_initiatives
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Virginia
gptkbp:politicalAffiliation Republican
gptkbp:population approximately 700,000
gptkbp:represents gptkb:Morgan_Griffith
gptkbp:transportation gptkb:U.S._Route_11
gptkb:U.S._Route_460
Interstate 81
regional airports
railroad access
gptkbp:userDemographics predominantly white
young voters increasing
growing_Hispanic_population
gptkbp:voterTurnout leans_Republican