history
roanoke [ star city of the south ]
the name [ roanoke ] originated from
the native american word for [ shell money ]
the town was chartered in 1874
under the name of [ big lick ]
it became the town of roanoke in 1882
two years later became the city of roanoke
population
city [ 94,911 ]
metro [ 235,932 ]
demographics
white [ 69.38% ]
black [ 26.74% ]
latino [ 1.78% ]
asian [ 1.15% ]
