Fort Bragg, North Carolina

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Fort Bragg
Near Fayetteville
Type Military Base
Built 1918
In use 1918-Present
Controlled by United States
Garrison 82nd Airborne Division
1st Special Forces Operational Detachment-Delta
John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School

Fort Bragg is a major United States Army fort, in Cumberland County, North Carolina, USA, near Fayetteville. It is also a census-designated place and as of 2000, had a population of 29,183. The fort is named for General Braxton Bragg, a career U.S. Army officer, a Mexican War veteran, and a general officer in the Confederate States Army.

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[edit] History

[edit] Tenant Units

Troopers of the 82nd training on Fort Bragg
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Troopers of the 82nd training on Fort Bragg

Several airborne units of the U.S. Army are stationed at Fort Bragg, notably the XVIII Airborne Corps HQ, the 82d Airborne Division, and the United States Army Special Operations Command (USASOC). In addition to these and other tenant units, Pope Air Force Base is also adjacent to Fort Bragg.

Other units stationed at Fort Bragg include the:

[edit] Geography

Location of Fort Bragg, North Carolina

Fort Bragg is at 35°8'21" North, 78°59'57" West (35.139064, -78.999143)GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the base has a total area of 49.2 km² (19.0 mi²). 49.1 km² (19.0 mi²) of it is land and 0.2 km² (0.1 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 0.32% water.

[edit] Demographics

As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there are 29,183 people, 4,315 households, and 4,215 families residing on the base. The population density is 594.6/km² (1,540.0/mi²). There are 4,420 housing units at an average density of 90.1/km² (233.3/mi²).

[edit] Racial makeup

The racial makeup of the base is 58.05% white, 25.25% African-American, 1.15% Native American, 1.84% Asian, 0.87% Pacific Islander, 8.29% from other races, and 4.55% from two or more races. 15.77% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.

[edit] Households

There are 4,315 households out of which 85.3% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 88.9% are married couples living together, 7.2% have a female householder with no husband present, and 2.3% are non-families. 2.1% of all households are made up of individuals and 0.0% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 3.72 and the average family size is 3.74.

[edit] Ages

The age distribution is 25.8% under the age of 18, 40.9% from 18 to 24, 32.3% from 25 to 44, 1.1% from 45 to 64, and 0.1% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 22 years. For every 100 females there are 217.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 293.5 males. All of these statistics are typical for military bases.

[edit] Income

The median income for a household on the base is $30,106, and the median income for a family is $29,836. 10.0% of the population and 9.6% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total population, 11.4% of those under the age of 18 and 0.0% of those 65 and older are living below the poverty line.

[edit] Events of note

  • On February 17th, 1970, the pregnant wife and two daughters of Jeffrey R. MacDonald were murdered. The events surrounding the murders were retold in the book Fatal Vision, itself made into a television miniseries of the same name.
  • On October 27th, 1995, William Kreutzer Jr. opened fire at Fort Bragg, killing an officer and wounding 18 other soldiers.
  • On June 28, 2005, President George W. Bush gave a speech at Fort Bragg, on the occasion of the dedication of the new Iron Mike statue.

[edit] External links

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