Fuquay-Varina, North Carolina

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Coordinates: 35°35′31″N, 78°47′19″W
Fuquay-Varina, North Carolina
Location in North Carolina
County	Wake County
Founded	1909
Mayor	John W. Byrne
Area
- City	17.8 km² (6.9 sq mi)
- Water	0.1 km² (0.02 sq mi) 0.44%
Population
- City (2000)	7,898
- Density	443.7/km²
- Metro	1,467,434 (1 Jul 2004)
Time zone	Eastern (UTC-5)
- Summer (DST)	Eastern (UTC-4)
Website: www.fuquay-varina.org

Fuquay-Varina (F(y)oo-Quay Vuh-ree-nah) is a town in Wake County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 7,898 at the 2000 census. The town is a 30 minute drive south of Raleigh, the capital of North Carolina. Economically, the town initially grew due to tobacco trade and agriculture, but has seen recent population growth and real estate development due to its proximity to the Research Triangle Park.

Fuquay-Varina began as two communities: Fuquay Springs, a resort near a spring on Stephen Fuquay’s property; and Varina, a ridge near a general store founded by J.D. Ballentine. When Fuquay Springs was incorporated in 1909, the Varina community was subsumed. In 1963, the hyphen was added to acknowledge the historical presence of both settlements.

1 Geography
2 Demographics
3 Education
- 3.1 Fuquay-Varina High School
4 External links

[edit] Geography

Fuquay-Varina is located at 35°35′31″N, 78°47′19″W (35.591969, -78.788746)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 17.8 km² (6.9 mi²). 17.7 km² (6.8 mi²) of it is land and 0.1 km² (0.04 mi²) of it (0.44%) is water.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 7,898 people, 3,122 households, and 2,126 families residing in the town. The population density was 446.5/km² (1,156.0/mi²). There were 3,375 housing units at an average density of 190.8/km² (494.0/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 70.63% White, 24.40% African American, 0.41% Native American, 0.48% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 2.94% from other races, and 1.15% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 7.38% of the population.

Since the census, Fuquay-Varina has suffered from a boom in illegal immigrants mainly due to lower consumer costs than in neighboring communities and lack of enforcement from the federal, state and local government^{[citation needed]}.

There were 3,122 households out of which 36.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.8% were married couples living together, 15.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.9% were non-families. 26.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.48 and the average family size was 2.99.

In the town the population was spread out with 27.3% under the age of 18, 8.2% from 18 to 24, 35.2% from 25 to 44, 16.3% from 45 to 64, and 13.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females there were 89.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 84.5 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $42,903, and the median income for a family was $49,531. Males had a median income of $35,497 versus $28,551 for females. The per capita income for the town was $20,268. About 9.0% of families and 11.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 15.3% of those under age 18 and 11.5% of those age 65 or over.

[edit] Education

Fuquay-Varina’s public schools are administered by the Wake County Public School System. There are five elementary schools, two middle school, and one high school located within its borders or close by. There is also a private Montessori school and a kindergarten through 12th grade Christian School.

Fuquay-Varina is also with in driving distance of North Carolina State University, North Carolina Central University, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and Duke University. Wake Technical Community College is located eight miles to the north.

[edit] Fuquay-Varina High School

Fuquay-Varina High School is a four year public high school in Fuquay-Varina, North Carolina, United States. It currently has an enrollment of 1708 (2005-2006) and its mascot is the Bengal Tiger.