Kure Beach, North Carolina

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Kure Beach (pronounced cure-ee beach) is a town in New Hanover County, North Carolina just south of Wilmington, North Carolina. The population was 1,507 at the 2000 census.

[edit] Geography

Kure Beach is located at 33°59′52″N, 77°54′29″W (33.997803, -77.908187)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 2.0 km² (0.8 mi²), all land.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 1,507 people, 723 households, and 495 families residing in the town. The population density was 746.0/km² (1,931.6/mi²). There were 1,560 housing units at an average density of 772.2/km² (1,999.6/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 98.74% White, 0.07% African American, 0.13% Native American, 0.07% Asian, 0.07% from other races, and 0.93% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.93% of the population.

There were 723 households out of which 15.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.3% were married couples living together, 5.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.5% were non-families. 26.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.08 and the average family size was 2.48.

In the town the population was spread out with 12.0% under the age of 18, 4.5% from 18 to 24, 22.5% from 25 to 44, 42.3% from 45 to 64, and 18.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 50 years. For every 100 females there were 94.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.6 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $47,143, and the median income for a family was $55,875. Males had a median income of $32,708 versus $30,735 for females. The per capita income for the town was $26,759. About 4.1% of families and 5.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 8.3% of those under age 18 and 3.5% of those age 65 or over.