McAdenville, North Carolina

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McAdenville is a town in Gaston County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 619 at the 2000 census.

1 Geography
2 Textiles
3 ChristmasTown USA
4 Demographics
5 External links

[edit] Geography

McAdenville is located at 35°15′50″N, 81°4′45″W (35.263893, -81.079282)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 3.8 km² (1.5 mi²). 3.6 km² (1.4 mi²) of it is land and 0.3 km² (0.1 mi²) of it (6.80%) is water.

[edit] Textiles

The town which is located on the South Fork River is the headquarters of Pharr Yarns. The company has operated a yarn manufacturing plant in the town for many years and is the town's largest employer.

[edit] ChristmasTown USA

A Christmas tradition in the town for many years have been the decorating of the entire town in Christmas lights. The lights attract visitors from all over the country and is one of the biggest light shows in the US. The event is called Christmas Town USA. Begun in 1956 with the assistance of Pharr Yarns, virtually every square inch of the town is covered in Christmas lights and some form of decoration. Pharr Yarns even goes to the extent to pick up the electric bill for the event.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 619 people, 247 households, and 182 families residing in the town. The population density was 173.2/km² (450.1/mi²). There were 282 housing units at an average density of 78.9/km² (205.1/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 95.80% White, 1.94% African American, 0.97% Native American, 0.97% Asian, and 0.32% from two or more races.

There were 247 households out of which 29.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.7% were married couples living together, 12.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.3% were non-families. 22.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.51 and the average family size was 2.96.

In the town the population was spread out with 24.1% under the age of 18, 6.5% from 18 to 24, 25.8% from 25 to 44, 29.1% from 45 to 64, and 14.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 91.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.8 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $36,513, and the median income for a family was $40,750. Males had a median income of $30,781 versus $21,481 for females. The per capita income for the town was $18,130. About 6.4% of families and 6.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 5.9% of those under age 18 and 4.7% of those age 65 or over.