Montreat, North Carolina

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Montreat is a town in Buncombe County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 630 at the 2000 census.

1 Geography
2 Demographics
3 History
4 Trivia
5 External links

[edit] Geography

Montreat is located at 35°38′44″N, 82°18′2″W (35.645590, -82.300434)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 7.2 km² (2.8 mi²), all land.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 630 people, 185 households, and 98 families residing in the town. The population density was 87.8/km² (227.3/mi²). There were 572 housing units at an average density of 79.7/km² (206.3/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 95.40% White, 0.95% African American, 0.63% Native American, 0.63% Asian, 0.79% from other races, and 1.59% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.43% of the population.

There were 185 households out of which 11.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.1% were married couples living together, 2.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 47.0% were non-families. 37.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 20.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.16 and the average family size was 2.63.

In the town the population was spread out with 9.4% under the age of 18, 45.7% from 18 to 24, 10.3% from 25 to 44, 11.6% from 45 to 64, and 23.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 23 years. For every 100 females there were 102.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.8 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $45,625, and the median income for a family was $60,625. Males had a median income of $39,375 versus $22,292 for females. The per capita income for the town was $16,699. About 3.6% of families and 11.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 7.8% of those under age 18 and 3.9% of those age 65 or over.

The town is the location of the main campus of Montreat College.

[edit] History

The town owes its name to the 1897 formation of the Mountain Retreat Association; the name was shortened to "Montreat" when property was purchased in June of that year. By 1907 control of Montreat had passed to the Presbyterian Church in the US, now the Presbyterian Church in the United States of America (PCUSA) www.pcusa.org, to which Montreat Conference Center (the nucleus of the town) is related to this day. See www.montreat.org for more information.