McLeansville, North Carolina

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McLeansville is a census-designated place (CDP) and unincorporated community in Guilford County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 1,080 at the 2000 census. The community is most famous for being the hometown of American Idol (Season 5) contestant Chris Daughtry.

1 Geography
2 Demographics
3 Notable natives
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[edit] Geography

Location of McLeansville, North Carolina

McLeansville is located at 36°6′14″N, 79°39′37″W (36.103751, -79.660292)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 16.8 km² (6.5 mi²), all land.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 1,080 people, 439 households, and 331 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 64.4/km² (166.8/mi²). There were 468 housing units at an average density of 27.9/km² (72.3/mi²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 94.54% White, 2.96% African American, 0.37% Native American, 0.09% Asian, 1.02% from other races, and 1.02% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.85% of the population.

There were 439 households out of which 32.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.7% were married couples living together, 10.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.4% were non-families. 21.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.46 and the average family size was 2.84.

In the CDP the population was spread out with 24.2% under the age of 18, 6.9% from 18 to 24, 26.8% from 25 to 44, 27.4% from 45 to 64, and 14.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 93.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.5 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $45,875, and the median income for a family was $51,089. Males had a median income of $34,250 versus $32,083 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $21,548. About 4.6% of families and 8.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 13.2% of those under age 18 and 2.8% of those age 65 or over.