Sugar Mountain, North Carolina

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Sugar Mountain is a village in Avery County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 226 at the 2000 census.

[edit] Geography

Location of Sugar Mountain, North Carolina

Sugar Mountain is located at 36°7′24″N, 81°51′19″W (36.123294, -81.855179)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 6.3 km² (2.4 mi²), all land. It is located next to Sugar Mountain Ski Area, one of several in this area of North Carolina.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 226 people, 121 households, and 61 families residing in the village. The population density was 35.8/km² (92.6/mi²). There were 1,212 housing units at an average density of 191.8/km² (496.8/mi²). The racial makeup of the village was 99.12% White, 0.44% Pacific Islander, and 0.44% from two or more races.

There were 121 households out of which 7.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 43.0% were married couples living together, 4.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 48.8% were non-families. 35.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1.87 and the average family size was 2.32.

In the village the population was spread out with 6.2% under the age of 18, 18.6% from 18 to 24, 27.9% from 25 to 44, 28.3% from 45 to 64, and 19.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females there were 113.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 114.1 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $37,500, and the median income for a family was $50,208. Males had a median income of $26,528 versus $30,833 for females. The per capita income for the village was $27,063. About 6.8% of families and 21.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including none of those under the age of eighteen and 12.1% of those sixty five or over.