Weaverville, North Carolina

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Weaverville is a town in Buncombe County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 2,416 at the 2000 census.

[edit] Geography

Weaverville is located at 35°41′45″N, 82°33′30″W (35.695809, -82.558444)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 6.6 km² (2.5 mi²). 6.6 km² (2.5 mi²) of it is land and 0.39% is water.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 2,416 people, 1,008 households, and 690 families residing in the town. The population density was 368.7/km² (954.2/mi²). There were 1,081 housing units at an average density of 165.0/km² (426.9/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 96.69% White, 1.28% African American, 0.25% Native American, 0.50% Asian, 0.41% from other races, and 0.87% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.16% of the population.

There were 1,008 households out of which 25.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.8% were married couples living together, 9.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.5% were non-families. 28.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.27 and the average family size was 2.76.

In the town the population was spread out with 19.1% under the age of 18, 5.5% from 18 to 24, 25.4% from 25 to 44, 26.5% from 45 to 64, and 23.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 45 years. For every 100 females there were 83.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 78.9 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $45,110, and the median income for a family was $52,731. Males had a median income of $35,577 versus $24,613 for females. The per capita income for the town was $24,517. About 2.1% of families and 4.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 2.8% of those under age 18 and 3.9% of those age 65 or over.