Swepsonville, North Carolina

Infobox Settlement
official_name = Swepsonville, North Carolina
settlement_type = Town
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image_caption = Swepsonville Town Hall


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map_caption = Location of Swepsonville, North Carolina


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subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = United States
subdivision_type1 = State
subdivision_name1 = North Carolina
subdivision_type2 = County
subdivision_name2 = Alamance
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unit_pref = Imperial
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area_magnitude =
area_total_km2 = 2.8
area_land_km2 = 2.7
area_water_km2 = 0.1
area_total_sq_mi = 1.1
area_land_sq_mi = 1.0
area_water_sq_mi = 0.0

population_as_of = 2000
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population_total = 922
population_density_km2 = 345.4
population_density_sq_mi = 894.5

timezone = Eastern (EST)
utc_offset = -5
timezone_DST = EDT
utc_offset_DST = -4
elevation_footnotes =
elevation_m = 160
elevation_ft = 525
latd = 36 |latm = 1 |lats = 36 |latNS = N
longd = 79 |longm = 21 |longs = 17 |longEW = W

postal_code_type = ZIP code
postal_code = 27359
area_code = 336
blank_name = FIPS code
blank_info = 37-66460GR|2
blank1_name = GNIS feature ID
blank1_info = 1022870GR|3
website = [http://www.swepsonvilletownof.net/ www.swepsonvilletownof.net]
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Swepsonville is a town in Alamance County, North Carolina, United States. It is part of the Burlington, North Carolina Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 922 at the 2000 census.

Geography

Swepsonville is located at coor dms|36|1|36|N|79|21|17|W|city (36.026744, -79.354849)GR|1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 1.1 square miles (2.7 km²), of which, 1.0 square miles (2.7 km²) of it is land and 0.04 square miles (0.1 km²) of it (2.83%) is water.

Demographics

As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 922 people, 383 households, and 271 families residing in the town. The population density was 894.5 people per square mile (345.6/km²). There were 405 housing units at an average density of 392.9/sq mi (151.8/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 94.03% White, 3.80% African American, 0.43% Asian, 0.54% from other races, and 1.19% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.84% of the population.

There were 383 households out of which 29.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.1% were married couples living together, 8.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.2% were non-families. 25.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.41 and the average family size was 2.86.

In the town the population was spread out with 23.2% under the age of 18, 5.1% from 18 to 24, 28.5% from 25 to 44, 30.3% from 45 to 64, and 12.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 88.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.9 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $51,719, and the median income for a family was $60,147. Males had a median income of $38,125 versus $27,222 for females. The per capita income for the town was $26,047. About 4.8% of families and 6.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.7% of those under age 18 and 8.2% of those age 65 or over.

Honda

The Honda Motor Company manufactures general purpose engines, walk-behind lawn mowers, snow blowers, string trimmers, water pumps, and tillers in Swepsonville.

References

External links

[http://www.swepsonvilletownof.net Town of Swepsonville Web Page]