Huntersville, North Carolina

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Huntersville is a town in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 24,960 at the 2000 census. It is located about 12 miles north of downtown Charlotte.

1 Geography
2 Demographics
3 Life in Huntersville, NC
4 External links

[edit] Geography

Location of Huntersville, North Carolina

Huntersville is located at 35°24′34″N, 80°51′49″W (35.409544, -80.863622)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 80.7 km² (31.2 mi²). 80.7 km² (31.1 mi²) of it is land and 0.03% is water.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 24,960 people, 9,171 households, and 6,859 families residing in the town. The population density was 309.4/km² (801.4/mi²). There were 9,859 housing units at an average density of 122.2/km² (316.5/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 88.42% White, 7.47% African American, 0.37% Native American, 1.50% Asian, 0.05% Pacific Islander, 1.06% from other races, and 1.13% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.88% of the population.

There were 9,171 households out of which 41.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.6% were married couples living together, 7.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.2% were non-families. 19.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 3.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.67 and the average family size was 3.09.

In the town the population was spread out with 28.3% under the age of 18, 6.2% from 18 to 24, 40.7% from 25 to 44, 18.6% from 45 to 64, and 6.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females there were 97.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.0 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $71,932, and the median income for a family was $80,821. Males had a median income of $53,553 versus $33,877 for females. The per capita income for the town was $30,256. 3.1% of the population and 1.9% of families were below the poverty line.

[edit] Life in Huntersville, NC

Huntersville is one of three towns located north of Charlotte, NC, but within the same county. These three towns make up the area known as "North Meck." Express bus transportation and an interstate with HOV lanes provide quick access to the downtown business areas of Charlotte, making Huntersville primarily a town of commuters.

The town also is known recreationally as a lake community because of its proximity to Lake Norman, a large man-made lake created by Duke Power to serve the region's electrical requirements. The lake attracts boaters and water skiers from several surrounding states. Huntersville is also home to one private golf course, Northstone Country Club (PB Dye design), one Semi-Private club, Skybrook Golf Club, and one Daily Fee course, Birkdale Golf Club (Arnold Palmer design).