Bryson City, North Carolina

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Bryson City is a town in Swain County, North Carolina in the United States. The population was 1,411 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Swain County^GR6.

[edit] Geography

Bryson City is located at 35°25′37″N, 83°26′52″W (35.426982, -83.447681)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 5.8 km² (2.2 mi²). 5.5 km² (2.1 mi²) of it is land and 0.3 km² (0.1 mi²) of it (5.33%) is water.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 1,411 people, 588 households, and 323 families residing in the town. The population density was 255.8/km² (663.5/mi²). There were 713 housing units at an average density of 129.2/km² (335.3/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 90.93% White, 1.98% African American, 4.96% Native American, 0.35% Asian, 0.64% from other races, and 1.13% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.70% of the population.

There were 588 households out of which 21.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 38.1% were married couples living together, 12.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 44.9% were non-families. 41.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 20.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.09 and the average family size was 2.78.

In the town the population was spread out with 17.6% under the age of 18, 5.9% from 18 to 24, 24.9% from 25 to 44, 24.5% from 45 to 64, and 27.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 46 years. For every 100 females there were 77.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 78.2 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $23,232, and the median income for a family was $31,875. Males had a median income of $26,528 versus $19,833 for females. The per capita income for the town was $14,446. About 14.8% of families and 19.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 25.4% of those under age 18 and 21.0% of those age 65 or over.