Gibsonville, North Carolina

Infobox Settlement
official_name = Gibsonville, North Carolina
settlement_type = Town
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map_caption = Location of Gibsonville, North Carolina


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subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = United States
subdivision_type1 = State
subdivision_name1 = North Carolina
subdivision_type2 = Counties
subdivision_name2 = Guilford, Alamance
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area_total_km2 = 6.1
area_land_km2 = 6.1
area_water_km2 = 0.0
area_total_sq_mi = 2.4
area_land_sq_mi = 2.4
area_water_sq_mi = 0.0

population_as_of = 2000
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population_total = 4372
population_density_km2 = 717.1
population_density_sq_mi = 1857.3

timezone = Eastern (EST)
utc_offset = -5
timezone_DST = EDT
utc_offset_DST = -4
elevation_footnotes =
elevation_m = 223
elevation_ft = 732
latd = 36 |latm = 6 |lats = 9 |latNS = N
longd = 79 |longm = 32 |longs = 21 |longEW = W

postal_code_type = ZIP code
postal_code = 27249
area_code = 336
blank_name = FIPS code
blank_info = 37-25980GR|2
blank1_name = GNIS feature ID
blank1_info = 0985675GR|3
website = [http://www.gibsonville.net/ www.gibsonville.net]
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Gibsonville is a town in Alamance and Guilford counties in the U.S. state of North Carolina. It is part of the Greensboro-High Point, North Carolina Metropolitan Statistical Area. [http://www.bls.gov/oes/current/msa_def.htm#N] The population was 4,372 at the 2000 census.

Geography

Gibsonville is located at coor dms|36|6|9|N|79|32|21|W|city (36.102628, -79.539078).GR|1

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 2.3 square miles (6.1 km²), all land.

The town is almost evenly split between Alamance and Guilford counties. The town is economically and geographically tied to the town of Elon in Alamance County. Gibsonville was named for Joseph Gibson; a prominent Guilford County planter of the ante-bellum period. Gibson's Federal-style house remains near Gibsonville, and is recognized as a Guilford County landmark property.St. Louis Rams star Wide Receiver, Torry Holt, is from Gibsonville.

Demographics

As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 4,372 people, 1,707 households, and 1,206 families residing in the town. The population density was 1,857.3 people per square mile (718.3/km²). There were 1,822 housing units at an average density of 774.0/sq mi (299.4/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 80.17% White, 15.53% African American, 0.39% Native American, 0.75% Asian, 1.74% from other races, and 1.42% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.72% of the population.

There were 1,707 households out of which 37.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.8% were married couples living together, 12.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.3% were non-families. 23.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.56 and the average family size was 3.05.

In the town the population was spread out with 28.0% under the age of 18, 7.8% from 18 to 24, 31.7% from 25 to 44, 22.7% from 45 to 64, and 9.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 91.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.6 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $42,989, and the median income for a family was $51,164. Males had a median income of $36,025 versus $24,740 for females. The per capita income for the town was $21,142. About 5.7% of families and 8.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 10.1% of those under age 18 and 18.9% of those age 65 or over.

References

External links

* [http://www.gibsonville.net/ Official website of Gibsonville, NC]