Swannanoa, North Carolina

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official_name = Swannanoa, North Carolina
settlement_type = CDP
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subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = United States
subdivision_type1 = State
subdivision_name1 = North Carolina
subdivision_type2 = County
subdivision_name2 = Buncombe
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area_total_km2 = 16.6
area_land_km2 = 16.5
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area_total_sq_mi = 6.4
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population_as_of = 2000
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population_total = 4132
population_density_km2 = 250.8
population_density_sq_mi = 649.5

timezone = Eastern (EST)
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elevation_m = 669
elevation_ft = 2195
latd = 35 |latm = 36 |lats = 17 |latNS = N
longd = 82 |longm = 23 |longs = 17 |longEW = W

postal_code_type = ZIP code
postal_code = 28778
area_code = 828
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Swannanoa is a census-designated place (CDP) in Buncombe County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 4,132 at the 2000 census. The community is named for the Swannanoa River, which flows through the settlement. (The Swannanoa River joins the French Broad at Asheville, North Carolina. The Cheraw Indians lived east of the Cherokee until they were obliged to join the Catawba people early in the 18th Century. Their name for themselves must have been something like “Suwala,” because de Soto called them Xuala and, to the Cherokee, they were Ani-Suwali ["they are Suwali"] . The Cherokee name for the route from the mountains to the Cheraw country was Suwa’li-nunnohi ["Suwali path"] . In English pronunciation, that became Swannanoa and was applied to the river and the mountains just east of Asheville.) It is part of the Asheville Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Swannanoa is approximately located between Asheville and Black Mountain. I-40 passes through the main commercial area of Swannanoa, which is focused around Ingles supermarket and gas station. The old commercial area sits beside an empty lot where the old Beacon Blankets plant once sat. The Beacon Plant was the epicenter of the of the Swannanoa community, built by the late Charles D. Owen,Sr.

Geography

Swannanoa is located at coor dms|35|36|17|N|82|23|17|W|city (35.604808, -82.387921)GR|1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 6.4 square miles (16.6 km²), of which, 6.4 square miles (16.5 km²) of it is land and 0.04 square miles (0.1 km²) of it (0.62%) is water.

Demographics

As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 4,132 people, 1,652 households, and 1,113 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 649.5 people per square mile (250.8/km²). There were 1,774 housing units at an average density of 278.9/sq mi (107.7/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 91.53% White, 5.06% African American, 0.46% Native American, 0.65% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 1.21% from other races, and 1.06% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.52% of the population.

There were 1,652 households out of which 30.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.1% were married couples living together, 12.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.6% were non-families. 28.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.34 and the average family size was 2.86.

In the CDP the population was spread out with 27.9% under the age of 18, 7.4% from 18 to 24, 28.5% from 25 to 44, 22.5% from 45 to 64, and 13.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 103.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.0 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $31,218, and the median income for a family was $39,980. Males had a median income of $27,561 versus $22,939 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $16,804. About 8.5% of families and 11.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 17.2% of those under age 18 and 12.3% of those age 65 or over.

Higher Education

Warren Wilson College is located in Swannanoa.

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