Valdese, North Carolina

Infobox Settlement
official_name = Valdese, North Carolina
settlement_type = Town
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map_caption = Location of Valdese, 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 = Burke
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area_total_km2 = 14.1
area_land_km2 = 14.1
area_water_km2 = 0.0
area_total_sq_mi = 5.5
area_land_sq_mi = 5.4
area_water_sq_mi = 0.0

population_as_of = 2000
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population_total = 4485
population_density_km2 = 318.1
population_density_sq_mi = 823.8

timezone = Eastern (EST)
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timezone_DST = EDT
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elevation_m = 371
elevation_ft = 1217
latd = 35 |latm = 44 |lats = 36 |latNS = N
longd = 81 |longm = 33 |longs = 31 |longEW = W

postal_code_type = ZIP code
postal_code = 28690
area_code = 828
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blank_info = 37-69520GR|2
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blank1_info = 0996570GR|3
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Valdese is a town in Burke County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 4,485 at the 2000 census. There is an Occitan-speaking community [GHIGO F. (1980) "The Provençal speech of the Waldensian colonists of Valdese, North Carolina," Valdese: Historic Valdese Foundation;
HOLMES U. T. (1934) “Waldensian speech in North Carolina”, "Zeitschrift für romanische Philologie" 54: 500-513] . It is part of the Hickory–Lenoir–Morganton Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Geography

Valdese is located at coor dms|35|44|36|N|81|33|31|W|city (35.743270, -81.558662)GR|1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 5.5 square miles (14.1 km²), of which, 5.4 square miles (14.1 km²) of it is land and 0.18% is water.

Demographics

As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 4,485 people, 1,886 households, and 1,180 families residing in the town. The population density was 823.8 people per square mile (318.3/km²). There were 1,992 housing units at an average density of 365.9/sq mi (141.4/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 91.53% White, 1.05% African American, 0.22% Native American, 3.99% Asian, 0.07% Pacific Islander, 2.25% from other races, and 0.89% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.91% of the population.

There were 1,886 households out of which 28.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.5% were married couples living together, 12.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.4% were non-families. 33.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 16.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.29 and the average family size was 2.90.

In the town the population was spread out with 23.5% under the age of 18, 7.0% from 18 to 24, 26.8% from 25 to 44, 22.1% from 45 to 64, and 20.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 83.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 78.6 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $30,617, and the median income for a family was $41,411. Males had a median income of $27,482 versus $22,429 for females. The per capita income for the town was $18,965. About 8.3% of families and 11.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 15.7% of those under age 18 and 11.5% of those age 65 or over.

Notable People

*Electrochemist Stanley Pons

External links

* [http://www.ci.valdese.nc.us/ Official website of Valdese, NC]

References