Sawmills, North Carolina

Infobox Settlement
official_name = Sawmills, North Carolina
settlement_type = Town
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map_caption = Location of Sawmills, 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 = Caldwell
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area_total_km2 = 16.2
area_land_km2 = 16.2
area_water_km2 = 0.0
area_total_sq_mi = 6.3
area_land_sq_mi = 6.2
area_water_sq_mi = 0.0

population_as_of = 2000
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population_total = 4921
population_density_km2 = 304.0
population_density_sq_mi = 787.4

timezone = Eastern (EST)
utc_offset = -5
timezone_DST = EDT
utc_offset_DST = -4
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elevation_m = 380
elevation_ft = 1247
latd = 35 |latm = 49 |lats = 7 |latNS = N
longd = 81 |longm = 28 |longs = 48 |longEW = W

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blank_info = 37-59540GR|2
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blank1_info = 1027457GR|3
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Sawmills is a town in Caldwell County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 4,921 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Hickory–Lenoir–Morganton Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Geography

Sawmills is located at coor dms|35|49|7|N|81|28|48|W|city (35.818559, -81.479885)GR|1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 6.3 square miles (16.2 km²), of which, 6.2 square miles (16.2 km²) of it is land and 0.16% is water.

Demographics

As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 4,921 people, 1,942 households, and 1,448 families residing in the town. The population density was 787.4 people per square mile (304.0/km²). There were 2,045 housing units at an average density of 327.2/sq mi (126.3/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 97.34% White, 0.55% African American, 0.20% Native American, 0.16% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 1.16% from other races, and 0.57% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.36% of the population.

There were 1,942 households out of which 35.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.8% were married couples living together, 11.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.4% were non-families. 21.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 5.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.53 and the average family size was 2.89.

In the town the population was spread out with 25.7% under the age of 18, 8.8% from 18 to 24, 32.3% from 25 to 44, 24.0% from 45 to 64, and 9.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 99.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.0 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $36,391, and the median income for a family was $41,579. Males had a median income of $27,933 versus $20,688 for females. The per capita income for the town was $15,597. About 4.3% of families and 8.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 8.2% of those under age 18 and 11.2% of those age 65 or over.

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