Whitsett, North Carolina

Infobox Settlement
official_name = Whitsett, North Carolina
settlement_type = Town
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map_caption = Location of Whitsett, 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 = Guilford
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unit_pref = Imperial
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area_total_km2 = 7.3
area_land_km2 = 7.3
area_water_km2 = 0.0
area_total_sq_mi = 2.8
area_land_sq_mi = 2.8
area_water_sq_mi = 0.0

population_as_of = 2000
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population_total = 686
population_density_km2 = 94.0
population_density_sq_mi = 243.4

timezone = Eastern (EST)
utc_offset = -5
timezone_DST = EDT
utc_offset_DST = -4
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elevation_m = 209
elevation_ft = 686
latd = 36 |latm = 4 |lats = 47 |latNS = N
longd = 79 |longm = 34 |longs = 0 |longEW = W

postal_code_type = ZIP code
postal_code = 27377
area_code = 336
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blank_info = 37-73760GR|2
blank1_name = GNIS feature ID
blank1_info = 1027480GR|3
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Whitsett is a town in Guilford County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 686 at the 2000 census.

Geography

Whitsett is located at coor dms|36|4|47|N|79|34|0|W|city (36.079674, -79.566760)GR|1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 2.8 square miles (7.3 km²), all of it land.

Demographics

As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 686 people, 279 households, and 215 families residing in the town. The population density was 243.4 people per square mile (93.9/km²). There were 308 housing units at an average density of 109.3/sq mi (42.2/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 93.29% White, 5.98% African American, 0.15% Asian, and 0.58% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.73% of the population.

There were 279 households out of which 26.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.5% were married couples living together, 7.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.9% were non-families. 20.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.46 and the average family size was 2.82.

In the town the population was spread out with 20.4% under the age of 18, 6.6% from 18 to 24, 27.0% from 25 to 44, 28.7% from 45 to 64, and 17.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females there were 100.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.8 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $44,250, and the median income for a family was $48,750. Males had a median income of $38,958 versus $26,250 for females. The per capita income for the town was $21,936. About 5.5% of families and 7.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 14.3% of those under age 18 and 4.2% of those age 65 or over.

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