Lake Junaluska, North Carolina

Infobox Settlement
official_name = Lake Junaluska, North Carolina
settlement_type = CDP
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map_caption = Location of Lake Junaluska, 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 = Haywood
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area_total_km2 = 15.1
area_land_km2 = 14.3
area_water_km2 = 0.8
area_total_sq_mi = 5.8
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area_water_sq_mi = 0.3

population_as_of = 2000
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population_total = 2675
population_density_km2 = 186.7
population_density_sq_mi = 483.6

timezone = Eastern (EST)
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elevation_m = 780
elevation_ft = 2559
latd = 35 |latm = 31 |lats = 40 |latNS = N
longd = 82 |longm = 58 |longs = 35 |longEW = W

postal_code_type = ZIP code
postal_code = 28745
area_code = 828
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Lake Junaluska is a census-designated place (CDP) in Haywood County, North Carolina, USA. It is part of the Asheville Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 2,675 at the 2000 census. It is notable as the site of the headquarters of the World Methodist Council, a consultative body linking almost all churches in the Methodist tradition. The WMC headquarters is itself located on the campus of the Lake Junaluska Conference and Retreat Center, an assembly for the Southeastern Jurisdiction of the United Methodist Church which hosts Annual Conferences and other United Methodist and religious conferences and events. As well, the Lake is home to the Foundation for Evangelism incorporated by Harry Denman to provide funding to various seminaries, professorships, and youth ministries. As well, the Foundation provides resources and open source software for the local church.

The name Junaluska comes from a famous Cherokee Indian leader.

Geography

Lake Junaluska is located at coor dms|35|31|40|N|82|58|35|W|city (35.527829, -82.976495)GR|1. It has a beautiful setting: Haywood County is known for the 18 peaks over 6,000 feet (1,829 m), more than any county east of the Mississippi River. The 200-acre (0.8 km²) lake is surrounded by 1,200 acres (5 km²) of beautiful rolling hills and valleys.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 5.8 square miles (15.1 km²), of which, 5.5 square miles (14.3 km²) of it is land and 0.3 square miles (0.8 km²) of it (4.98%) is water.

Demographics

As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 2,675 people, 1,262 households, and 861 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 483.6 people per square mile (186.8/km²). There were 1,848 housing units at an average density of 334.1/sq mi (129.0/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 98.65% White, 0.37% African American, 0.26% Native American, 0.11% Asian, 0.07% from other races, and 0.52% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.35% of the population.

There were 1,262 households out of which 18.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.3% were married couples living together, 7.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.7% were non-families. 29.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.12 and the average family size was 2.57.

In the CDP the population was spread out with 16.2% under the age of 18, 5.7% from 18 to 24, 20.6% from 25 to 44, 29.4% from 45 to 64, and 28.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 50 years. For every 100 females there were 86.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 82.1 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $46,932, and the median income for a family was $54,444. Males had a median income of $38,224 versus $29,219 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $23,031. About 4.2% of families and 8.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 17.9% of those under age 18 and 3.0% of those age 65 or over.

The grocery stores of Lake Junaluska are dry.

History

On June 25, 1913, the Second General Missionary Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South convened in the new auditorium, beside a lake yet to be filled, created by damming Richland Creek. There were only 13 homes, and no hotel until 1914, so 4000 people had to stay elsewhere. Junaluska Inn was built in 1917 but burned the next year. A new hotel went up on the same site, eventually to be named for Bishop Walter Lambuth. In 1923, a classroom building called Shackford Hall went up on the lake's west end. Both Lambuth Inn and Shackford Hall have been named to the National Register of Historic PlacesNeill Caldwell, "A Brief History of Lake Junaluska," http://www.umc.org/site/c.gjJTJbMUIuE/b.1777795/k.2D19/A_brief_history_of_Lake_Junaluska.htm, Retrieved on 2008/06/17.] ..

In 1922, the Junaluska cross was built on a hill overlooking the lake on its east side. In 1994, a replacement cross went up, and the original was eventually restored and moved to Mount Shepherd Retreat Center near Asheboro, North Carolina [http://www.mtshepherd.org/info.php?page=cross, Retrieved on 2008/06/17.] .

The assembly went bankrupt, but in 1936, Methodist bishops raised $100,000 to pay off the debt, and the Methodist Church took over in 1940. The Southeastern Jurisdiction became the owner in 1948. The George R. Stuart Auditorium, named for the first director of the assembly [http://www.gbgm-umc.org/brooks-howell-home/StentzJ.html, Retrieved on 2008/06/17.] , was enclosed, and The World Methodist Council moved its headquarters to Lake Junaluska, in the 1950s.

References

External links

* [http://www.lakejunaluska.com/default.aspx Website for Conference and Retreat Center]