- Valley Hill, North Carolina
Infobox Settlement
official_name = Valley Hill, North Carolina
settlement_type = CDP
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map_caption = Location of Valley Hill, North Carolina
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map_caption1 =subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name =United States
subdivision_type1 = State
subdivision_name1 =North Carolina
subdivision_type2 = County
subdivision_name2 = Henderson
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established_date =unit_pref = Imperial
area_footnotes =area_magnitude =
area_total_km2 = 6.2
area_land_km2 = 6.1
area_water_km2 = 0.1
area_total_sq_mi = 2.4
area_land_sq_mi = 2.4
area_water_sq_mi = 0.0population_as_of = 2000
population_footnotes =
population_total = 2137
population_density_km2 = 349.2
population_density_sq_mi = 904.4timezone = Eastern (EST)
utc_offset = -5
timezone_DST = EDT
utc_offset_DST = -4
elevation_footnotes =
elevation_m = 666
elevation_ft = 2185
latd = 35 |latm = 17 |lats = 51 |latNS = N
longd = 82 |longm = 29 |longs = 3 |longEW = Wpostal_code_type =
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blank_name = FIPS code
blank_info = 37-69640GR|2
blank1_name = GNIS feature ID
blank1_info = 1023065GR|3
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footnotes =Valley Hill is a
census-designated place (CDP) in Henderson County,North Carolina ,United States . The population was 2,137 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Asheville Metropolitan Statistical Area.Geography
Valley Hill is located at coor dms|35|17|51|N|82|29|3|W|city (35.297615, -82.484221)GR|1.
According to the
United States Census Bureau , the CDP has a total area of 2.4square mile s (6.2km² ), of which, 2.4 square miles (6.1 km²) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.1 km²) of it (2.07%) is water.Demographics
As of the
census GR|2 of 2000, there were 2,137 people, 891 households, and 598 families residing in the CDP. Thepopulation density was 904.4 people per square mile (349.6/km²). There were 1,049 housing units at an average density of 443.9/sq mi (171.6/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 94.81% White, 2.34% African American, 0.09% Native American, 1.22% Asian, 0.05% Pacific Islander, 0.56% from other races, and 0.94% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 5.62% of the population.There were 891 households out of which 25.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.0% were married couples living together, 7.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.8% were non-families. 29.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.23 and the average family size was 2.73.
In the CDP the population was spread out with 18.2% under the age of 18, 5.2% from 18 to 24, 25.3% from 25 to 44, 25.6% from 45 to 64, and 25.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 46 years. For every 100 females there were 93.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.7 males.
The median income for a household in the CDP was $32,250, and the median income for a family was $37,325. Males had a median income of $31,795 versus $21,932 for females. The
per capita income for the CDP was $19,922. About 11.1% of families and 12.4% of the population were below thepoverty line , including 21.2% of those under age 18 and 7.0% of those age 65 or over.References
External links
* [http://www.hendersoncountygop.com/ Henderson County Republican Party]
* [http://www.hendersoncountyncdemocrats.org// Henderson County Democratic Party]
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