Indian Trail, North Carolina

Infobox Settlement
official_name = Indian Trail, North Carolina
settlement_type = Town
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website = http://www.indiantrail.org/


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map_caption = Location in the state of North Carolina


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subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_type1 = State
subdivision_type2 = County
subdivision_name = flagicon|USA United States
subdivision_name1 = North Carolina
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leader_title = Mayor
leader_name = Sandy Moore, (R)
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area_total_km2 = 39.4
area_land_km2 = 39.3
area_water_km2 = 0.1
population_as_of = 2000
population_total = 11905
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population_density_km2 = 303.1
timezone = EST
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timezone_DST = EDT
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elevation_ft = 715
latd = 35 |latm = 00 |lats = 12 |latNS = N
longd = 81 |longm = 5 |longs = 16 |longEW = W
area_total_sq_mi = 15.2
area_land_sq_mi = 15.2
area_water_sq_mi = 0.0
elevation_m = 218
postal_code_type = ZIP code
postal_code = 28079
area_code = 704
blank_name = FIPS code
blank_info = 37-33560GR|2
blank1_name = GNIS feature ID
blank1_info = 0987370GR|3
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Indian Trail is a town in Union County, North Carolina, United States. Founded on March 12, 1861, the town holds a history of traders traveling along the "Indian Trail," which ran from Petersburg, Virginia, to the Waxhaw Indians, and gold mining. Indian Trail was first a big farming community; however, German and Scot-Irish settlers began to move into the area due to its geographical location. In 1874, the Seaboard Coast Line Railroad was built between the cities Charlotte, North Carolina and Monroe, North Carolina. The railroad, which runs through the town, brought prosperity to the town. Indian Trail was incorporated as a town in 1907. Today, Indian Trail is a rapidly growing city with more and more people moving into it. Every Fourth of July, it holds an annual parade which is one of the biggest parades in the Charlotte metropolitan area.

Geography

Indian Trail is located at coor dms|35|4|12|N|80|39|16|W|city (35.069918, -80.654424)GR|1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 15.2 square miles (39.4 km²), of which, 15.2 square miles (39.3 km²) of it is land and 0.04 square miles (0.1 km²) of it (0.26%) is water.

Demographics

As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 11,905 people, 4,299 households, and 3,400 families residing in the town. The population density was 785.0 people per square mile (303.0/km²). There were 4,581 housing units at an average density of 302.0/sq mi (116.6/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 90.90% White, 5.35% African American, 0.53% Native American, 0.96% Asian, 0.09% Pacific Islander, 0.95% from other races, and 1.22% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.48% of the population.

There were 4,299 households out of which 44.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 65.7% were married couples living together, 9.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.9% were non-families. 16.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 3.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.77 and the average family size was 3.12.

In the town the population was spread out with 29.9% under the age of 18, 6.4% from 18 to 24, 39.4% from 25 to 44, 18.2% from 45 to 64, and 6.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females there were 98.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.1 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $51,896, and the median income for a family was $55,689. Males had a median income of $37,327 versus $28,062 for females. The per capita income for the town was $20,757. About 4.4% of families and 5.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 8.9% of those under age 18 and 11.0% of those age 65 or over.

Education

The town has two high schools, two middle schools, and five elementary schools. The high schools are Sun Valley High School and Porter Ridge High School. The middle schools are Sun Valley Middle School and Porter Ridge Middle School. The elementary schools are Indian Trail Elementary School, Shiloh Elementary School, Sardis Elementary School, Porter Ridge Elementary School, and the newest is Sun Valley Elementary School.

References

External links

* [http://www.indiantrail.org/ Official website of Indian Trail, NC]