Elon (formerly known as Elon College) is a town in Alamance County, North Carolina, United States. A town is a type of settlement ranging from a few to several thousand (occasionally hundreds of thousands inhabitants although it may be applied loosely even to huge metropolitan Alamance County is a County located in the US state of North Carolina. North Carolina ( is a state located on the Atlantic Seaboard in the southeastern United States The United States of America —commonly referred to as the It is part of the Burlington, North Carolina Metropolitan Statistical Area. Burlington is a city in Alamance and Guilford counties in the U Table of United States Metropolitan Statistical Areas|Table of United States Core Based Statistical AreasIn the United States, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB has produced The population was 6,738 at the 2000 census. The town of Elon is home to Elon University. Elon University is a private liberal arts university located in Elon North Carolina. The town was called "Elon College" until the college known as Elon College became Elon University. The town then changed its name officially to Elon.
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Geography
Elon is located at (36. 097135, -79. 512102)[1].
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 3. The United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census as defined in Title) is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census 4 square miles (8. The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. 8 km²), all of it land. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of
Demographics
As of the census[2] of 2000, there were 6,738 people, 1,903 households, and 1,141 families residing in the town. A census is the procedure of acquiring information about every member of a given population The population density was 1,991. Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume 7 people per square mile (769. 7/km²). There were 2,004 housing units at an average density of 592. 4/sq mi (228. 9/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 87. 61% White, 10. 24% African American, 0. 04% Native American, 1. 02% Asian, 0. 03% Pacific Islander, 0. 49% from other races, and 0. 56% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1. 59% of the population.
There were 903 households out of which 26. 2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51. 6% were married couples living together, 6. NOTICE TO WOULD-BE ROMEOS ************** 1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 40. 0% were non-families. 22. 6% of all households were made up of individuals and 11. 8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2. 48 and the average family size was 2. 94.
In the town the population was spread out with 14. 7% under the age of 18, 42. 7% from 18 to 24, 15. 2% from 25 to 44, 13. 8% from 45 to 64, and 13. 6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 22 years. For every 100 females there were 80. 5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 76. 6 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $41,049, and the median income for a family was $64,091. Males had a median income of $45,536 versus $30,127 for females. The per capita income for the town was $16,805. Per capita income means how much each individual receives in monetary terms of the yearly income generated in the country About 3. 9% of families and 20. 9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 6. The poverty threshold, or poverty line, is the minimum level of Income deemed necessary to achieve an adequate Standard of living in a given country 5% of those under age 18 and 9. 9% of those age 65 or over.
Education
Local public schools in Elon, NC include Western Alamance High School, Western Middle School, Altamahaw-Ossipee Elementary School, and Elon Elementary. The local school system is known as the Alamance-Burlington School System, which was created by a merger between the Alamance County School System and the Burlington City School System in 1996.
Elon University is also located in Elon, North Carolina, as well as an independent high school, The Elon School.
References
- ^ US Gazetteer files: 2000 and 1990. United States Census Bureau (2005-05-03). The United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census as defined in Title) is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1491 - Kongo monarch Nkuwu Nzinga is baptised by Portuguese missionaries adopting the baptismal name of João Retrieved on 2008-01-31. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1504 - France cedes Naples to Aragon. 1606 - Gunpowder Plot: Guy Fawkes
- ^ American FactFinder. United States Census Bureau. The United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census as defined in Title) is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census Retrieved on 2008-01-31. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1504 - France cedes Naples to Aragon. 1606 - Gunpowder Plot: Guy Fawkes
External links
- Elon, North Carolina is at coordinates Coordinates:
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