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  State: North Carolina
        
        Time zone: Eastern GMT -5:00. 
| Population: | 20,372 | 
| 2000 Population: | 16,735 | 
| White Population: | 16,221 | 
| Black Population: | 89 | 
| Hispanic Population: | 359 | 
| Asian Population: | 62 | 
| Hawaiian Population: | 64 | 
| Indian Population: | 9 | 
| Other Population: | 145 | 
| Male Population: | 8,121 | 
| Female Population: | 8,614 | 
| Median Age: | 38.7 | 
| Male Median Age: | 37.4 | 
| Female Median Age: | 40 | 
| Households: | 7,183 | 
| Average Household Size: | 2.5 | 
| Average House Value: | $127,400 | 
| Average Household Income: | $40,069 | 
| Land Area: | 86.043 sq mi | 
| Water Area: | 0.017 sq mi | 
            Barnardsville, NC (       6.0 miles)
             Alexander, NC (       7.8 miles)
             Swannanoa, NC (       9.3 miles)
             Asheville, NC (       9.9 miles)
             Mars Hill, NC (      10.6 miles)
             Montreat, NC (      13.3 miles)
             Marshall, NC (      14.8 miles)
             Ridgecrest, NC (      15.0 miles)
             Leicester, NC (      15.1 miles)
             
| 2000 Population: | 8,049,313 | 
| White Population: | 5,804,656 | 
| Black Population: | 1,737,545 | 
| Asian Population: | 113,689 | 
| Indian Population: | 99,551 | 
| Hawaiian Population: | 3,983 | 
| Other Population: | 186,629 | 
| Male Population: | 3,942,695 | 
| Female Population: | 4,106,618 | 
| Median Age: | 35.30 | 
| Male Median Age: | 33.80 | 
| Female Median Age: | 36.70 | 
| 2000 Households: | 3,132,013 | 
| White Households: | 2,366,455 | 
| Black Households: | 626,997 | 
| Asian Households: | 33,079 | 
| Indian Households: | 34,038 | 
| Hawaiian Households: | 1,033 | 
| Average Household Size: | 2.49 | 
| Average Family Size: | 2.98 |