Mars Hill, North Carolina
Mars Hill, North Carolina | ||
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FIPS code 37-41620[3] | | |
GNIS feature ID | 2406102[2] | |
Website | www |
Mars Hill is a town in Madison County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 1,869 at the 2010 census, and was estimated at 2,032 in 2018 by the U.S. Census. It is the home of Mars Hill University, the name of which was inspired by Acts 17:22.[4] The town is located 15 miles (24 km) due north of Asheville. Interstate 26 passes one mile east of the town. It is part of the Asheville Metropolitan Statistical Area.
History
Long occupied by indigenous peoples, this area was not settled by European Americans much before the American Revolutionary War. They were mostly yeomen and subsistence farmers, many of whom had
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 1.9 square miles (4.9 km2), all land. The town has an elevation of 2,330 feet (710 m), so the climate of the area is considerably cooler than might be expected of a town in a southern state.
Higher education
Demographics
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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1900 | 289 | — | |
1910 | 301 | 4.2% | |
1920 | 364 | 20.9% | |
1930 | 455 | 25.0% | |
1940 | 517 | 13.6% | |
1950 | 1,404 | 171.6% | |
1960 | 1,574 | 12.1% | |
1970 | 1,623 | 3.1% | |
1980 | 2,126 | 31.0% | |
1990 | 1,611 | −24.2% | |
2000 | 1,764 | 9.5% | |
2010 | 1,869 | 6.0% | |
2020 | 2,007 | 7.4% | |
U.S. Decennial Census[6] |
2020 census
Race | Number | Percentage |
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White (non-Hispanic)
|
1,615 | 80.47% |
Black or African American (non-Hispanic)
|
139 | 6.93% |
Native American
|
5 | 0.25% |
Asian
|
23 | 1.15% |
Pacific Islander
|
1 | 0.05% |
Other/Mixed
|
98 | 4.88% |
Latino
|
126 | 6.28% |
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 2,007 people, 742 households, and 440 families residing in the town.
2000 census
As of the
There were 541 households, out of which 20.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.1% were married couples living together, 11.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 42.3% were non-families. 33.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 17.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.10 and the average family size was 2.68.
In the town, the population was spread out, with 11.7% under the age of 18, 43.1% from 18 to 24, 16.2% from 25 to 44, 15.7% from 45 to 64, and 13.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 23 years. For every 100 females, there were 89.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.7 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $32,917, and the median income for a family was $45,000. Males had a median income of $29,615 versus $23,625 for females. The
Notable people
- John Chandler – educator[8]
- Tommy Hunter – fiddler[9]
- Bascom Lamar Lunsford – folklorist and performer of traditional folk and country music from Western North Carolina[10]
- United States Ambassador to South Vietnam[11]
- Ray Rapp – former member of the North Carolina General Assembly[12]
References
- ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mars Hill, North Carolina
- ^ a b "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "History of Mars Hill College". Archived from the original on February 17, 2013. Retrieved February 13, 2013.
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
- ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved December 19, 2021.
- ^ Chandler, John Wesley. specialcollections.williams.edu. Retrieved 26 May 2019.
- ^ Deep in Tradition | Tommy Hunter | June Appal Recordings. Retrieved November 1, 2020.
- ^ Where Dead Voices Gather: Life After 78 RPM. The Anthology of American Folk Folk Music. Retrieved 26 May 2019.
- ^ The Fall of Saigon and Ambassador Graham Martin. ncdcr.gov. Retrieved 26 May 2019.
- ^ Ray Rapp's Biography. votesmart.org. Retrieved 26 May 2019.