Foxfire, North Carolina Explained

Official Name:Foxfire, North Carolina
Settlement Type:Village
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:North Carolina
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Moore
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:18.47
Area Land Km2:18.31
Area Water Km2:0.15
Area Total Sq Mi:7.13
Area Land Sq Mi:7.07
Area Water Sq Mi:0.06
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:1288
Population Density Km2:70.34
Population Density Sq Mi:182.18
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Elevation Ft:486
Coordinates:35.1789°N -79.5639°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:27281
Area Codes:910, 472
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:37-24570[2]
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:2407459

Foxfire is a village in Moore County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 902 at the 2010 census.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 2.9sqmi, of which 2.9sqmi is land and 0.1sqmi (2.05%) is water.

Foxfire is one of the few incorporated areas of North Carolina that does not host any primary numbered state highways (0–999).

Demographics

2020 census

Race!scope="col"
NumberPercentage
White (non-Hispanic)1,07683.54%
Black or African American (non-Hispanic)544.19%
Native American131.01%
Asian181.4%
Pacific Islander10.08%
Other/Mixed705.43%
Hispanic or Latino564.35%
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 1,288 people, 646 households, and 402 families residing in the village.

2000 census

As of the census of 2000, there were 474 people, 222 households, and 172 families residing in the village. The population density was 165.4sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 324 housing units at an average density of 113.1sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the village was 98.31% White, 1.27% African American and 0.42% Asian. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.05% of the population.

There were 222 households, out of which 12.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 73.9% were married couples living together, 2.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.1% were non-families. 19.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.14 and the average family size was 2.40.

In the village, the population was spread out, with 11.0% under the age of 18, 3.0% from 18 to 24, 15.4% from 25 to 44, 22.8% from 45 to 64, and 47.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 64 years. For every 100 females, there were 100.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.1 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $54,750, and the median income for a family was $60,625. Males had a median income of $51,042 versus $24,643 for females. The per capita income for the village was $29,030. About 1.7% of families and 1.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including none of those under the age of eighteen or sixty-five or over.

References

  1. Web site: ArcGIS REST Services Directory. United States Census Bureau. September 20, 2022.
  2. Web site: U.S. Census website . . January 31, 2008 .

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