High Shoals Town, North Carolina

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High Shoals Town, Gaston County, North Carolina is a town located in the Southern Region (South Atlantic) of United States. The population of the town was 729 as per the 2000 census data. It has an estimated population (as of July 2008) of 802, It is 210th least populous in North Carolina. It is spread over 1.84 sq mi (4.77 kmē), of which, 1.79 square miles (4.64 kmē ) of it is land and 0.05 square miles (0.13 kmē) of it is water, it is the 396th largest by area in the U.S. state of North Carolina.

As of the census of 2000, there were 729 residents, 284 households, and 214 families in the town. The population density was 407.5 people per square mile (157.34/kmē), it is 179th least densely populated town in North Carolina. There were 315 housing units at an average density of 176 per square mile (67.95/kmē). The average household size was 2.57 persons, and the average family size was 2.96 persons. In the High Shoals Town, 29.2% of the population was under the age of 18, 8.9% were 18 to 24, 34.6% were 25 to 44, 17.7% were 45 to 64, and 9.6% who were 65 or older. For every 100 females there were 96.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.9 males. The median age is 30.9 years, the median age of male residents at 30.4 and the median age of female residents at 31.6. The racial or ethnic makeup of the town was 642 White, 68 Black or African American, 2 American Indian, Asian, Native Hawaiian, 16 from two or more races and 1 Ohter races.

Population 2000-2008

School Enrollment 2000

GDP 2000

The median income for a household in the town was $33906, making it the 306th wealthiest town by median household income among the North Carolina. The median income for a family in the town was $36429, it is North Carolina's 214th poorest town by median family income. The per capita income for the town was $14881, it is 179th poorest town by per capita income in North Carolina. The median income was $22137, The median income for males was $30461 versus $15500 for females.

In 2000, 162 pupils and students, of which 46.3% are male and 53.7% are female, 22.22% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, percentage of enrollment student are in, 3.09% nursery or pri school, 8.02% kindergarten, 63.58% elementary school, 9.88% high school and 15.43% College graduate school.

Year	Population
April 2000 census	729
April 2000 Estimate	740
July 2000 Estimate	741
July 2001 Estimate	745
July 2002 Estimate	746
July 2003 Estimate	745
July 2004 Estimate	746
July 2005 Estimate	753
July 2006 Estimate	765
July 2007 Estimate	784
July 2008 Estimate	802

School	Male	Female	Total
Nursery school	2	3	5
Kindergarten	10	3	13
Elementary school	51	52	103
High school	2	14	16
College or graduate school	10	15	25

Place	Median household income	Median family income	Per capita income
High Shoals town, North Carolina	$33906	$36429	$14881
Gaston County, North Carolina	$39482	$46271	$19225
North Carolina, United States	$39184	$46335	$20307
United States	$41994	$50046	$21587