Garner, North Carolina

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Garner is a town in Wake County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 17,757 at the 2000 census. Garner is approximately 6.1 miles from Raleigh, the capital of North Carolina.

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[edit] History

Land near the town of Garner was first settled around 1751; it became the village of Garner's Station and received a post office in 1878, but the community had its charter repealed in 1891. In 1905, the charter was reinstated as the Town of Garner. The town lay along US 70, the first paved highway to be built in North Carolina.

[edit] Geography

Garner is located at 35°41′54″N, 78°37′22″W (35.698243, -78.622865)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 35.2 km² (13.6 mi²). 33.2 km² (12.8 mi²) of it is land and 2.0 km² (0.8 mi²) of it (5.60%) is water.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 17,757 people, 6,950 households, and 4,830 families residing in the town. The population density was 534.8/km² (1,385.1/mi²). There were 7,252 housing units at an average density of 218.4/km² (565.7/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 67.02% White, 27.13% African American, 0.41% Native American, 1.11% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 2.77% from other races, and 1.54% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.75% of the population.

There were 6,950 households out of which 34.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.5% were married couples living together, 12.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.5% were non-families. 24.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.51 and the average family size was 3.00.

In the town the population was spread out with 25.0% under the age of 18, 7.9% from 18 to 24, 33.6% from 25 to 44, 22.6% from 45 to 64, and 10.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 93.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.2 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $47,380, and the median income for a family was $58,302. Males had a median income of $37,359 versus $29,805 for females. The per capita income for the town was $22,433. About 4.9% of families and 6.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 8.9% of those under age 18 and 10.1% of those age 65 or over.