Burlington, North Carolina
| Burlington | |||
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| Nickname : Hosiery Center of the South | |||
Location of Burlington, North Carolina
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| Basic data | |||
| Foundation : | 1857 (Company Shops) | ||
| State : | United States | ||
| State : | North Carolina | ||
| County : | Alamance County | ||
| Coordinates : | 36 ° 5 ′ N , 79 ° 27 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 ) | ||
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Inhabitants : - Metropolitan Area : |
52,709 (as of 2016) 159,688 (as of 2016) |
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| Population density : | 956.6 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 55.3 km 2 (approx. 21 mi 2 ) of which 55.1 km 2 (approx. 21 mi 2 ) is land |
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| Height : | 193 m | ||
| Postcodes : | 27215, 27216, 27217 | ||
| Area code : | +1 336 | ||
| FIPS : | 37-09060 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 0982279 | ||
| Website : | www.ci.burlington.nc.us | ||
| Mayor : | Ian Baltutis ( D ) | ||
Burlington , or Burlington City , is a city in the state of North Carolina in the United States . It is the central city in the metropolitan statistical area of Burlington, which encompasses the entire administrative area of Alamance County . The estimated population for 2016 according to the US Census Bureau was 52,709. Burlington forms a metropolitan area with 159,688 inhabitants. Most of the city is in Alamance County, but a small portion is in the land of neighboring Guilford County .
geography
According to the United States Census Bureau , the urban area covers an area of 55.3 km², of which 0.28%, or 0.2 km², is water. The Haw River flows around the city to the north and east.
Emergence
In the 1850s, the North Carolina Railroad Company needed a place to maintain, repair, and prepare the lines and they chose a piece of land a little west of Graham . At the time when the shops ( shops had been completed) were already 27 buildings, 39 white, 20 African-American slaves and two free African Americans were employed at that time in the workshops in the village. These employees needed a place within walking distance to settle down with their families and a town began to develop called Company Shops . Property sales began shortly thereafter, but remained sluggish until after the American Revolutionary War ended . In 1864 about 300 people lived in company shops.
In 1886 the North Carolina Railroad Company moved its headquarters to Manchester , Virginia . The offices and workshops were closed. After the railway company was no longer present, the citizens decided that a new name was necessary for the place. In February 1887 a committee of the most influential citizens decided on the name "Burlington".
Demographics
According to the 2000 census, 44,917 people lived here in 18,280 households and 11,754 families. The population density is 815 inhabitants per km². The racial population is made up of 66.2% White, 25.05% African American , 0.34% Native American , 1.71% Asian , 0.04% from the Pacific Islands , and 5.16% residents other races, 1.44% are descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race is 10.07% of the population .
There were 18,280 households out of which 29% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.1% of whom were married couples living together, 14.9% were single mothers and 35.7% were non-families. 30.3% consisted of single households and 12.2% had people 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.4 and the average family size was 2.96 people.
23.7% of the population were under 18 years old. 8.9% between 18 and 24 years of age, 29% between 25 and 44 years of age, 21.4% between 45 and 64, and 17% were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 88.7 males. For every 100 women aged 18 or over there were 85 men.
The median income for a household in the county is $ 35,301, and the median income for a family is $ 45,441. Males had a median income of $ 31,697 versus $ 22,466 for females. The per capita income was $ 19,640. 9.7% of the population and 13.7% of families are below the poverty line. 18.1% of them are children and young people under 18 years of age and 14.6% are 65 years of age or older.
economy
LabCorp , one of the largest manufacturers of laboratory supplies, has its company headquarters and several research facilities in the city, the company is the largest employer in the county with 3000 jobs. Honda Aero, a subsidiary of Honda, has announced that it will also move its administrative headquarters to Burlington and build a facility at the airport, Burlington-Alamance Regional Airport, for $ 27 million to build microlight aircraft . Biscuitville, a regional fast food chain, is also based in Burlington.
education
The Alamance-Burlington school system was created by merging the county school system and the Burlington school system in 1996.
Transportation
The Carolinian and Piedmont Train , operated by Amtrak , connects Burlington with the cities of New York , Philadelphia , Baltimore , Washington , Richmond , Raleigh and Charlotte .
Personalities
- John G. Fleagle (* 1948), anatomist and paleontologist
- Tequan Richmond (born 1992), actor
Individual evidence
- ↑ North Carolina Office of State Budget and Management ( Memento of the original from April 27, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ^ Alamance-Burlington School System
