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Development of the town of Wake Forest began in 1820 when Dr. Calvin Jones from New England bought 615 acres (2.5 km&2). GEOGRAPHY Wake Forest is located at 35°58'24" North, 78°31'8" West (35.973289, -78.518789). According to the United States Census Bureau , the town has a total area of 20.5 Km&2 (7.9 Mi&2 ). 20.2 km&2 (7.8 mi&2) of it is land and 0.3 km&2 (0.1 mi&2) of it is water. The total area is 1.27% water. DEMOGRAPHICS As of the Census of 2000, there were 12,588 people, 4,617 households, and 3,407 families residing in the town. The Population Density was 623.1/km&2 (1,614.4/mi&2). There were 5,091 housing units at an average density of 252.0/km&2 (652.9/mi&2). The racial makeup of the town was 79.63% White , 15.78% African American , 0.21% Native American , 2.03% Asian , 0.01% Pacific Islander , 0.78% from Other Races , and 1.56% from two or more races. 2.08% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. There were 4,617 households out of which 41.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.3% were Married Couples living together, 10.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.2% were non-families. 20.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.66 and the average family size was 3.11. In the town the population was spread out with 29.7% under the age of 18, 7.4% from 18 to 24, 39.3% from 25 to 44, 15.8% from 45 to 64, and 7.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females there were 91.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.0 males. The median income for a household in the town was $52,307, and the median income for a family was $60,408. Males had a median income of $45,630 versus $30,205 for females. The Per Capita Income for the town was $22,746. 8.8% of the population and 6.3% of families were below the Poverty Line . 10.7% of those under the age of 18 and 15.7% of those 65 and older were living below the poverty line. EXTERNAL LINKS |
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