ZIP Code 28078

Huntersville is a large suburban town in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, United States. A part of the Charlotte metropolitan area, the population was 61,376 at the 2020 census, making Huntersville the 15th largest municipality in North Carolina. Originally named Craighead, the town was renamed to honor Robert Boston Hunter, a local cotton farmer and land owner. The town also is known because of its large man-made lake created by Duke Power to serve the nuclear power plant, and is used as Charlotte's water source. Joe Gibbs Racing is based in Huntersville, and has won over 190 Cup races. It is also home to two private golf courses, NorthStone Country Club and Skybrook Golf Course, as well as a manmade lake that is used for boaters and water-skiers from several surrounding states. It has a total non-contiguous area of 31.2 square miles (81 km²), of which 31.1 sq mi (81km) is land and 0.03sq mi (0.4sq mi) is water. The population of Huntersville as of the 2010 census was 46,773 people, with 9,171 households, and 6,859 families residing in the town. As of the 2020 U.S. census, there were 61,375 people, 20,074 households and 14,960 families. The racial makeup of the town is 88.42% White, 7.47% African American, 0.37% Native American, 1.50% Asian, 0,05% Pacific Islander, and 1.06% from other races, and 3.88% of the population.

Etymology

Originally named Craighead, the town was renamed to honor Robert Boston Hunter, a local cotton farmer and land owner. The town is now home to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, which was founded in 1872. It is also the home of the North Carolina Museum of Art, which opened in 1875. The city's name is derived from the name of a local land owner and cotton grower, Robert Hunter. It was originally known as Craighead and later as Hunter's Town. It's now known as North Carolina's oldest town, and was named after Robert Hunter, who was a cotton farmer in the town's early years. It has a population of about 2,000, with most people living in or near the town center. It also has a number of businesses, including a hotel, a school, a hospital and a post office, and a bank. It became a U.S. state in 1876, and its name was changed to Craighead in 1881. It then became Hunter's town in 1883, and it was renamed Craighead again in 1894. It now has a total population of 2,200. It had a population in 1885, and the name Craighead was changed again to Hunter'stown in 1891. It got its current name in 1892, when it was named for Robert Hunter's son, Robert, who lived in the area. In 1894, it was given the name Hunter's Landing, after a local man who was involved in cotton production.

Geography

Huntersville is located 14 miles north of uptown Charlotte, North Carolina. The town has a total non-contiguous area of 31.2 square miles (81 km²) of which 31.1 square miles is land and 0.03% is water. It has a population of 1,788. The city is located on the North Carolina Turnpike, which runs through Huntersville. It is the only town in North Carolina that is not in the state of North Carolina or the U.S. state of South Carolina. It was the site of the first recorded African-American settlement in the United States in 1838. The first recorded black person to live in Huntersville was in 1839. The last African-Americans to reside in the town were in 1852. The population of the town was 1,856 in the 2010 Census. It had a total population of 2,816. It's located on North Carolina's Turnpix Highway, which connects Charlotte with the state capital of Charlotte. It also runs through the town of Huntersville, which was founded in 1858. The U.N. World Heritage Site is located in the north of the city, near the town's downtown area. The National Park Service has a base station in the area, which is also known as Huntersville-Charlotte, and has a National Guard base in the nearby town of Hartsville-Chapel Hill, which has a World War II-era namesake.

Demographics

As of the 2010 census, there were 46,773 people, 9,171 households, and 6,859 families residing in the town. The racial makeup of the town was 88.42% White, 7.47% African American, 0.37% Native American, 1.50% Asian, 0,05% Pacific Islander, 1,06% from other races, and 1.13% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.88% of the population. The median income for a household in the city was $71,932, and for a family was $80,821 as of the 2007 U.S. census. The per capita income for the town is $30,256. As of the 2020 United States census, the town had 61,376 people, 20,074 homes, and 14,960 families. The town's population is expected to rise to more than 60,000 by the end of the decade. It has a population density of 801.4 people per square mile (309.4/km²) The town has a median age of 33 years, with 28.3% under the age of 18, 6.2% from 18 to 24, 40.7% from 25 to 44, 18.6% from 45 to 64 and 6. 2% who were 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.67 and the average family size was 3.09. Despite the rapid growth, crime remained relatively low.

Economy

Joe Gibbs Racing has won over 190 NASCAR Cup races. The team has five NASCAR Cup Series drivers championships with Bobby Labonte, Tony Stewart and Kyle Busch. Joe Gibbs Racing is based in Huntersville, North Carolina, and has a team of over 1,000 employees. The company has won more than $1 billion in race wins since it was founded in 1972. The most recent Cup Series win was in the 2007 season, when the team won the title in the final race of the season in New Hampshire. It was the first time the team had won back-to-back titles in the Cup Series since 1998 and 1999. It is the only team in the history of NASCAR to win back- to-back Cup Series titles in two consecutive seasons. The last time was in 2002 and 2003, when it won the championship in the second and third races in the same season. It has won the Cup title in each of the last three seasons. It also won the 2007 and 2008 Cup Series crowns in the third and fourth races.

Arts and culture

Huntersville and the surrounding area is served by the North County Regional branch of the Public Library of Charlotte and Mecklenburg County. The Carolina Renaissance Festival operates Saturdays and Sundays in October and November. The town is home to the University of North Carolina at Huntersville, which was founded in 1776. The city is also home to a number of museums and other cultural institutions. The community is also the site of the North Carolina State University. The North Carolina School of the Arts is located in Huntersville. The University of Charlotte at Huntersvillle is located on the campus of the College of Arts and Sciences. The campus is known for its art, music, and science programs. The school also has its own museum, the Discovery Place Kids-Huntersvillle, which opened in 2003. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is based in the town, and has a nuclear power station at McGuire Nuclear Station. It is also known as the McGuire-McGuire Generating Station, which has been in operation since the 1950s and is one of the oldest nuclear power stations in the United States.

Parks and recreation

The town is known recreationally as a lake community because of its proximity to Lake Norman and Mountain Island Lake. The lakes attract both boaters and water-skiers from several surrounding states. Huntersville is also home to one private golf course, NorthStone Country Club and two Semi-Private courses; Skybrook Golf Club and Birkdale Golf Course. The town is home to the Huntersville Country Club, a private country club with a membership fee of $50,000 per year. The Huntersville Golf Club has a membership of $100,000. The Town of Huntersville has a population of 2,000, with the majority of its residents living in or near the town of Charlotte, North Carolina. The city's water supply comes from Lake Norman, a large man-made lake created by Duke Power to serve the nuclear power plant. The lake is also used as Charlotte's city water source, and is located along the southwest border of the town. The City of Charlotte also has its own water supply, which is used to supply the city of Charlotte and surrounding areas. The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services has a water treatment facility in Huntersville that is open to the public. It is located in the town's downtown area and serves as a hub for water treatment and other services for the city. It also has a wastewater treatment facility, which serves the city and surrounding counties. The community has a number of parks, including the North Carolina State Park, which was built in the 1930s and is one of the oldest in the state.

Government

The town is governed by an elected Mayor and a Board of Commissioners. Elections are held every two years with the Mayor and Commissioners being elected separately. Voters are allowed to vote for up to six Commissioner candidates and the six candidates receiving the highest number of votes are elected. The current Mayor and Town Board after the November 2, 2021 election: Mayor Melinda Bales and Commissioners Stacy Phillips, Amber Kovacs, Dan Boone, Derek Partee, Rob Kidwell, and Lance Munger. Stacy Phillips received the highestNumber of votes for commissioner with 3,715 and is the current Mayor Pro Tem. There is no primary election for either Mayor or the Board of commissioners. The town is officially conducted on a non-partisan basis and elections are held on a nonpartisan basis. The mayor is elected for a four-year term and the commissioners are elected for two-year terms. The Mayor is elected to a five-yearterm and the Commissioners are elected to three-yearterms. The Town is officially run on a not-for-profit basis and there are no elections held for non-profit organizations or boards of directors. There are no plans for the town to become a 501(c)3 organization. The city has no plans to become an incorporated town in the near future. It is the first town to be incorporated in more than 50 years. The first town in that time period to become part of the state of New Hampshire. It has a population of 2,000. The population of the town has grown from 1,000 to 2,500.

Education

School age children in Huntersville attending public schools are part of the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools system. Public schools include elementary, middle, and high schools. Private schools include private schools, charter schools, and private academies. Huntersville is home to the Piedmont Community College (Merancas Campus) and the Huntersville School District. It is located on the North Carolina Turnpike, which runs through the town of Huntersville. The city's population is about 1.2 million, according to the 2010 census. It has a population of 1.3 million, the highest rate of growth in the U.S. since the mid-1970s. The town's population was 1.4 million in the 2010 Census. It had the highest percentage of children under the age of 18 in the city in the 1990s, and the lowest percentage in the 2000s. It also had the lowest rate of children in the town in the 1980s and 2000s, with the lowest percentages in the late 1990s and early 2000s than any other city in North Carolina. The school district has been in operation since the late 1950s, when it was founded. It was the first in the state to open a middle school. The district also opened a middle and high school in the 1970s, which has since become the city's largest school district. It opened a charter school in 1998, and a private school in 2000. It currently has more than 100 students in the district.

Air Quality, Water Quality, Superfund Sites & UV Index

The Air Quality index is in Huntersville, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina = 8.6. These Air Quality index is based on annual reports from the EPA. Higher values are better (100=best). The number of ozone alert days is used as an indicator of air quality, as are the amounts of seven pollutants including particulates, carbon monoxide, sulfur dioxide, lead, and volatile organic chemicals. The Water Quality Index is 60. A measure of the quality of an area’s water supply as rated by the EPA. Higher values are better (100=best). The EPA has a complex method of measuring the watershed quality, using 15 indicators such as pollutants, turbidity, sediments, and toxic discharges. The Superfund Sites Index is 20. Higher is better (100=best). Based upon the number and impact of EPA Superfund pollution sites in the county, including spending on the cleanup efforts. The UV Index in Huntersville = 4.6 and is a measure of an area's exposure to the sun's ultraviolet rays. This is most often a combination of sunny weather, altitude, and latitude. The UV Index has been defined by the WHO (www.who.int/news-room/questions-and-answers/item/radiation-the-ultraviolet-(uv)-index) and is uniform worldwide.

Employed

The most recent city population of 2,990 individuals with a median age of 35.2 age the population grows by 76.93% in Huntersville, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina population since 2000 and are distributed over a density of 1,484.56 residents per square mile of area (573.20/km²). There are average 2.63 people per household in the 16,617 households with an average household income of $82,888 a year. The unemployment rate in Alabama is 11.10% of the available work force and has dropped -7.20% over the most recent 12-month period and the projected change in job supply over the next decade based on migration patterns, economic growth, and other factors will increase by 14.50%. The number of physicians in Huntersville per 100,000 population = 267.1.

Weather

The annual rainfall in Huntersville = 44 inches and the annual snowfall = 0.3 inches. The annual number of days with measurable precipitation (over .01 inch) = 110. The average number of days per year that are predominantly sunny = 212. 88 degrees Fahrenheit is the average daily high temperature for the month of July and 34.1 degrees Fahrenheit is the average daily low temperature for the month of January. The Comfort Index (higher=better) is 35, where higher values mean a more pleasant climate. The Comfort Index measure recognizes that humidity by itself isn't the problem. (Have you noticed nobody ever complains about the weather being 'cold and humid?) It's in the summertime that we notice the humidity the most, when it's hot and muggy. Our Comfort Index uses a combination of afternoon summer temperature and humidity to closely predict the effect that the humidity will have on people.

Median Home Cost

The percentage of housing units in Huntersville, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina which are owned by the occupant = 67.35%. A housing unit is a house, apartment, mobile home, or room occupied as separate living quarters. The average age of homes = 8 years with median home cost = $204,440 and home appreciation of -12.26%. This is the value of the years most recent home sales data. Its important to note that this is not the average (or arithmetic mean). The median home price is the middle value when you arrange all the sales prices of homes from lowest to highest. This is a better indicator than the average, because the median is not changed as much by a few unusually high or low values. The property tax rate of $9.80 shown here is the rate per $1,000 of home value. If for simplification for example the tax rate is $14.00 and the home value is $250,000, the property tax would be $14.00 x ($250,000/1000), or $3500. This is the 'effective' tax rate.

Study

The local school district spends $4,695 per student. There are 15.6 students for each teacher in the school, 517 students for each Librarian and 585 students for each Counselor. 7.28% of the area’s population over the age of 25 with an Associate Degree or other 2-year college degree, 34.62% with a master’s degree, Ph.D. or other advanced college degree and 12.37% with high school diplomas or high school equivalency degrees (GEDs).