East Flat Rock, North Carolina
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|official_name = East Flat Rock, North Carolina
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|subdivision_name1 = North Carolina
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|subdivision_name2 = Henderson
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|established_title = Incorporated
|established_date = 1926 (inactive){{cite web |url=https://ncpedia.org/gazetteer/search/flat%20rock/0 |title=North Carolina Gazetteer |accessdate= December 25, 2020}}
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|population_total = 5757
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|timezone = Eastern (EST)
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|postal_code = 28726
|area_code = 828
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East Flat Rock is an unincorporated area and census-designated place (CDP) in Henderson County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 4,995 at the 2010 census,{{Cite web| url=https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US3719420| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001): East Flat Rock CDP, North Carolina| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau| work=American Factfinder| accessdate=December 19, 2017| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213110345/https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US3719420| archive-date=February 13, 2020| url-status=dead}} up from 4,151 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Asheville Metropolitan Statistical Area.
History
East Flat Rock was an incorporated town from 1926 to 1948, after towns the charter was repealed by local government and later by the North Carolina General Assembly in 1949.{{cite web |url=https://ncpedia.org/gazetteer/search/flat%20rock/0 |title=North Carolina Gazetteer |accessdate= December 25, 2020}}{{cite web | title=East Flat Rock | website=Henderson Heritage | date=1910-01-31 | url=https://hendersonheritage.com/east-flat-rock/}}
Geography
East Flat Rock is located in southeastern Henderson County and is bordered to the west by the village of Flat Rock and to the northwest by unincorporated Barker Heights.
U.S. Route 176 (Spartanburg Highway) is the main road through East Flat Rock, leading northwest {{convert|3|mi|0}} to Hendersonville, the county seat, and southeast {{convert|6|mi|0}} to Saluda. Interstate 26 runs along the eastern edge of the community, with access from Exit 53 (Upward Road). I-26 leads north {{convert|27|mi}} to Asheville and southeast {{convert|42|mi}} to Spartanburg, South Carolina.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the East Flat Rock CDP has a total area of {{convert|11.1|km2|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|0.03|sqkm|order=flip|2}}, or 0.27%, are water.
Demographics
{{US Census population
|2000= 4151
|2010= 4995
|2020= 5757
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census{{cite web|url=http://www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|accessdate=June 4, 2016}}
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=2020 census=
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:right"
|+East Flat Rock racial composition{{Cite web|title=Explore Census Data|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US3719420&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|access-date=2021-12-19|website=data.census.gov}} !scope="col"| Race !scope="col"| Number !scope="col"| Percentage |
| scope="row"| White (non-Hispanic)
| 3,304 | 57.39% |
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| scope="row"| Black or African American (non-Hispanic)
| 199 | 3.46% |
| scope="row"| Native American
| 18 | 0.31% |
| scope="row"| Asian
| 55 | 0.96% |
| scope="row"| Pacific Islander
| 43 | 0.75% |
| scope="row"| Other/Mixed
| 203 | 3.53% |
| scope="row"| Hispanic or Latino
| 1,935 | 33.61% |
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 5,757 people, 2,057 households, and 1,322 families residing in the CDP.
=2000 census=
As of the census of 2000, there were 4,151 people, 1,647 households, and 1,133 families residing in the CDP. The population density was {{convert|1,279.1|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 1,823 housing units at an average density of {{convert|561.7|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the CDP was 85.69% White, 3.08% African American, 0.31% Native American, 0.29% Asian, 8.79% from other races, and 1.83% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 14.96% of the population.
There were 1,647 households, out of which 31.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.1% were married couples living together, 13.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.2% were non-families. 26.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.49 and the average family size was 2.95.
In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 24.4% under the age of 18, 10.8% from 18 to 24, 30.6% from 25 to 44, 20.3% from 45 to 64, and 13.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.5 males.
The median income for a household in the CDP was $29,315, and the median income for a family was $31,286. Males had a median income of $22,500 versus $19,907 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $13,723. About 14.0% of families and 20.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 33.6% of those under age 18 and 15.4% of those age 65 or over.
References
{{Henderson County, North Carolina}}
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Category:Census-designated places in Henderson County, North Carolina