CORNELIUS, NORTH CAROLINA

'Cornelius' is a town in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 11,969 at the 2000 census.

Contents

Geography

Demographics

Famous Residents

External links

Geography

Cornelius is located at (35.478954, -80.884532).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 22.6 km² (8.7 mi²). 21.9 km² (8.5 mi²) of it is land and 0.7 km² (0.3 mi²) of it (3.20%) is water.

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 11,969 people, 5,113 households, and 3,374 families residing in the town. The population density was 546.2/km² (1,415.5/mi²). There were 5,716 housing units at an average density of 260.9/km² (676.0/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 91.65% White, 5.62% African American, 0.21% Native American, 1.24% Asian, 0.05% Pacific Islander, 0.50% from other races, and 0.74% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.79% of the population.
There were 5,113 households out of which 28.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.8% were married couples living together, 6.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.0% were non-families. 27.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 5.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.34 and the average family size was 2.87.
In the town the population was spread out with 22.4% under the age of 18, 5.8% from 18 to 24, 36.7% from 25 to 44, 27.2% from 45 to 64, and 7.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 102.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.9 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $71,259, and the median income for a family was $89,945. Males had a median income of $60,514 versus $39,489 for females. The per capita income for the town was $45,023. About 3.6% of families and 4.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 6.5% of those under age 18 and 6.0% of those age 65 or over.

Famous Residents

★ Robby Gordon

★ Coy Gibbs, son of Joe Gibbs

★ Humpy Wheeler

★ Robin Pemberton

★ Jimmy Spencer

★ Rusty Wallace

★ Richard Blood

★ Lucas Guild

★ Robert Parish

External links

★ Official Cornelius, NC website

★ Lake Norman Chamber of Commerce

★ Visit Lake Norman