Butner, North Carolina
| Butner, North Carolina | |
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| Coordinates: 36°8′18″N 78°45′32″W / 36.13833°N 78.75889°WCoordinates: 36°8′18″N 78°45′32″W / 36.13833°N 78.75889°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | North Carolina |
| County | Granville |
| Area | |
| • Total | 6.6 sq mi (17.2 km2) |
| • Land | 6.6 sq mi (17.2 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
| Elevation | 371 ft (113 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 7,591 |
| • Density | 1,150.2/sq mi (441.3/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 27509 |
| Area code(s) | 919 |
| FIPS code | 37-09360[1] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1019443[2] |
| Website | Butner Website |
Butner is a town in Granville County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 7,591 at the 2010 census[3]]. Butner was managed by the state of North Carolina from 1947 through 2007. A bill passed by the North Carolina General Assembly incorporating the town was signed by Gov. Mike Easley on July 27, 2007.[4]
It is the former site of the U.S. Army's Camp Butner, which was named for Major General Henry W. Butner (1875–1937), a North Carolina native.[5][6] The area around Butner has several state and federal correctional institutions.
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[edit] Geography
Butner is located at 36°8′18″N 78°45′32″W / 36.13833°N 78.75889°W (36.138298, -78.758828)[7].
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 6.6 square miles (17 km2), all of it land.
[edit] Demographics
As of the census of 2010, there were 7,591 people in 2,767 households. The population density was 1150.2 people per square mile (441.3/km²). There were 2,999 housing units at an average density of 454.4/sq mi (174.4/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 59.5% White, 30.1% African American, 0.7% Native American, 0.8% Asian, 6.5% from other races, and 2.3% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 14.7% of the population.
There were 2,767 households out of which 33.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them. The average household size was 2.74. In the town the population was spread out with 26.0% under the age of 18, 7.6% from 18 to 24, 13.8% from 25 to 34, 23.3% from 35-49, 18.8% from 50 to 64, and 10.4% who were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 97.3 males.
The median income[8] for a household in the town was $45,437, and the mean income for a household was $51,466. The median and mean incomes for families were $53,186 and $55,847, respectively. The per capita income for the town was $17,654. About 4.1% of families and 13.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 9.2% of those under age 18 and 12.8% of those age 65 or over.
[edit] Government and infrastructure
The area surrounding Butner includes:
- Butner Federal Correctional Complex (4 units and one medical center consisting of the following: Camp Butner for males only, FCI Butner Low, FCI Medium I, FCI Butner Medium II, and Federal Medical Center)
- Several facilities of the North Carolina Department of Correction (Polk Correctional Institution and Umstead Correctional Center, which closed in 2009)
- A facility of the North Carolina Department of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (C.A. Dillon Youth Development Center)
- Several facilities of the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (Murdock Developmental Center, Whitaker School, R. J. Blackley Alcohol and Drug Abuse Treatment Center, and Central Regional Hospital replacing John Umstead Hospital in Butner and originally Dorothea Dix Hospital in Raleigh).
[edit] References
- ^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. http://geonames.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ [http://2010.census.gov/2010census/popmap/ipmtext.php?fl=37 United States Census 2010, US Census Bureau, Retrieved 2011-11-11
- ^ NC General Assembly
- ^ History from NC Dept. of Public Instruction site
- ^ Camp Butner –On Duty for the Nation, 1942-1947
- ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/gazette.html. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
- ^ Fact Finder, United States Census Bureau, Retrieved 2011-11-11
[edit] External links
- Town of Butner official website (under construction)
- North Carolina Historical Marker: Camp Butner
- Town of Butner at Blogspot
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