Banner Elk, North Carolina Banner Elk, North Carolina Location of Banner Elk, North Carolina Location of Banner Elk, North Carolina Country United States State North Carolina Banner Elk is a town in Avery County, North Carolina, United States.
The populace was 1,028 at the 2010 census. Banner Elk is home to Lees Mc - Rae College.
The region surrounding the Elk River was inhabited by the Cherokee before settlement, although no evidence of a permanent Cherokee settlement has ever been found.
Banner in 1848.
Although the Banner family originally came from Wales, Martin Banner moved from Forsyth County in the Piedmont region of North Carolina.
Eventually, the Banner family interval to 55 members, and the region where they lived became known as Banner's Elk.
This name was later shortened to Banner Elk when the town was incorporated in 1911. The Banner Elk Hotel and Robert Chester and Elsie H.
As of the census of 2000, there were 811 citizens , 215 homeholds, and 124 families residing in the town.
Of the 215 homeholds, 23.3% had kids under the age of 18 living with them, 46.5% were married couples living together, 8.4% had a female homeholder with no husband present, and 42.3% were non-families.
30.2% of all homeholds were made up of individuals and 8.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
The average homehold size was 2.13 and the average family size was 2.65.
In the town, the populace was spread out with 10.7% under the age of 18, 47.8% from 18 to 24, 16.8% from 25 to 44, 14.9% from 45 to 64, and 9.7% who were 65 years of age or older.
The median income for a homehold in the town was $33,750, and the median income for a family was $41,964.
About 13.5% of families and 18.7% of the populace were below the poverty line, including 20.5% of those under age 18 and 17.0% of those age 65 or over.
Banner Elk is positioned at 36 9 34 N 81 52 18 W (36.159561, 81.871649). According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town has a total region of 1.9 square miles (4.9 km2), all land. Banner Elk is positioned in North America's humid continental climate zone due to its elevation, which gives it a climate more like that of Altoona, Pennsylvania, than Asheville, North Carolina, amid the winter.
During the summer the temperatures are much like a mountain lake town in New Hampshire.
Climate data for Banner Elk, North Carolina There are two slopes in the area: Beech Mountain and Sugar Mountain.
There was formerly a third, but in the winter of 2008-2009, Hawks' Nest became an all-tubing park, the biggest in the Eastern United States.
There are a several restaurants in Banner Elk in addition to a postal service, bank, and many lodging choices.
Lees Mc - Rae College is a private four-year college in Banner Elk.
Banner Elk has a K-5th school, run by the Avery County School system.
Mill Pond, where Shawneehaw Creek and the Elk River merge (2009-12-26) Beech Mountain (North Carolina) Elk River (North Carolina) Sugar Mountain (North Carolina) United States Enumeration Bureau.
United States Geological Survey.
"Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Banner Elk town, North Carolina".
National Park Service (2010-07-09).
National Register of Historic Places.
"National Register of Historic Places Listings".
"Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2015".
"Enumeration of Population and Housing".
"Weather History for Banner Elk, NC".
"Weatherbase: Historical Weather for Banner Elk, NC, United States of America".
Town of Banner Elk official website Avery Banner Elk Chamber of Commerce Municipalities and communities of Avery County, North Carolina, United States
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Towns in North Carolina - Towns in Avery County, North Carolina - Populated places established in 1848
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