Pinehurst, North Carolina

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Pinehurst is a village in Moore County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 9,706 at the 2000 census. It is the location of the Pinehurst Resort, venue of the 1999 and 2005 U.S. Open Golf Championships. World Wrestling Entertainment Chairman Vince McMahon was born here.

1 Geography
2 Demographics
3 Relationship between village and resort
4 Colleges, Schools and Universities
5 Transportation
6 Points of interest
7 Pinehurst Notables
8 External links

[edit] Geography

Pinehurst is located at 35°11′46″N, 79°27′51″W (35.196053, -79.464109)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 38.6 km² (14.9 mi²). 37.1 km² (14.3 mi²) of it is land and 1.5 km² (0.6 mi²) of it (3.89%) is water.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 9,706 people, 4,510 households, and 3,310 families residing in the village. The population density was 261.3/km² (676.9/mi²). There were 5,668 housing units at an average density of 152.6/km² (395.3/mi²). The racial makeup of the village was 95.31% White, 3.27% African American, 0.24% Native American, 0.62% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.27% from other races, and 0.28% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.04% of the population.

There were 4,510 households out of which 13.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 68.5% were married couples living together, 3.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.6% were non-families. 24.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.05 and the average family size was 2.38.

In the village the population was spread out with 11.7% under the age of 18, 2.1% from 18 to 24, 16.7% from 25 to 44, 27.3% from 45 to 64, and 42.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 60 years. For every 100 females there were 86.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 84.2 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $58,950, and the median income for a family was $67,353. Males had a median income of $51,958 versus $32,181 for females. The per capita income for the village was $41,992. About 1.3% of families and 2.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 2.8% of those under age 18 and 3.7% of those age 65 or over.

[edit] Relationship between village and resort

In 1999, National Public Radio reported that many local business owners in Pinehurst were upset because the Pinehurst Resort was using threats of trademark infringement lawsuits to prevent everyone else from using the term "Pinehurst" in the names of their businesses.[1]