Carrboro is a town located in Orange County, North Carolina. As of the 2000 census, the town had a total population of 16,782.
Carrboro is located at 35°55'14" North, 79°5'2" West (35.920422, -79.083933).
According to the US Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 11.6 km2 (4.5 mi2). 11.6 km2 (4.5 mi2) of it is land and 0.22% is water.
Effective January 31, 2006, the total area of the town increased to approximately 12.9 km2 (5.0 mi2).
As of the census of 2000, there are 16,782 people, 7,570 households, and 3,126 families residing in the town. The population density is 1,449.6/km2 (3,753.7/mi2). There are 8,207 housing units at an average density of 708.9/km2 (1,835.7/mi2). The racial makeup of the town is 72.67% White, 13.54% African American, 0.36% Native American, 5.15% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 5.85% from other races, and 2.42% from two or more races. 12.29% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There are 7,570 households out of which 23.0% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 29.3% are married couples living together, 8.5% have a female householder with no husband present, and 58.7% are non-families. 37.1% of all households are made up of individuals and 4.5% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.20 and the average family size is 3.01.
In the town the population is spread out with 19.0% under the age of 18, 21.4% from 18 to 24, 40.3% from 25 to 44, 14.2% from 45 to 64, and 5.1% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 28 years. For every 100 females there are 94.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 92.4 males.
The median income for a household in the town is $33,527, and the median income for a family is $47,330. Males have a median income of $30,099 versus $31,090 for females. The per capita income for the town is $21,429. 19.0% of the population and 11.0% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total population, 13.1% of those under the age of 18 and 6.1% of those 65 and older are living below the poverty line.
Known originally as West End because of its location west of Chapel Hill, Carrboro was settled in 1882 around a spur of the Durham-Greensboro Southern Railway. The railroad stop was located about a mile west of the University of North Carolina (UNC) campus in order not to disturb the local population and to make it more difficult for students to leave campus by train.
Settlement in West End increased after Thomas F. Lloyd of Chapel Hill built the Alberta Cotton Mill next to the railroad depot in 1890. Julian Shakespeare Carr bought this and other nearby buildings in 1909, adding them to the network of mills that became the Durham Hosiery Mills. West End was incorporated in 1911 and renamed Venable in honor of chemistry professor and UNC president Francis Preston Venable. Just two years later, the town was renamed Carrboro, after Carr began providing streets and electric power to the community and expanding the mill buildings.
The original mill changed hands several times over the succeeding decades. The Carrboro Board of Aldermen was to have it demolished in 1975 until a community petition and fundraising effort provided for its restoration as Carr Mill Mall.
The railroad depot in Carrboro also served the local lumber industry, and Carrboro became a major hub in the hardwood cross-tie market.
Source:
CarrboroNorthCarolina.com
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