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Population (year 2000): 459. Estimated
population in July 2005: 448 (-2.4% change)
Males: 220 (47.9%), Females: 239 (52.1%)
Avery County
Zip code:
28622
Median resident age: 38.1 years
Median household income: $20,769 (year 2000)
Median house value: $71,900 (year 2000)
Races in Elk Park:
- White Non-Hispanic (97.2%)
- Hispanic (2.4%)
Ancestries: United States (18.3%), English
(9.8%), Irish (4.8%), German (4.6%), Scotch-Irish (2.2%), Dutch
(1.7%).
Elevation: 3182 feet
Land area: 0.7 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Elk Park
- High school or higher: 67.1%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 8.4%
- Graduate or professional degree: 1.4%
- Unemployed: 6.3%
- Mean travel time to work: 22.0 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Elk Park town
- Never married: 17.7%
- Now married: 54.9%
- Separated: 2.1%
- Widowed: 12.1%
- Divorced: 13.3%
0.4% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -28 (-5.7%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Elk Park:
- CANNON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 10 miles; LINVILLE,
NC)
- SPRUCE PINE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 19 miles;
SPRUCE PINE, NC)
- SYCAMORE SHOALS HOSPITAL (about 20 miles;
ELIZABETHTON, TN)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Elk
Park:
- TRI-CITIES RGNL TN/VA (about 36 miles;
BRISTOL/JOHNSON/KINGSPORT, TN; ID: TRI)
- HICKORY REGIONAL (about 51 miles; HICKORY, NC; ID:
HKY)
- ASHEVILLE REGIONAL (about 63 miles; ASHEVILLE, NC;
ID: AVL)
Other public-use airports nearest to Elk Park:
- AVERY COUNTY/MORRISON FIELD/ (about 16 miles; SPRUCE
PINE, NC; ID: 7A8)
- ELIZABETHTON MUNI (about 20 miles; ELIZABETHTON, TN;
ID: 0A9)
- JOHNSON COUNTY (about 22 miles; MOUNTAIN CITY, TN;
ID: 6A4)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Elk Park:
- APPALACHIAN STATE UNIVERSITY (about 20 miles; BOONE,
NC; Full-time enrollment: 12,245)
- EAST TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 29 miles;
JOHNSON CITY, TN; FT enrollment: 9,498)
- NORTHEAST STATE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about
38 miles; BLOUNTVILLE, TN; FT enrollment: 2,729)
- CATAWBA VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 54 miles;
HICKORY, NC; FT enrollment: 2,052)
- UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT ASHEVILLE (about 54
miles; ASHEVILLE, NC; FT enrollment: 2,759)
- ASHEVILLE BUNCOMBE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE
(about 56 miles; ASHEVILLE, NC; FT enrollment: 2,728)
- SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 66
miles; RICHLANDS, VA; FT enrollment: 2,412)
Public primary/middle schools in Elk Park:
- FREEDOM TRAIL ELEMENTARY (Students: 230;
Location: 6110 NORTH US HWY 19E; Grades: PK - 05)
- CRANBERRY MIDDLE (Students: 174; Location:
6230 NORTH HIGHWAY 19E; Grades: 06 - 08)
- BEECH MOUNTAIN ELEMENTARY (Students: 72;
Location: 60 FLAT SPRINGS ROAD; Grades: KG - 08)
Private primary/middle school in Elk Park:
- RAINBOW CHRISTIAN ACADEMY (Students: 9;
Location: 2221 BLEVINS CREEK RD; Grades: 1 - 10)
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