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Population (year 2000): 2,175. Estimated
population in July 2005: 2,232 (+2.6% change)
Males: 1,049 (48.2%), Females: 1,126 (51.8%)
Rowan County
Zip code:
28072
Median resident age: 36.6 years
Median household income: $41,645 (year 2000)
Median house value: $107,300 (year 2000)
Races in Granite Quarry:
- White Non-Hispanic (86.4%)
- Black (8.3%)
- Hispanic (5.3%)
- Other race (1.0%)
- Two or more races (0.8%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics
could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: United States (21.1%), German
(17.7%), Irish (7.0%), English (6.6%), Scotch-Irish (4.1%),
Italian (2.0%).
Elevation: 802 feet
Land area: 2.4 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Granite Quarry
- High school or higher: 82.0%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 18.5%
- Graduate or professional degree: 5.3%
- Unemployed: 2.8%
- Mean travel time to work: 21.7 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Granite Quarry town
- Never married: 20.1%
- Now married: 60.2%
- Separated: 3.3%
- Widowed: 6.0%
- Divorced: 10.3%
5.6% Foreign born (4.2% Latin America).
Population change in the 1990s: +623 (+40.1%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Granite Quarry:
- ROWAN REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 5 miles;
SALISBURY, NC)
- NORTHEAST MEDICAL CENTER (about 17 miles; CONCORD,
NC)
- LEXINGTON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL INC (about 22 miles;
LEXINGTON, NC)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Granite Quarry:
- SMITH REYNOLDS (about 40 miles; WINSTON SALEM, NC;
ID: INT)
- CHARLOTTE/DOUGLAS INTL (about 45 miles; CHARLOTTE,
NC; ID: CLT)
- PIEDMONT TRIAD INTERNATIONAL (about 48 miles;
GREENSBORO, NC; ID: GSO)
Other public-use airports nearest to Granite Quarry:
- ROWAN COUNTY (about 6 miles; SALISBURY, NC; ID: RUQ)
- DAVIDSON COUNTY (about 15 miles; LEXINGTON, NC; ID:
EXX)
- BEAR CREEK (about 17 miles; MOUNT PLEASANT, NC; ID:
N44)
Amtrak stations near Granite Quarry:
- 5 miles: SALISBURY (DEPOT & LIBERTY STS.). Services:
partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area,
public payphones, free short-term parking, free
long-term parking, call for car rental service, call for
taxi service, public transit connection.
- 15 miles: KANNAPOLIS (306 N. MAIN ST.). Services:
enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public
payphones, free short-term parking, free long-term
parking, call for car rental service, call for taxi
service.
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Granite Quarry:
- ROWAN-CABARRUS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 6 miles;
SALISBURY, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,499)
- UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHARLOTTE (about 30
miles; CHARLOTTE, NC; FT enrollment: 13,706)
- FORSYTH TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 33 miles;
WINSTON SALEM, NC; FT enrollment: 3,271)
- WINSTON-SALEM STATE UNIVERSITY (about 33 miles;
WINSTON-SALEM, NC; FT enrollment: 2,508)
- CENTRAL PIEDMONT COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 35 miles;
CHARLOTTE, NC; FT enrollment: 7,967)
- WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY (about 38 miles; WINSTON
SALEM, NC; FT enrollment: 5,944)
- HIGH POINT UNIVERSITY (about 38 miles; HIGH POINT,
NC; FT enrollment: 2,564)
Public primary/middle school in Granite Quarry:
- GRANITE QUARRY ELEMENTARY (Students: 665;
Location: 118 S WALNUT STREET; Grades: KG - 05)
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