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Population (year 2000): 2,030. Estimated
population in July 2005: 1,998 (-1.6% change)
Males: 951 (46.8%), Females: 1,079 (53.2%)
Mitchell County
Zip code:
28777
Median resident age: 39.8 years
Median household income: $24,766 (year 2000)
Median house value: $74,500 (year 2000)
Races in Spruce Pine:
- White Non-Hispanic (95.4%)
- Hispanic (3.8%)
- Other race (2.3%)
- American Indian (0.7%)
Ancestries: United States (23.6%), English
(13.7%), Irish (7.1%), German (6.4%), Scotch-Irish (5.6%),
Scottish (4.4%).
Elevation: 2517 feet
Land area: 3.9 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Spruce Pine
- High school or higher: 70.5%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.5%
- Graduate or professional degree: 5.4%
- Unemployed: 2.5%
- Mean travel time to work: 22.4 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Spruce Pine town
- Never married: 15.9%
- Now married: 56.1%
- Separated: 3.1%
- Widowed: 12.6%
- Divorced: 12.3%
5.2% Foreign born (3.4% Latin America, 0.9%
North America, 0.6% Europe).
Population change in the 1990s: +10 (+0.5%).
Hospital/medical center in Spruce Pine:
- SPRUCE PINE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (125 HOSPITAL
DR)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Spruce Pine:
- MCDOWELL HOSPITAL,THE (about 15 miles; MARION, NC)
- YANCEY COMMUNITY MEDICAL CENTER (about 16 miles;
BURNSVILLE, NC)
- CANNON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 18 miles; LINVILLE,
NC)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Spruce Pine:
- TRI-CITIES RGNL TN/VA (about 45 miles;
BRISTOL/JOHNSON/KINGSPORT, TN; ID: TRI)
- ASHEVILLE REGIONAL (about 47 miles; ASHEVILLE, NC;
ID: AVL)
- HICKORY REGIONAL (about 50 miles; HICKORY, NC; ID:
HKY)
Other public-use airports nearest to Spruce Pine:
- AVERY COUNTY/MORRISON FIELD/ (about 7 miles; SPRUCE
PINE, NC; ID: 7A8)
- SHIFLET FIELD (about 15 miles; MARION, NC; ID: 9A9)
- ELIZABETHTON MUNI (about 32 miles; ELIZABETHTON, TN;
ID: 0A9)
College/University in Spruce Pine:
- MAYLAND COMMUNITY COLLEGE (Full-time
enrollment: 577; Location: PO BOX 547; Public; Website:
www.mayland.cc.nc.us)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Spruce Pine:
- APPALACHIAN STATE UNIVERSITY (about 33 miles; BOONE,
NC; Full-time enrollment: 12,245)
- EAST TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 34 miles;
JOHNSON CITY, TN; FT enrollment: 9,498)
- UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT ASHEVILLE (about 39
miles; ASHEVILLE, NC; FT enrollment: 2,759)
- ASHEVILLE BUNCOMBE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE
(about 41 miles; ASHEVILLE, NC; FT enrollment: 2,728)
- NORTHEAST STATE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about
48 miles; BLOUNTVILLE, TN; FT enrollment: 2,729)
- CATAWBA VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 52 miles;
HICKORY, NC; FT enrollment: 2,052)
- GARDNER-WEBB UNIVERSITY (about 54 miles; BOILING
SPRINGS, NC; FT enrollment: 2,563)
Private high school in Spruce Pine:
- TRI-COUNTY CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 27;
Location: RT. 2 BOX 1220; Grades: KG - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Spruce Pine:
- HARRIS MIDDLE (Students: 336; Location: 121
HARRIS STREET; Grades: 06 - 08)
- DEYTON ELEMENTARY (Students: 311; Location:
308 HARRIS STREET; Grades: 03 - 05)
- GREENLEE PRIMARY (Students: 306; Location:
2206 CARTERS RIDGE ROAD; Grades: KG - 02)
Private primary/middle schools in Spruce Pine:
- SPRUCE PINE MONTESSORI CREATIV (Students: 60;
Location: 201 WALNUT AVE S; Grades: PK - UG)
- ALTAPASS BAPTIST SCHOOL (Students: 14;
Location: ROUTE 3 BOX 165; Grades: KG - 10)
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