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Population (year 2000): 2,406. Estimated
population in July 2005: 2,866 (+19.1% change)
Males: 1,165 (48.4%), Females: 1,241 (51.6%)
Union County
Zip code:
28174
Median resident age: 23.0 years
Median household income: $33,750 (year 2000)
Median house value: $99,900 (year 2000)
Races in Wingate:
- White Non-Hispanic (68.5%)
- Black (26.1%)
- Hispanic (4.2%)
- Two or more races (1.8%)
- Other race (1.5%)
Ancestries: United States (7.7%), English
(6.2%), German (5.4%), Irish (3.8%), Scotch-Irish (3.4%),
Italian (2.0%).
Elevation: 576 feet
Land area: 1.7 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Wingate
- High school or higher: 76.6%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 26.8%
- Graduate or professional degree: 12.5%
- Unemployed: 34.3%
- Mean travel time to work: 21.2 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Wingate town
- Never married: 35.5%
- Now married: 47.9%
- Separated: 4.2%
- Widowed: 6.5%
- Divorced: 5.9%
6.7% Foreign born (5.6% Latin America).
Population change in the 1990s: -391 (-14.0%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Wingate:
- UNION REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 9 miles;
MONROE, NC)
- ANSON COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 26 miles; WADESBORO,
NC)
- SPRINGS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 28 miles;
LANCASTER, SC)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Wingate:
- CHARLOTTE/DOUGLAS INTL (about 37 miles; CHARLOTTE,
NC; ID: CLT)
- SHAW AFB (about 70 miles; SUMTER, SC; ID: SSC)
- FLORENCE REGIONAL (about 75 miles; FLORENCE, SC; ID:
FLO)
Other public-use airports nearest to Wingate:
- U S (about 3 miles; WINGATE, NC; ID: N46)
- MONROE REGIONAL (about 12 miles; MONROE, NC; ID: EQY)
- GOOSE CREEK (about 14 miles; INDIAN TRAIL, NC; ID:
28A)
College/University in Wingate:
- WINGATE UNIVERSITY (Full-time enrollment:
1,199; Location: CAMDEN ST; Private, not-for-profit;
Website: www.wingate.edu; Offers Master's degree)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Wingate:
- UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHARLOTTE (about 30
miles; CHARLOTTE, NC; Full-time enrollment: 13,706)
- CENTRAL PIEDMONT COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 32 miles;
CHARLOTTE, NC; FT enrollment: 7,967)
- YORK TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 40 miles; ROCK HILL,
SC; FT enrollment: 2,221)
- ROWAN-CABARRUS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 48 miles;
SALISBURY, NC; FT enrollment: 2,499)
- WINTHROP UNIVERSITY (about 51 miles; ROCK HILL, SC;
FT enrollment: 4,976)
- GASTON COLLEGE (about 57 miles; DALLAS, NC; FT
enrollment: 2,473)
- FLORENCE DARLINGTON TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 70
miles; FLORENCE, SC; FT enrollment: 2,619)
Public primary/middle schools in Wingate:
- WINGATE ELEMENTARY (Students: 766; Location:
301 BIVENS STREET; Grades: PK - 05)
- UNION ELEMENTARY (Students: 408; Location:
5320 WHITE STORE RD; Grades: PK - 05)
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