Ararat, North Carolina
Encyclopedia
Ararat is an unincorporated community in the Long Hill Township
of Surry County, North Carolina
. Ararat is situated on, and is named for, the Ararat River
. Ararat is along the former Atlantic & Yadkin Railway line from Mount Airy
to Rural Hall
that is now operated by the Yadkin Valley Railroad. Landmarks near the center of the community include the community post office, fire department and area churches.
(Zip Code 27007) has a population of about 1,339 as of the 2000 census
. The population is 50.2% male and 49.8% female. About 93.2% of the population is white, 1.2% African-American, 0.6% American Indian
, 6.9% Hispanic
, and 4.3% of other races. 0.7% of people are two or more races. There are no Asians, Native Hawaiians
or other Pacific Islander
s.
The median household income
is $39,085 with 7.4% of the population living below the poverty
line.
Long Hill Township, Surry County, North Carolina
Long Hill Township is one of fifteen townships in Surry County, North Carolina. The township had a population of 1,495 according to the 2000 census....
of Surry County, North Carolina
Surry County, North Carolina
Surry County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of 2010, the population was 73,673. Its county seat is Dobson.- History :The county was formed in 1771 from Rowan County...
. Ararat is situated on, and is named for, the Ararat River
Ararat River
The Ararat River is a tributary of the Yadkin River in southwestern Virginia and northwestern North Carolina in the United States. Via the Yadkin it is part of the watershed of the Pee Dee River, which flows to the Atlantic Ocean....
. Ararat is along the former Atlantic & Yadkin Railway line from Mount Airy
Mount Airy, North Carolina
Mount Airy is a city in Surry County, North Carolina, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 10,388.-History:Mount Airy was settled in the 1750s as a stagecoach stop on the road between Winston-Salem and Galax, Virginia. It was named for a nearby plantation...
to Rural Hall
Rural Hall, North Carolina
Rural Hall is a town in Forsyth County, North Carolina, United States. It is a part of the Piedmont Triad. The population was 2,464 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Rural Hall is located at ....
that is now operated by the Yadkin Valley Railroad. Landmarks near the center of the community include the community post office, fire department and area churches.
Demographics
Ararat's Zip Code Tabulation AreaZIP Code Tabulation Area
ZIP Code Tabulation Areas are statistical entities developed by the United States Census Bureau for tabulating summary statistics from Census 2000. This new entity was developed to overcome the difficulties in precisely defining the land area covered by each ZIP code...
(Zip Code 27007) has a population of about 1,339 as of the 2000 census
United States Census, 2000
The Twenty-second United States Census, known as Census 2000 and conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States on April 1, 2000, to be 281,421,906, an increase of 13.2% over the 248,709,873 persons enumerated during the 1990 Census...
. The population is 50.2% male and 49.8% female. About 93.2% of the population is white, 1.2% African-American, 0.6% American Indian
Indigenous peoples of the Americas
The indigenous peoples of the Americas are the pre-Columbian inhabitants of North and South America, their descendants and other ethnic groups who are identified with those peoples. Indigenous peoples are known in Canada as Aboriginal peoples, and in the United States as Native Americans...
, 6.9% Hispanic
Hispanic
Hispanic is a term that originally denoted a relationship to Hispania, which is to say the Iberian Peninsula: Andorra, Gibraltar, Portugal and Spain. During the Modern Era, Hispanic sometimes takes on a more limited meaning, particularly in the United States, where the term means a person of ...
, and 4.3% of other races. 0.7% of people are two or more races. There are no Asians, Native Hawaiians
Native Hawaiians
Native Hawaiians refers to the indigenous Polynesian people of the Hawaiian Islands or their descendants. Native Hawaiians trace their ancestry back to the original Polynesian settlers of Hawaii.According to the U.S...
or other Pacific Islander
Pacific Islander
Pacific Islander , is a geographic term to describe the indigenous inhabitants of any of the three major sub-regions of Oceania: Polynesia, Melanesia and Micronesia.According to the Encyclopædia Britannica, these three regions, together with their islands consist of:Polynesia:...
s.
The median household income
Median household income
The median household income is commonly used to generate data about geographic areas and divides households into two equal segments with the first half of households earning less than the median household income and the other half earning more...
is $39,085 with 7.4% of the population living below the poverty
Poverty
Poverty is the lack of a certain amount of material possessions or money. Absolute poverty or destitution is inability to afford basic human needs, which commonly includes clean and fresh water, nutrition, health care, education, clothing and shelter. About 1.7 billion people are estimated to live...
line.