Waxhaw is a town located in Union County, North Carolina

Union County, North Carolina

-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 123,677 people, 43,390 households, and 34,278 families residing in the county. The population density was 194 people per square mile . There were 45,695 housing units at an average density of 72 per square mile...

. The population was 2,627 at the 2000 Census

2000 Census

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Waxhaw is located at 34°55′42"N 80°44′41"W (34.928201, -80.744835).

According to the United States Census Bureau

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, the town has a total area of 2.8 square miles (7.3 km²), all of it land. Waxhaw is located north of Lancaster, South Carolina and lies about 12 miles south of Charlotte, North Carolina.

Waxhaw is located in a historic region called the Waxhaws

Waxhaws

The Waxhaws is a geographical area on the border of North and South Carolina.-Geography:The Waxhaws region is in the Piedmont region of North and South Carolina, southwest of the Uwharrie Mountains. The region encompasses an area just south of Charlotte, North Carolina, to Lancaster, South...

, named after the indigenous

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 Native American

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 tribe that lived in the territory in historic times.