Editing Balfour, North Carolina

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'''Balfour''' is an [[Unincorporated area#United States|unincorporated community]] and [[census-designated place]] (CDP) in [[Henderson County, North Carolina|Henderson County]], [[North Carolina]], United States. The population was 1,187 at the 2010 census.<ref name="Census 2010">{{Cite web| url=https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US3703220| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001): Balfour CDP, North Carolina| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau| work=American Factfinder| access-date=December 19, 2017| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213101123/https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US3703220| archive-date=February 13, 2020| url-status=dead}}</ref> It is part of the [[Asheville, North Carolina|Asheville]] [[Asheville metropolitan area|Metropolitan Statistical Area]].

==History==
A post office called Balfour has been in operation since 1893.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=NC&county=Henderson | title=Henderson County | publisher=Jim Forte Postal History | access-date=23 May 2015}}</ref> The community derives its name from Captain William Balfour Troy, the original owner of the town site.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=6KEaAAAAIBAJ&sjid=NSQEAAAAIBAJ&pg=5250%2C5292855 | title=Tuxedo: It's not formal wear | work=The Times-News | date=Feb 22, 1987 | access-date=23 May 2015 | author=Kramp, Penn | pages=27}}</ref>

==Geography==
Balfour is bordered to the south by [[Hendersonville, North Carolina|Hendersonville]], the [[county seat]], and to the north by [[Mountain Home, North Carolina|Mountain Home]]. [[Special routes of U.S. Route 25#Hendersonville business loop|U.S. Route 25 Business]] (Asheville Highway) is the main road through the community, leading south into Hendersonville and north {{convert|4|mi|0}} to [[Interstate 26 in North Carolina|Interstate 26]] and [[U.S. Route 25 in North Carolina|US 25]]. Downtown [[Asheville, North Carolina|Asheville]] is {{convert|21|mi}} north of Balfour.

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the CDP has a total area of {{convert|4.7|km2|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|0.03|sqkm|order=flip|2}}, or 0.59%, are water.<ref name="Census 2010"/> Mud Creek, a north-flowing tributary of the [[French Broad River]], forms the eastern edge of the CDP.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|2020= 1335
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=http://www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|accessdate=June 4, 2016}}</ref>
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As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 1,200 people, 481 households, and 320 families residing in the CDP. The population density was {{convert|652.3|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 527 housing units at an average density of {{convert|286.5|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the CDP was 90.25% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 4.75% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.50% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 1.58% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 2.17% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.75% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 5.92% of the population.

There were 481 households, out of which 22.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.3% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 12.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.3% were non-families. 28.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.26 and the average family size was 2.75.

In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 17.8% under the age of 18, 8.1% from 18 to 24, 29.3% from 25 to 44, 25.7% from 45 to 64, and 19.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females, there were 109.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 111.8 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $28,889, and the median income for a family was $40,721. Males had a median income of $28,611 versus $20,139 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the CDP was $16,010. About 3.0% of families and 5.1% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including none of those under age 18 and 2.0% of those age 65 or over.

==References==
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{{Henderson County, North Carolina}}

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[[Category:Census-designated places in Henderson County, North Carolina]]
[[Category:Census-designated places in North Carolina]]
[[Category:Asheville metropolitan area]]