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{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2023}} {{Infobox settlement |official_name = Fearrington Village, North Carolina |settlement_type = [[Census-designated place]] |nickname = |motto = <!-- Images --> |image_skyline = |imagesize = |image_caption = |image_flag = |image_seal = <!-- Maps --> |image_map = NCMap-doton-Farrington.PNG |mapsize = 250px |map_caption = Location of Fearrington Village, North Carolina |image_map1 = |mapsize1 = |map_caption1 = <!-- Location --> |subdivision_type = [[List of sovereign states|Country]] |subdivision_name = United States |subdivision_type1 = [[U.S. state|State]] |subdivision_name1 = [[North Carolina]] |subdivision_type2 = [[List of counties in North Carolina|County]] |subdivision_name2 = [[Chatham County, North Carolina|Chatham]] |government_footnotes = |government_type = |leader_title = |leader_name = |leader_title1 = |leader_name1 = |established_title = |established_date = <!-- Area --> |unit_pref = Imperial |area_footnotes = <ref name="TigerWebMapServer">{{cite web|title=ArcGIS REST Services Directory|url=https://tigerweb.geo.census.gov/arcgis/rest/services/TIGERweb/Places_CouSub_ConCity_SubMCD/MapServer|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=September 20, 2022}}</ref> |area_magnitude = |area_total_km2 = 4.64 |area_land_km2 = 4.63 |area_water_km2 = 0.01 |area_total_sq_mi = 1.79 |area_land_sq_mi = 1.79 |area_water_sq_mi = 0.00 <!-- Population --> |population_as_of = [[2020 United States census|2020]] |population_footnotes = |population_total = 2557 |population_density_km2 = 552.70 |population_density_sq_mi = 1431.69 <!-- General information --> |timezone = [[North American Eastern Time Zone|Eastern (EST)]] |utc_offset = -5 |timezone_DST = EDT |utc_offset_DST = -4 |elevation_footnotes = <ref name=gnis/> |elevation_ft = 440 |coordinates = {{coord|35|47|58|N|79|04|54|W|region:US_type:city|display=inline,title}} |postal_code_type = [[ZIP code]] |postal_code = 27312<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.zipdatamaps.com/27312|title=Fearrington Village ZIP Code|publisher=zipdatamaps.com|year=2023|access-date=January 12, 2023}}</ref> |area_code = [[Area codes 919 and 984|919 and 984]] |blank_name = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]] |blank_info = 37-22982<ref name="GR2">{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=2008-01-31 |title=U.S. Census website |df= }}</ref> |blank1_name = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID |blank1_info = 2402476<ref name=gnis>{{GNIS|2402476}}</ref> |website = |footnotes = |pop_est_as_of = |pop_est_footnotes = |population_est = }} '''Fearrington Village''' is a residential development and [[census-designated place]] (CDP) in [[Chatham County, North Carolina|Chatham County]], [[North Carolina]], United States. The population was 2,339 at the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]],<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US3722982| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212192814/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US3722982| url-status=dead| archive-date=February 12, 2020| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Fearrington Village CDP, North Carolina| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| accessdate=December 30, 2014}}</ref> up from 903 in [[2000 United States Census|2000]]. The 2020 census counted 2,557 residents. Its name is phonetically pronounced FAIR-ington, not FEAR-ington as the spelling might indicate. The CDP occupies what was formerly the area of the unincorporated community of [[Farrington, North Carolina|Farrington]]. It is a mixed-use community located on farmland dating back to the 18th century in [[Pittsboro, North Carolina|Pittsboro]], [[North Carolina]]. The community is located about 15 minutes from [[Chapel Hill, North Carolina|Chapel Hill]], a half-hour from [[Durham, North Carolina|Durham]] and 45 minutes from [[Raleigh, North Carolina|Raleigh]]. ==Geography== Fearrington Village is located in northeastern Chatham County. U.S. Routes [[U.S. Route 15 in North Carolina|15]] and [[U.S. Route 501|501]] form the northwestern edge of the community, leading north {{convert|8|mi|0}} to [[Chapel Hill, North Carolina|Chapel Hill]] and south {{convert|8|mi|0}} to [[Pittsboro, North Carolina|Pittsboro]], the Chatham County seat. According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the CDP has a total area of {{convert|4.6|km2|order=flip}}, of which {{Convert|0.01|sqkm|order=flip|3}}, or 0.32%, is water.<ref name="Census 2010"/> ==Demographics== {{US Census population |2020= 2557 |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> }} ===2020 census=== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:right" |+Fearrington Village racial composition<ref>{{Cite web|title=Explore Census Data|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US3722982&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|access-date=2021-12-21|website=data.census.gov}}</ref> !scope="col"| Race !scope="col"| Number !scope="col"| Percentage |- !scope="row"| [[White (U.S. Census)|White]] (non-Hispanic) | 2,378 | 93.0% |- !scope="row"| [[African American (U.S. Census)|Black or African American]] (non-Hispanic) | 26 | 1.02% |- !scope="row"| [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]] | 1 | 0.04% |- !scope="row"| [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]] | 29 | 1.13% |- !scope="row"| [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]] | 1 | 0.04% |- !scope="row"| [[Race (United States Census)|Other/Mixed]] | 67 | 2.62% |- !scope="row"| [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] | 55 | 2.15% |} As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 2,557 people, 1,663 households, and 787 families residing in the CDP. ===2010 census=== As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2010, there were 2,339 people. As of the [[census]] of 2000, there were 903 people, 506 households, and 357 families residing in the CDP. The population density was {{convert|391.9|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 533 housing units at an average density of {{convert|231.3|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the CDP was 96.79% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 2.99% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.11% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], and 0.11% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.22% of the population. There were 506 households, out of which 2.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 67.0% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 3.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.4% were non-families. 27.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 20.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1.78 and the average family size was 2.08. A 2018 analysis by the [[National Center for Health Statistics]] found that the life expectancy in Fearrington is 97 years old.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nvss/usaleep/usaleep.html|title=U.S. Small-area Life Expectancy Estimates Project|last=|first=|date=September 26, 2018|website=Centers for Disease Control and Prevention|access-date=}}</ref> In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 2.1% under the age of 18, 0.8% from 18 to 24, 5.6% from 25 to 44, 19.6% from 45 to 64, and 71.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 70 years. For every 100 females, there were 79.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 77.9 males. The median income for a household in the CDP was $66,198, and the median income for a family was $68,281. Males had a median income of $55,278 versus $28,068 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the CDP was $41,000. About 3.8% of families and 6.8% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 9.3% of those under age 18 and 1.9% of those age 65 or over. == History == The community began in 1974 when R.B. Fitch and his late wife Jenny purchased the two-century old dairy farm from Jesse Fearrington.<ref name=autogenerated2>[Cowell, Rebekah L. (2008, August 10). "True to His Vision" The Chapel Hill News, pp C1.]</ref> He had inherited the 640 acre property, originally purchased for 100 shillings in 1786 from John Oldham by his great-great-great grandfather, William Cole.<ref>The original deed is on file with the UNC Southern Historical Collection, collection #05747. See Contents List, Folder 3, for the deeds. https://finding-aids.lib.unc.edu/05747/ .</ref> Located midway between [[Chapel Hill, North Carolina|Chapel Hill]] and [[Pittsboro, North Carolina|Pittsboro]] along U.S. 15-501 in Chatham County, Fearrington currently occupies about {{convert|1200|acre|km2}}.<ref name=autogenerated1>[Oates, Nancy E. (2007, July/August). "So You're Thinking of Moving to Fearrington Village" Chapel Hill Magazine, pp 95.]</ref> The Fitches aimed to recreate the smaller villages of England and modeled the Fearrington Village Center after those hamlets long before the term "mixed-use community" had been popularized.<ref name=autogenerated1 /> Over the last 30 years the community has grown to include over 1800 residents, a country inn and restaurant (The Fearrington House), a cafe & bar, various shops, and artist studios.<ref>[http://www.fearringtonartists.org/ Fearrington Village]</ref> The Fearrington House Country Inn is one of only two AAA five-diamond facilities in the state,<ref>[http://www.bizjournals.com/triangle/stories/2007/11/26/daily20.html (2007, November 27). "AAA unveils list of Triangle's four-diamond restaurants, hotels" Triangle Business Journal.]</ref> earning the Five Diamond designation 15 years in a row, more times than any other accommodation in the Carolinas.<ref>[http://www.wral.com/news/news_briefs/story/2285494/ (2008, January 10). "Fearrington, Umstead Snag AAA Top Honors" WRAL.]</ref> The Inn is also North Carolina's only five-star hotel, according to Mobil Travel Guide's annual rankings.<ref>[http://www.bizjournals.com/triangle/stories/2006/11/06/daily28.html (2006, November 9). "Fearrington House inn merits five-star status" Triangle Business Journal.]</ref> [[Belted Galloway]] cows, the village's iconic mascot, were added to the farm in 1983.<ref name=autogenerated2 /> ==References== {{Reflist}} ==External links== * [http://www.fearrington.com Fearrington Village developer] * [http://www.fearrington.com/house/ Fearrington House Country Inn] {{Chatham County, North Carolina}} {{authority control}} [[Category:Census-designated places in Chatham County, North Carolina]] [[Category:Census-designated places in North Carolina]]
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