Editing Foxfire, North Carolina

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{{Infobox settlement
|name                     = Foxfire, North Carolina
|official_name            = Foxfire Village
|settlement_type          = [[Village (United States)#North Carolina|Village]]
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|image_map                = Moore County North Carolina incorporated and unincorporated areas Foxfire highlighted.svg
|map_caption              = Location in [[Moore County, NC|Moore County]] and the state of [[North Carolina]]

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|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        = [[Moore County, North Carolina|Moore]]
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|unit_pref                = Imperial
|area_footnotes           = <ref name="CenPopGazetteer2024">{{cite web |title=2024 U.S. Gazetteer Files: North Carolina|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2024_Gazetteer/2024_gaz_place_37.txt |publisher=United States Census Bureau |accessdate=March 27, 2025}}</ref>
|area_total_km2           = 18.47
|area_land_km2            = 18.31
|area_water_km2           = 0.15
|area_total_sq_mi         = 7.13
|area_land_sq_mi          = 7.07
|area_water_sq_mi         = 0.06

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|population_as_of         = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
|population_footnotes     = <ref name="Census 2020">{{Cite web| url=https://data.census.gov/table/DECENNIALPL2020.P1?q=&g=160XX00US3724570| title=P1. Race – Foxfire village, North Carolina: 2020 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171)| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau| access-date=March 27, 2025}}</ref>
|population_total         = 1288
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|population_density_km2   = 70.34
|population_density_sq_mi = 182.18

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|timezone                 = [[North American Eastern Time Zone|Eastern (EST)]]
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|utc_offset_DST           = -4
|elevation_footnotes      = <ref name=gnis/>
|elevation_ft             = 486
|coordinates              = {{coord|35|10|44|N|79|33|50|W|region:US_type:city|display=inline,title}}
|postal_code_type         = [[ZIP Code]]s
|postal_code              = {{ubl|27281 (Foxfire Village)|27376 ([[West End, North Carolina|West End]])|28315 ([[Aberdeen, North Carolina|Aberdeen]])}}
|area_codes               = [[Area codes 910 and 472|910, 472]]
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|blank_info               = 37-24570<ref name="GR2">{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |accessdate=January 31, 2008 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref>
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|blank1_info              = 2407459<ref name=gnis>{{GNIS|2407459}}</ref>
|website                  = {{URL|www.foxfirenc.com}}
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'''Foxfire''', officially '''Foxfire Village''',<ref>{{cite web|url=https://library.municode.com/nc/foxfire_village/codes/code_of_ordinances| title=Code of Ordinances of Foxfire Village, North Carolina| publisher=Municode| access-date=March 27, 2025}}</ref> is a village in [[Moore County, North Carolina|Moore County]], [[North Carolina]], United States. The population was 1,288 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]],<ref name="Census 2020"/> up from 902 in [[2010 United States census|2010]].

==Geography==
Foxfire is in southwestern Moore County, {{convert|6|mi|0}} west of [[Pinehurst, North Carolina|Pinehurst]] and {{convert|10|mi|0}} northwest of [[Aberdeen, North Carolina|Aberdeen]]. The village limits extend west to touch the Moore County line in two places: in the northern extension, bordering [[Montgomery County, North Carolina|Montgomery County]], and in the southern one, bordering [[Richmond County, North Carolina|Richmond County]]. Foxfire Golf Club is in the center of the village.

According to the [[U.S. Census Bureau]], the village of Foxfire has a total area of {{convert|7.1|sqmi|km2}}, of which {{convert|0.05|sqmi|2}}, or 0.67%, are water.<ref name="CenPopGazetteer2024"/> The village center sits on high ground which drains west toward Drowning Creek (the upstream portion of the [[Lumber River]]) and east toward its tributary, Deep Creek.

Foxfire is one of the few incorporated areas of North Carolina that does not host any primary numbered state highways (0–999).

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1980= 153
|1990= 334
|2000= 474
|2010= 902
|2020= 1288
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|accessdate=June 4, 2015}}</ref>
}}

===2020 census===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:right"
|+Foxfire racial composition<ref>{{Cite web|title=Explore Census Data|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US3724570&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|access-date=December 22, 2021|website=data.census.gov}}</ref>
!scope="col"| Race
!scope="col"| Number
!scope="col"| Percentage
|-
!scope="row"| [[White (U.S. Census)|White]] (non-Hispanic)
| 1,076
| 83.54%
|-
!scope="row"| [[African American (U.S. Census)|Black or African American]] (non-Hispanic)
| 54
| 4.19%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]]
| 13
| 1.01%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]]
| 18
| 1.4%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]]
| 1
| 0.08%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Race (United States Census)|Other/Mixed]]
| 70
| 5.43%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]]
| 56
| 4.35%
|}
As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 1,288 people, 646 households, and 402 families residing in the village.

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 474 people, 222 households, and 172 families residing in the village. The population density was {{convert|165.4|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 324 housing units at an average density of {{convert|113.1|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the village was 98.31% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 1.27% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]] and 0.42% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]]. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.05% of the population.

There were 222 households, out of which 12.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 73.9% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 2.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.1% were non-families. 19.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.14 and the average family size was 2.40.

In the village, the population was spread out, with 11.0% under the age of 18, 3.0% from 18 to 24, 15.4% from 25 to 44, 22.8% from 45 to 64, and 47.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 64 years. For every 100 females, there were 100.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.1 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $54,750, and the median income for a family was $60,625. Males had a median income of $51,042 versus $24,643 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the village was $29,030. About 1.7% of families and 1.6% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including none of those under the age of eighteen or sixty-five or over.

==References==
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==External links==
* {{Official|www.foxfirenc.com|Foxfire Village official website}}
* [http://www.moorecountychamber.com/ Moore County Chamber of Commerce]

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[[Category:Villages in North Carolina]]
[[Category:Villages in Moore County, North Carolina]]