Editing Glen Alpine, North Carolina

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|official_name            = Glen Alpine, North Carolina
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|subdivision_name2        = [[Burke County, North Carolina|Burke]]
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|population_total         = 1529
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'''Glen Alpine''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|g|l|ɛ|n|_|ˈ|æ|l|p|ə|n}} {{respelling|GLEN|_|AL|pən}})<ref>{{cite web |title=NC Pronunciation Guide |url=http://www.wral.com/lifestyles/travel/blogpost/10331495/ |author=Bill Leslie |date=November 3, 2011 |publisher=[[WRAL-TV]] |access-date=July 3, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130622172905/http://www.wral.com/lifestyles/travel/blogpost/10331495/ |archive-date=June 22, 2013 |url-status=live}}</ref> is a town in [[Burke County, North Carolina|Burke County]], [[North Carolina]], United States. The population was 1,517 at the 2010 census.<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US3726200| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212193540/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US3726200| url-status=dead| archive-date=February 12, 2020| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Glen Alpine town, North Carolina| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| access-date=February 13, 2014}}</ref> It is part of the [[Hickory, North Carolina|Hickory]]&ndash;[[Lenoir, North Carolina|Lenoir]]&ndash;[[Morganton, North Carolina|Morganton]] [[The Unifour|Metropolitan Statistical Area]].

==Geography==
Glen Alpine is located in western Burke County. It is bordered to the southeast by an extension of the city of [[Morganton, North Carolina|Morganton]]. [[U.S. Route 70 in North Carolina|U.S. Route 70]] passes through the town as Main Street, and [[Interstate 40 in North Carolina|Interstate 40]] passes to the south of the town, with access from exits 98 and 100. Via US-70, it is {{convert|5|mi|0}} east to downtown Morganton and {{convert|15|mi}} west to [[Marion, North Carolina|Marion]].

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town of Glen Alpine has a total area of {{convert|5.6|km2|disp=flip}}, all  land.<ref name="Census 2010"/>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1890= 252
|1900= 137
|1910= 308
|1920= 346
|1930= 529
|1940= 665
|1950= 695
|1960= 734
|1970= 797
|1980= 645
|1990= 563
|2000= 1090
|2010= 1517
|2020= 1529
|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|access-date=June 4, 2015}}</ref>
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===2020 census===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:right"
|+Glen Alpine racial composition<ref>{{Cite web|title=Explore Census Data|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US3726200&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)
| 1,259
| 82.34%
|-
!scope="row"| [[African American (U.S. Census)|Black or African American]] (non-Hispanic)
| 61
| 3.99%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]]
| 7
| 0.46%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]]
| 72
| 4.71%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Race (United States Census)|Other/Mixed]]
| 59
| 3.86%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]]
| 71
| 4.64%
|}
As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 1,529 people, 635 households, and 481 families residing in the town.

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 1,090 people, 423 households, and 307 families residing in the town. The population density was {{convert|588.0|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 443 housing units at an average density of {{convert|239.0|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the town was 81.28% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 3.85% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.37% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 13.49% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.64% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.37% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.73% of the population.

There were 423 households, out of which 29.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.6% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 9.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.2% were non-families. 24.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.57 and the average family size was 3.05.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 25.4% under the age of 18, 7.9% from 18 to 24, 23.9% from 25 to 44, 27.1% from 45 to 64, and 15.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 95.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.8 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $36,397, and the median income for a family was $44,167. Males had a median income of $27,917 versus $21,679 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $14,506. About 4.3% of families and 5.2% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 5.8% of those under age 18 and 10.5% of those age 65 or over.

==Notable people==
* [[Edward W. Pearson Sr.]], businessman and residential developer<ref name=":2">
{{Cite news|url=http://theurbannews.com/lifestyles/2014/renaissance-man-edward-w-pearson|title=Renaissance Man: Edward W. Pearson|date=2014-02-13|work=The Urban News|access-date=2018-09-01|language=en-US|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180902052258/http://theurbannews.com/lifestyles/2014/renaissance-man-edward-w-pearson/|archive-date=2018-09-02|url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[Daniel R. Simpson]], jurist and legislator<ref>''North Carolina Manual 1994-1993,'' North Carolina Secretary of State, "Biographical Sketch of Daniel R. Simpson," pg 506</ref>

==References==
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{{Burke County, North Carolina}}
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[[Category:Towns in Burke County, North Carolina]]
[[Category:North Carolina populated places on the Catawba River]]