JAARS, North Carolina | |
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CDP | |
Location within the state of North Carolina | |
Coordinates: 34°51′44″N 80°44′50″W / 34.86222°N 80.74722°WCoordinates: 34°51′44″N 80°44′50″W / 34.86222°N 80.74722°W | |
Country | United States |
State | North Carolina |
County | Union |
Area | |
• Total | 0.8 sq mi (2.2 km2) |
• Land | 0.8 sq mi (2.2 km2) |
• Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
Elevation | 584 ft (178 m) |
Population (2000) | |
• Total | 360 |
• Density | 424.7/sq mi (164.0/km2) |
Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
• Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
FIPS code | 37-33993 |
GNIS feature ID | 1852661 |
JAARS is a census-designated place (CDP) in Union County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 360 at the 2000 census. The region's name comes from JAARS, a non-profit organization that is located there.
JAARS is located at 34°51′44″N 80°44′50″W / 34.86222°N 80.74722°W (34.862297, -80.747115).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 0.9 square miles (2.3 km2), all of it land.
As of 2000, there were 360 people, 126 households, and 100 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 424.7 people per square mile (163.5/km²). There were 173 housing units at an average density of 204.1/sq mi (78.6/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 97.50% White, 0.28% Asian, 1.94% from other races, and 0.28% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.22% of the population.
There were 126 households out of which 29.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 73.0% were married couples living together, 6.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.6% were non-families. 17.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.86 and the average family size was 3.23.