East Flat Rock is an

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and

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(CDP) in Henderson County,

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, United States. The population was 4,995 at the 2010 census, up from 4,151 at the 2000 census. It is part of the

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Geography

East Flat Rock is located in southeastern Henderson County at (35.284583, -82.419013). It is bordered to the west by the village of Flat Rock and to the northwest by unincorporated Barker Heights.

U.S. Route 176 U.S. Route 176 (US 176) is a spur of US 76 in the U.S. states of North Carolina and South Carolina. The U.S. Highway runs from US 25 Business and North Carolina Highway 225 (NC 225) in Hendersonville, North Carolina, east to US 52 in Goose Cre ...

(Spartanburg Highway) is the main road through East Flat Rock, leading northwest to Hendersonville, the

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, and southeast to Saluda.

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runs along the eastern edge of the community, with access from Exit 53 (Upward Road). I-26 leads north to

and southeast to

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. According to the

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, the East Flat Rock CDP has a total area of , of which , or 0.27%, are water.

Demographics

2020 census

As of the

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, there were 5,757 people, 2,057 households, and 1,322 families residing in the CDP.

2000 census

As of the

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of 2000, there were 4,151 people, 1,647 households, and 1,133 families residing in the CDP. The

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was 1,279.1 people per square mile (493.1/km²). There were 1,823 housing units at an average density of 561.7 per square mile (216.6/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 85.69%

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, 3.08%

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, 0.31% Native American, 0.29%

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, 8.79% from

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, and 1.83% from two or more races.

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of any race were 14.96% of the population. There were 1,647 households, out of which 31.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.1% were

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living together, 13.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.2% were non-families. 26.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.49 and the average family size was 2.95. In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 24.4% under the age of 18, 10.8% from 18 to 24, 30.6% from 25 to 44, 20.3% from 45 to 64, and 13.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.5 males. The median income for a household in the CDP was $29,315, and the median income for a family was $31,286. Males had a median income of $22,500 versus $19,907 for females. The

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for the CDP was $13,723. About 14.0% of families and 20.6% of the population were below the

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, including 33.6% of those under age 18 and 15.4% of those age 65 or over.

References

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