Grassy Creek is an
unincorporated community
An unincorporated area is a region that is not governed by a local municipal corporation. Widespread unincorporated communities and areas are a distinguishing feature of the United States and Canada. Most other countries of the world either have ...
in the
Grassy Creek Township of
Ashe County, North Carolina
Ashe County is a county located in the United States state of North Carolina. As of the 2020 census, the population was 26,577. Its county seat is Jefferson.
History
Historical evidence shows that Ashe County was inhabited by Native Americ ...
, United States, near the border with the state of
Virginia
Virginia, officially the Commonwealth of Virginia, is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern regions of the United States, between the Atlantic Coast and the Appalachian Mountains. The geography and climate of the Commonwealth ar ...
.
History
Grassy Creek was established around 1788 .
The
Grassy Creek Historic District and
William Waddell House were listed on the
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic v ...
in 2007.
Demographics
Grassy Creek's
Zip Code Tabulation Area
ZIP Code Tabulation Areas (ZCTAs) are statistical entities developed by the United States Census Bureau for tabulating summary statistics. These were introduced with the Census 2000 and continued with the 2010 Census and 5 year American Community S ...
(Zip Code 27507) has a population of 511 as of the
2000 census. The population is 53.4% male and 46.6% female. About 92.2% of the population is white, 1.2%
African-American
African Americans (also referred to as Black Americans and Afro-Americans) are an Race and ethnicity in the United States, ethnic group consisting of Americans with partial or total ancestry from sub-Saharan Africa. The term "African American ...
, 0.6%
American Indian, 7.8%
Hispanic
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The term commonly applies to countries with a cultural and historical link to Spain and to Vic ...
, 5.3% some other race and 0.8% of people are two or more races.
The
median household income
The median income is the income amount that divides a population into two equal groups, half having an income above that amount, and half having an income below that amount. It may differ from the mean (or average) income. Both of these are ways of ...
is $28,654 with 21.8% of the population living below the
poverty
Poverty is the state of having few material possessions or little income. Poverty can have diverse social, economic, and political causes and effects. When evaluating poverty in ...
line.
See also
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Grassy Creek
References
Unincorporated communities in Ashe County, North Carolina
Unincorporated communities in North Carolina
Populated places established in 1788
1788 establishments in North Carolina
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