Walnut Creek is a village in
Wayne County,
North Carolina
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, United States. The population was 835 in 2010. It is included in the
Goldsboro, North Carolina
Goldsboro, originally Goldsborough, is a city in and the county seat of Wayne County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 33,657 at the 2020 census. It is the principal city of and is included in the Goldsboro, North Carolina Me ...
Metropolitan Statistical Area.
The village is built around the Walnut Creek Country Club.
Walnut Creek Country Club
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Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau
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, the village has a total area of 1.9 square miles (4.8 km), of which, 1.5 square miles (4.0 km) of it is land and 0.3 square miles (0.8 km) of it (17.20%) is water.
Demographics
As of the census
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White
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, 1.63% African American
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, 0.12% Native American, 2.10% Asian, and 0.93% from two or more races.
There were 322 households, out of which 33.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 87.6% were married couples
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living together, 3.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 8.7% were non-families. 7.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 2.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.67 and the average family size was 2.80.
In the village, the population was spread out, with 22.7% under the age of 18, 3.5% from 18 to 24, 18.2% from 25 to 44, 40.3% from 45 to 64, and 15.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 48 years. For every 100 females, there were 95.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.7 males.
The median income for a household in the village was $96,037, and the median income for a family was $98,071. Males had a median income of $80,000 versus $27,292 for females. The per capita income
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for the village was $45,070. None of the population or families were below the poverty line
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.
Education
Education in Walnut Creek is administered by the Wayne County Public Schools
The Wayne County Public School System is the 20th largest in the state of North Carolina out of 115 school systems.
Public schools High schools
* Charles B. Aycock High School, Pikeville
*Eastern Wayne High School, Goldsboro
*Goldsboro High Sc ...
system with children attending schools in nearby townships. Higher education is offered through Wayne Community College in Goldsboro.
Transportation
Passenger
* Air: Walnut Creek is served through nearby Kinston Regional Jetport
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with service to Orlando, Florida
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. Raleigh-Durham International Airport
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is the closest major airport with service to more than 45 domestic and international destinations. Goldsboro-Wayne Municipal Airport is an airport located in Wayne County, but is only used for general aviation.
* Interstate Highway: I-795 is the closest Interstate to Walnut Creek, which is located 10 miles west in Goldsboro.
* Walnut Creek is not served directly by passenger trains. The closest Amtrak
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station is located in Selma.
* Bus: The area is served by Greyhound
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with a location in nearby Goldsboro.
Roads
* The main highway in Walnut Creek is US 70
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.
References
External links
Village website
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Villages in Wayne County, North Carolina
Villages in North Carolina