in Wesley Chapel, NC

Wesley Chapel is a village in Union County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 7,463 at the 2010 census.

Geography

Wesley Chapel is located at 35°0′36″N 80°40′45″W (35.010027, -80.679163).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 8.4 square miles (22 km²), all of it land.

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 2,549 people, 867 households, and 762 families residing in the village. The population density was 302.8 people per square mile (116.9/km²). There were 912 housing units at an average density of 108.3 per square mile (41.8/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 97.02% White, 1.41% African American, 0.12% Native American, 0.31% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 0.35% from other races, and 0.75% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.88% of the population.

There were 867 households out of which 43.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 79.4% were married couples living together, 5.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 12.0% were non-families. 9.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 2.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.