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Connellys Springs, North Carolina Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools

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Population: 1,814. Estimated population in July 2024: 1,885 (+3.9% change)
Males: 900 (49.6%), Females: 914 (50.4%)

Burke County

Zip code: 28612

Demographics

Median resident age: 34.6 years
Median household income: $33,889
Median house value: $77,100

Population by Race

Races in Connelly Springs:

  • White Non-Hispanic (90.0%)
  • Other Asian (7.3%)
  • Black (1.7%)

Ancestries: United States (25.4%), German (9.7%), Irish (5.3%), English (3.6%), Dutch (1.8%), Scotch-Irish (1.4%).

Elevation: 1160 feet

Land area: 3.6 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Connelly Springs

  • High school or higher: 58.1%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 8.2%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 0.8%
  • Unemployed: 5.6%
  • Mean travel time to work: 26.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Connelly Springs town

  • Never married: 19.0%
  • Now married: 61.9%
  • Separated: 4.6%
  • Widowed: 5.8%
  • Divorced: 8.6%

3.9% Foreign born (3.8% Asia).

Population change in the 1990s: +422 (+30.3%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Connelly Springs:

  • VALDESE GENERAL HOSPITAL INC (about 5 miles; VALDESE, NC)
  • CATAWBA VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER (about 11 miles; HICKORY, NC)
  • FRYE REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 13 miles; HICKORY, NC)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Connelly Springs:

  • HICKORY REGIONAL (about 9 miles; HICKORY, NC; Abbreviation: HKY)
  • CHARLOTTE/DOUGLAS INTL (about 55 miles; CHARLOTTE, NC; Abbreviation: CLT)
  • ASHEVILLE REGIONAL (about 75 miles; ASHEVILLE, NC; Abbreviation: AVL)

Other public-use airports nearest to Connelly Springs:

  • MORGANTON-LENOIR (about 9 miles; MORGANTON, NC; Abbreviation: MRN)
  • GRACE HOSPITAL EMERGENCY MEDICAL (about 11 miles; MORGANTON, NC; Abbreviation: NC1)
  • WILSON’S (about 13 miles; HICKORY, NC; Abbreviation: E40)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Connelly Springs:

  • CATAWBA VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 11 miles; HICKORY, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,052)
  • GARDNER-WEBB UNIVERSITY (about 36 miles; BOILING SPRINGS, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,563)
  • APPALACHIAN STATE UNIVERSITY (about 36 miles; BOONE, NC; Full-time enrollment: 12,245)
  • GASTON COLLEGE (about 36 miles; DALLAS, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,473)
  • WINTHROP UNIVERSITY (about 57 miles; ROCK HILL, SC; Full-time enrollment: 4,976)
  • CENTRAL PIEDMONT COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 59 miles; CHARLOTTE, NC; Full-time enrollment: 7,967)
  • SPARTANBURG TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 61 miles; SPARTANBURG, SC; Full-time enrollment: 2,086)

Schools

Public high school in Connelly Springs:

  • EAST BURKE HIGH (Students: 1,901; Location: 3695 EAST BURKE BOULEVARD; Grades: 09 – 12)

Public primary/middle school in Connelly Springs:

  • GEORGE HILDEBRAND ELEMENTARY (Students: 486; Location: 8078 G HILDEBRAND SCH ROAD; Grades: PK – 05)

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