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Census Data for ElonPopulation ...The most recent Census Estimate<1> was for 2019 and it gave Elon a population of 12,144 people. The last Decennial Census<2> was in 2010, which gave Elon a population of 9,419 people. The town of Elon is located in Alamance County. The 2010 Census gave Alamance County; a population of 151,131 people. This means that Elon had 6.23% of the county's total population, making it Alamance's 4th most populous community. At the same time, North Carolina had a population of 9,535,483 people, meaning that Elon had 0.1% of the total population of North Carolina - making it the state's 89th most populous community. Area ...The 2010 Census shows that the sampling area for Elon has a total area of 3.93 square miles [10.2 km²]. Of this total, 3.88 square miles [10.1 km²] is land, with the balance (1.22%) being water (0.05 square miles [0.1 km²]). Alamance County has a land area of 423.9 square miles [1,098 km²]. At 3.88 square miles [10.1 km²], Elon has 0.92% of the county's total land area.
Housing Units ...At the time of the 2010 Census, Elon had 3,063 Housing Units<3> and with its population of 9,419 people, this averages 3.08 people per Housing Unit.
Alamance County ...The community of Elon is located in Alamance County<4>. The county had a population of 151,131 people at the 2010 Census. With it's population of 9,419 people, Elon represented 6.23% of the county's total. In addition, where the town of Elon has a population density of 2,394 people per square mile [924 people/km²], Alamance County averages 356.5 people per square mile [137.6 people/km²]. For more information, please visit our Census Page for Alamance County. Census-to-Census Observations ...Introduction ...When the Census Bureau takes a census count (or enumeration) for Elon, they start by specifying the boundaries of the area to be counted. This area (or sampling area) is a polygon and its shape can be quite complex - it may or may not match the geographical boundaries of Elon. It's important to note that from one Census to the next, the shape and location of the polygon can change.
Location ...While generally coinciding with the GPS location (latitude/longitude) of Elon, the latitude and longitude given by the Census Bureau actually indicates the GPS location of the polygon for Elon.
Lon: -79.508740° (or -79°30'31" W) Miscellaneous Information for Elon ...The Federal government has assigned various identifying codes to each community, county and state. At one time or another, the US Census Bureau has used one (or more) of the following identifiers when referring to either Alamance County or the town of Elon:
For more information about the various Federal identification codes, please visit our Misc Page for Elon. Off-the-Road Links ...The official website for Elon: www.elonnc.com/ The official website for Alamance County: www.alamance-nc.com/ The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/ The official website of the U.S. Census Bureau The official website of the U.S. Board on Geographic Names (BGN) The official website of the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Footnotes ...
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