Waxhaw
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town in Union County, North Carolina, USA
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- North Carolina
- County
- Union
- Named after
- Waxhaw people
- Type
- council-manager
- Mayor
- Robert Murray
- City council
- Members Jason McCloy Hall Brenda McMillon Anne Simpson Pedro Morey Tracey Wesolek
- Total
- 12.22 sq mi (31.65 km )
- Land
- 12.13 sq mi (31.42 km )
- Water
- 0.089 sq mi (0.23 km )
- Elevation
- 584 ft (178 m)
- Density
- 1,692.8/sq mi (653.58/km )
- Time zone
- UTC-5 ( Eastern (EST) )
- Summer dst
- UTC-4 (EDT)
- Fips code
- 37-71460
- Website
- waxhaw.com
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Official name
- Waxhaw
- Country
- United States
- Located in
- Union County
- Population
- 20534
- Area
- 30.209319
- Elevation
- 209
- Official website
- www.waxhaw.com
- Image
- WAXHAW HISTORIC DISTRICT, UNION COUNTY, NC.jpg
- Households
- 4874
- Dialing code
- 704
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- postal code
- 28173
- Commons category
- Waxhaw, North Carolina
- water as percent of area
- 1.0254
- per capita income
- 40319
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Encyclopedic overview
Waxhaw is an incorporated town in Union County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 20,534 according to the 2020 Census. The population grew 108.28% from 2010. The name is derived from the indigenous people who lived in the area, who were known as the Waxhaw people.
Geography
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Waxhaw” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.