Montreat, North Carolina

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|motto                    = "A Place Set Apart"

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'''Montreat''' is a town in [[Buncombe County, North Carolina|Buncombe County]], [[North Carolina]], United States. The population was 723 at the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]].<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US3744100| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212191111/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US3744100| url-status=dead| archive-date=February 12, 2020| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Montreat town, North Carolina| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| accessdate=February 12, 2014}}</ref> It is part of the [[Asheville, North Carolina|Asheville]] [[Asheville metropolitan area|Metropolitan Statistical Area]]. The town is best known for [[Montreat Conference Center]] and [[Montreat College]], and for having been the home of the evangelist [[Billy Graham]] (1918-2018) and his wife [[Ruth Bell Graham]] (1920-2007).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.citizen-times.com/story/news/local/2018/02/21/billy-graham-renowned-montreat-evangelist-dies-99/997978001/|title = Billy Graham, renowned Montreat evangelist, dies at 99}}</ref>

==Geography==
Montreat is located in eastern Buncombe County. Its eastern border is the county line, with [[McDowell County, North Carolina|McDowell County]] to the east. The town is located in the valley of Flat Creek and is surrounded by mountains on three sides. The only road access is via [[North Carolina Highway 9]], which leads southwest {{convert|2|mi|0}} to the town of [[Black Mountain, North Carolina|Black Mountain]].

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], Montreat has a total area of {{convert|7.1|km2|order=flip}}.<ref name="Census 2010"/>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1970= 581
|1980= 741
|1990= 693
|2000= 630
|2010= 723
|2020= 901
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|accessdate=June 4, 2015}}</ref>
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===2020 census===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:right"
|+Montreat racial composition<ref>{{Cite web|title=Explore Census Data|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US3744100&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|access-date=2021-12-19|website=data.census.gov}}</ref>
!scope="col"| Race
!scope="col"| Number
!scope="col"| Percentage
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!scope="row"| [[White (U.S. Census)|White]] (non-Hispanic)
| 740
| 82.13%
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!scope="row"| [[African American (U.S. Census)|Black or African American]] (non-Hispanic)
| 75
| 8.32%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]]
| 3
| 0.33%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]]
| 6
| 0.67%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Race (United States Census)|Other/Mixed]]
| 10
| 1.11%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]]
| 67
| 7.44%
|}
As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 901 people, 69 households, and 57 families residing in the town.

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 630 people, 185 households, and 98 families residing in the town. The population density was {{convert|227.3|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 572 housing units at an average density of {{convert|206.3|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the town was 95.40% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.95% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.63% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.63% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.79% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.59% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.43% of the population.

There were 185 households, out of which 11.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.1% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 2.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 47.0% were non-families. 37.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 20.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.16 and the average family size was 2.63.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 9.4% under the age of 18, 45.7% from 18 to 24, 10.3% from 25 to 44, 11.6% from 45 to 64, and 23.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 23 years. For every 100 females there were 102.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.8 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $45,625, and the median income for a family was $60,625. Males had a median income of $39,375 versus $22,292 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $16,699. About 3.6% of families and 11.9% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 7.8% of those under age 18 and 3.9% of those age 65 or over.

The town is the location of the main campus of [[Montreat College]].

==History==
The town of Montreat was incorporated as a North Carolina township in 1967. Much of the property in the area is still owned by the Mountain Retreat Association, formed in 1897 by John Collins, a [[Congregational church|Congregationalist]] minister from [[Connecticut]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.montreat.org/about/history|title = History}}</ref> Funding for the retreat's creation was secured from candy manufacturer and philanthropist John S. Huyler, founder of [[Huyler's]]. The name of Montreat is a portmanteau of the words "Mountain" and "Retreat". In 1907 control of the Mountain Retreat Association (MRA) passed to the [[Presbyterian Church in the United States|Presbyterian Church in the US]], and for many years Montreat has been host to religious conferences, mainly Presbyterian, organized through the MRA.<ref>Anderson, R. C. (1949). ''The Story of Montreat from Its Beginning, 1897-1947''. n.p., Montreat, N. C.</ref> Significant organizations in the contemporary town of Montreat, in addition to the Mountain Retreat Association, include Montreat Presbyterian Church: PC(USA), Montreat College (founded in 1916),<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.montreat.edu/about-us/fast-facts/|title = Fast Facts}}</ref> and Christ Community Church, EPC (formerly Montreat Presbyterian Church).

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==External links==
{{Spoken Wikipedia|En-Montreat-North-Carolina-article.ogg|date=2016-01-03}}
* {{official website|http://www.townofmontreat.org}}

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[[Category:Towns in Buncombe County, North Carolina]]
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[[Category:Asheville metropolitan area]]