JAARS, North Carolina facts for kids

Quick facts for kids JAARS, North Carolina
CDP
JAARS, North Carolina Location in North Carolina
Country	United States
State	North Carolina
County	Union
Area
• Total	0.86 sq mi (2.24 km2)
• Land	0.86 sq mi (2.23 km2)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.01 km2)
Elevation	581 ft (177 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	471
• Density	548.31/sq mi (211.61/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	28173
Area code(s)	704 and 980
FIPS code	37-33993
GNIS feature ID	2402628

JAARS is a small community in Union County, North Carolina, in the United States. It's known for being the home of a special non-profit organization also called JAARS. This organization helps people around the world get the Bible in their own languages. In 2020, about 471 people lived in JAARS.

About the Area

JAARS is a small place. It covers about 0.9 square miles (2.24 square kilometers) of land. That's about the size of 576 football fields! All of this area is land, with no large bodies of water.

Who Lives in JAARS?

In 2000, there were 360 people living in JAARS. These people lived in 126 different homes. Most of these homes (73%) were families with married couples. About 29% of the homes had children under 18 living there.

The people in JAARS come from different backgrounds. In 2000, most residents (about 97.5%) were White. A small number were Asian (0.28%) or from other races (1.94%). About 2.22% of the population identified as Hispanic or Latino.

The population in JAARS is spread out across different age groups. In 2000:

• About 27.5% of the people were under 18 years old.
• About 5.6% were between 18 and 24 years old.
• About 18.3% were between 25 and 44 years old.
• About 21.7% were between 45 and 64 years old.
• About 26.9% were 65 years old or older.

The average age of people living in JAARS in 2000 was 44 years.

See Also

In Spanish: JAARS para niños