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Montreat, North Carolina
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| Motto(s):
"A Place Set Apart"
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Location in Buncombe County and the state of North Carolina
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| Country | United States |
| State | North Carolina |
| County | Buncombe |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2.73 sq mi (7.07 km2) |
| • Land | 2.73 sq mi (7.06 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.01 km2) |
| Elevation | 2,720 ft (830 m) |
| Population
(2020)
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| • Total | 901 |
| • Density | 330.28/sq mi (127.54/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code |
28757
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| Area code(s) | 828 |
| FIPS code | 37-44100 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2406182 |
Montreat is a town in Buncombe County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 723 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Asheville 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).
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Geography
Montreat is located in eastern Buncombe County. Its eastern border is the county line, with 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 2 miles (3 km) to the town of Black Mountain.
According to the United States Census Bureau, Montreat has a total area of 2.7 square miles (7.1 km2).
Demographics
| Historical population | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1970 | 581 | — | |
| 1980 | 741 | 27.5% | |
| 1990 | 693 | −6.5% | |
| 2000 | 630 | −9.1% | |
| 2010 | 723 | 14.8% | |
| 2020 | 901 | 24.6% | |
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2020 census
| Race | Number | Percentage |
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| White (non-Hispanic) | 740 | 82.13% |
| Black or African American (non-Hispanic) | 75 | 8.32% |
| Native American | 3 | 0.33% |
| Asian | 6 | 0.67% |
| Other/Mixed | 10 | 1.11% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 67 | 7.44% |
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 901 people, 69 households, and 57 families residing in the town.
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 Congregationalist minister from Connecticut. 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 US, and for many years Montreat has been host to religious conferences, mainly Presbyterian, organized through the MRA. 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), and Christ Community Church, EPC (formerly Montreat Presbyterian Church).
See also
In Spanish: Montreat (Carolina del Norte) para niños
