Fletcher, North Carolina

Fletcher is a in the American state of North Carolina, and is administratively part of Henderson County,  The population was 7,187 at the 2010 census. Fletcher is home to Asheville Regional Airport, which serves. It is part of the Asheville Metropolitan Statistical Area.

History
A post office called Fletcher has been in operation since 1886. The town took its name from the Fletcher family of pioneer settlers.

The Meadows and Rugby Grange are listed on the.

Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 4,185 people, 1,744 households, and 1,248 families residing in the town. The was 791.1 people per square mile (305.5/km²). There were 1,816 housing units at an average density of 343.3 per square mile (132.5/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 93.60% White, 3.30% African American, 0.12% Native American, 1.27% Asian, 0.50% from other races, and 1.22% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.55% of the population.

There were 1,744 households out of which 33.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.3% were living together, 7.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.4% were non-families. 23.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.40 and the average family size was 2.85.

In the town, the population was spread out with 23.8% under the age of 18, 5.6% from 18 to 24, 35.8% from 25 to 44, 24.6% from 45 to 64, and 10.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 97.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.1 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $45,426, and the median income for a family was $51,688. Males had a median income of $35,976 versus $26,176 for females. The {{w|per capita income for the town was $20,607. About 4.6% of families and 7.4% of the population were below the {{w|poverty line}}, including 9.5% of those under age 18 and 10.7% of those age 65 or over.

Geography
Fletcher is located at 35.43278°N, -82.50667°W (35.432840, -82.506648).

According to the, the town has a total area of 5.3 sqmi, all of it land.

Places in the vicinity
The figure below shows nearby in a  of 12 km around Fletcher.