Drexel, North Carolina

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(Pitt County)

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(Wilson County)

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The town of Drexel is located in Burke County.

Drexel is 370 feet [112.78 m] above sea level.^<1>

Time Zone: Drexel lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time.

Communities that are also named Drexel can be found in:

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At the time of the 2000 Census, Drexel had a population of 1,938 people ^<2> (or 2.17% of the total population of Burke County).

From the Census Estimates for 2008, Drexel had a population of 1,882 people. This is a decrease of 2.89% since the 2000 Census.

The following table shows the recent changes in population. For the years after 2000, the population counts are estimated. More information can be found on the Census Page for Drexel.

Year	Population	Change Since 2000	Year-to-Year Change
2008	1,882	-2.89%	+0.48% since 2007
2007	1,873	-3.35%
2006	1,872	-3.41%	+0.32% since 2005
2005	1,866	-3.72%
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2000	1,938	The Last Census

The following is a sample of nearby communities:

Community	Direction	Distance ^<3>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
Cajah's Mountain	NE	7 mi [11.27 km]	2,688	0.19% increase
Connelly Springs	E	6 mi [9.66 km]	1,878	3.53% increase
Gamewell	N	7 mi [11.27 km]	3,872	6.26% increase
Granite Falls	E	10 mi [16.09 km]	4,610	---
Hickory	E	15 mi [24.14 km]	41,305	10.97% increase
Hildebran	E	10 mi [16.09 km]	1,841	25.07% increase

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The Commemorative
Quarter for
North Carolina ^<4>

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Footnotes

<1>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Drexel - it wil be higher in some places and lower in others. - Return to Citation
<2>	Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Drexel. - Return to Citation
<3>	Our distances are calculated as a straight-line (or point-to-point) distance between Drexel and the indicated community. The distance should be treated as an estimate and not as the driving distance. - Return to Citation
<4>	All Quarter-dollar coin images from the United States Mint. - Return to Citation


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