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Haw River, North Carolina

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The town of Haw River is located in Alamance County.

Typical abbreviation for Haw River: Haw Riv.

Haw River is 170 feet [51.82 m] above sea level.<1>

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

We searched for American and Canadian communities that also have the name of Haw River, but it seems to be unique to this community.

At the time of the 2000 Census, Haw River had a population of 1,908 people<2> (or 1.45% of the total population of Alamance County).

From the Census Estimates for 2008, Haw River had a population of 2,012 people. This is an increase of 5.45% 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 Haw River.

YearPopulationChange
Since 2000		Year-to-Year Change
20082,012+5.45%+1.21% since 2007
20071,988+4.19%+0.71% since 2006
20061,974+3.46%+0.61% since 2005
20051,962+2.83% 
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20001,908The Last Census

The following is a sample of nearby communities:

 Community DirectionDistance<3>2008
Population		Change
Since 2000
 Burlington   W5 mi [8.05 km]50,85713.22% increase
 Carrboro   SE19 mi [30.58 km]18,1628.22% increase
 Elon College   W8 mi [12.87 km]---
 Elon   W8 mi [12.87 km]---
 Gibsonville   W10 mi [16.09 km]4,7388.37% increase
 Hillsborough   E14 mi [22.53 km]5,6533.8% increase

To learn more about neighboring communities and counties, please visit the Neighborhood Page for Haw River.


The Commemorative Quarter for North Carolina
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Search for Local Businesses

People have found Google's 'Search-by-Location' to be a useful tool when planning visits to this area. We have prepared the following searches to help you find businesses, travel and vacation activities that are in (or close to) Haw River. It's likely that the search results won't include all of the businesses that are in this area, but the results should give you a good foundation for further searches.

For what it's worth: In addition to helping you submit your own search, clicking 'Other...' will frequently (but not always) show you some popular searches for this area.

Lodging     Gas Stations     Banks              
Bed & Breakfast     Truck Stops     Real Estate    
Campgrounds      Rentals    
Restaurants     Auto Repair      
 RV Repair     Churches    
Food/Groceries        
Pharmacy     Auto Parts     Libraries    
  RV Parts     Schools    
Attractions     Motorcycle Parts     Government Offices    
     
Fishing/Hunting     Hospitals      
Hiking/Camping     Doctors      
  Dentists      
Other...     Veterinarians      

If you find an error or your business wasn't included in the results, please contact Google to help them resolve the issue (we simply link to 'Search-by-Location' and have no control over their results).



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The following websites contain collections of photos taken around Haw River:

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Looking for more websites and/or information centered on Haw River? Please visit the Map Page for Haw River.


Footnotes

<1>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Haw River - it wil be higher in some places and lower in others.

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<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Haw River.

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<3>Our distances are calculated as a straight-line (or point-to-point) distance between Haw River and the indicated community. The distance should be treated as an estimate and not as the driving distance.

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<4>All Quarter-dollar coin images from the United States Mint.

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