Cooleemee, North Carolina

Cooleemee is a town in Davie County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 960 at the 2010 census.HistoryCooleemee Mill Town Historic District and the Foard-Tatum House are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.GeographyCooleemee is located at .According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.8sqmi, all of it land.DemographicsAs of the census of 2000, there were 905 people, 400 households, and 254 families residing in the town. The population density was 1,166.6 people per square mile (448.0/km²). There were 456 housing units at an average density of 587.8 per square mile (225.7/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 91.71% White, 5.41% African American, 0.33% Native American, 1.10% from other races, and 1.44% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.09% of the population.There were 400 households out of which 25.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.3% were married couples living together, 8.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.5% were non-families. 32.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 18.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.26 and the average family size was 2.85.