Pleasant Garden, North Carolina

Pleasant Garden is a town in Guilford County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 4,489 at the 2010 census.HistoryIncorporated in 1997 from Fentress Township, Pleasant Garden was first settled in 1786, and known as a business district by that name since at least 1876.GeographyPleasant Garden is located at .According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 15.4sqmi, of which, 15.3sqmi of it is land and 0.04sqmi of it is water.DemographicsAs of the census of 2000, there were 4,714 people, 1,783 households, and 1,383 families residing in the town. The population density was 307.2 people per square mile (118.6/km²). There were 1,874 housing units at an average density of 122.1 per square mile (47.2/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 85.19% White, 11.24% African American, 1.08% Native American, 0.23% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 1.04% from other races, and 1.19% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.63% of the population.There were 1,783 households out of which 34.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 65.3% were married couples living together, 8.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.4% were non-families. 18.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.62 and the average family size was 2.97.