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We would like to provide the residents of  Waxhaw  a basic history overview.


Welcome to the Waxhaw Home page. The Waxhaw Home page provides as much information as possible on Waxhaw. Knowing Waxhaw’s history is essential to guiding its future. Within Waxhaw’s Home page, you will also find Waxhaw’s Founders, Holiday, and Birthday sections.

Waxhaw has a population of 16165. 49.5% of Waxhaw’s inhabitants are Male, and 50.5 are female. 62% of Waxhaw is married and 83.6% own their own home. The Average Home price is $346,218, and the average rent is $1,409. Household median income in Waxhaw is $116,964, and the individual median income is $44,073. Waxhaw’s Ethnic is the following: White(77.5%), Hispanic(10.9%), Black(10.3%), Multiple(6.3%), Asian(4.1%), Other(1.6%), Native(0.1%).


Waxhaw is located at 34°55′42″N 80°44′41″W (34.928201, -80.744835).According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 11.54 square miles (29.9 km2). Waxhaw's northernmost municipal boundary is located four and one-half miles south of the Charlotte southernmost city limit.


Waxhaw is part of Union County. Waxhaw is located in the historic region called The Waxhaws and both the region and the town are named after the indigenous Native American tribe who lived there prior to colonial settlement. Europeans sometimes referred to their settlements in the area as, The Waxhaw Settlement.


The town of Waxhaw is in the Piedmont region of North Carolina, which is a wooded area with rolling hills. This region is where gold was first discovered in the United States. The Howie Gold Mine is not far from the city limits. By 1935, 50,000 ounces of gold had been mined from this location. The Howie Gold mine operated until World War II, when most mines were shut down due to workforce changes during the war effort.


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