Governors Village, North Carolina

Governors Village, North Carolina
Census-designated place
Governors Village, North Carolina is located in North Carolina
Governors Village, North Carolina
Governors Village, North Carolina
Governors Village, North Carolina is located in the United States
Governors Village, North Carolina
Governors Village, North Carolina
Coordinates: 35°51′07″N 79°01′33″W / 35.85194°N 79.02583°W / 35.85194; -79.02583
CountryUnited States
StateNorth Carolina
CountyChatham
Area
[1]
 • Total
0.45 sq mi (1.17 km2)
 • Land0.45 sq mi (1.15 km2)
 • Water0.01 sq mi (0.02 km2)
Elevation
[2]
269 ft (82 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
1,512
 • Density3,397.75/sq mi (1,311.36/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
27517[3]
Area code(s)919 and 984
GNIS feature ID2812783[2]
Websitewww.villagenc.com

The Governors Village is a 450-acre (180-hectare) New Urbanism neighborhood and census-designated place (CDP) in Chatham County, North Carolina, United States,[4] with an address of Chapel Hill. It was first listed as a CDP in the 2020 census with a population of 1,512.[5]

Governors Village consists of four residential home neighborhoods (Governors Village, Governors Park, Governors Forest, Governors Lake), 160 townhomes (Governors Village and Governors Lake Townes), 242 apartments (Camden Governors Village), and multiple commercial buildings.

Governors Village is located directly across the street from the main entrance to Governors Club, a 1,600-acre (650-hectare) gated community with a 27-hole Jack Nicklaus Signature Golf Course with over 1,200 homes.

Recreation

The community has numerous parks, sidewalks and walking trails including a small community lake. In addition, the community is located just a few miles from Jordan Lake, a large recreation lake.[6]

Awards

Based on its community and volunteer activities Governors Village was named "Community of the Year" for 2009 by the North Carolina Chapter of the Community Associations Institute (Mid-sized Mixed-Use division).[7]

Business district

The original Governors Village Shopping Center opened in 2000 with the opening of the grocery store. That shopping center now includes a dry cleaner, nail salon, and food take out shops. Shortly thereafter, a bank branch opened at the main entrance to Governors Village.

In 2005, a second shopping center opened in Governors Village featuring several restaurants, a veterinarian, and dentist's office. In 2012, The Commons @ Governors Village, another commercial retail center, opened housing the offices of a realty firm, an independent pharmacy, and a construction firm, with an insurance office opening an office in 2016. In 2017 a new commercial building opened with more commercial space opening in the future.

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
20201,512—
U.S. Decennial Census[8]
2020[9]

2020 census

Governors Village CDP, North Carolina – Demographic Profile
(NH = Non-Hispanic)
Race / Ethnicity Pop 2020[9] % 2020
White alone (NH) 1,215 80.36%
Black or African American alone (NH) 76 5.03%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) 1 0.07%
Asian alone (NH) 64 4.23%
Pacific Islander alone (NH) 0 0.00%
Some Other Race alone (NH) 12 0.79%
Mixed Race/Multi-Racial (NH) 74 4.89%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 70 4.63%
Total 1,512 100.00%

Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos can be of any race.

References

  1. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
  2. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Governors Village, North Carolina
  3. ^ "Governors Village ZIP Code". zipdatamaps.com. 2023. Retrieved January 12, 2023.
  4. ^ "Governors Village Census Designated Place". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved August 27, 2021.
  5. ^ "Governors Village CDP, North Carolina". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved April 7, 2022.
  6. ^ "Jordan Lake Recreation | N.C. Division of Parks and Recreation | Recreation | Lakes". North Carolina Division of Parks and Recreation. Archived from the original on November 1, 2011. Retrieved November 3, 2011.
  7. ^ "NC Chapter of Community Associations Institute | Community Associations Institute | Awards | Homes". Archived from the original on August 7, 2011. Retrieved November 3, 2011.
  8. ^ "Decennial Census of Population and Housing by Decades". US Census Bureau.
  9. ^ a b "P2 HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Governors Village CDP, North Carolina". United States Census Bureau.