Fort Bragg, North Carolina
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Fort Bragg is a census-designated place and a major United States Army fort, in Cumberland County, North Carolina, USA, near Fayetteville. As of the 2000 census, it had a population of 29,183. Fort Bragg is named for Braxton Bragg, a career U.S. Army officer, a Mexican War veteran, and a General in the Confederate States Army.
Military units
Several U.S. Army airborne units are stationed at Fort Bragg, most prominently the 18th Airborne Corps HQ, the 82d Airborne Division, and the United States Army Special Operations Command (USASOC).Other units stationed at Fort Bragg include the:
- 1st Corps Support Command
- 44th Medical Command
- 18th Aviation Brigade
- 18th Field Artillery Brigade
- 35th Signal Brigade
- 525th Military Intelligence Brigade
- John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School
- 3d Special Forces Group
- 7th Special Forces Group
- Survival, Evasion, Resistance, Escape Course (SERE)
- Special Forces Assessment and Selection Course and Q Course
- 1st Special Forces Operational Detachment-Delta
- U.S. Army Parachute Team
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the base has a total area of 49.2 km² (19.0 mi²). 49.1 km² (19.0 mi²) of it is land and 0.2 km² (0.1 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 0.32% water.
Demographics
As of the census[Geographic references#2GR2] of 2000, there are 29,183 people, 4,315 households, and 4,215 families residing on the base. The population density is 594.6/km² (1,540.0/mi²). There are 4,420 housing units at an average density of 90.1/km² (233.3/mi²).Racial makeup
The racial makeup of the base is 58.05% white, 25.25% African-American, 1.15% Native American, 1.84% Asian, 0.87% Pacific Islander, 8.29% from other races, and 4.55% from two or more races. 15.77% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.Households
There are 4,315 households out of which 85.3% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 88.9% are married couples living together, 7.2% have a female householder with no husband present, and 2.3% are non-families. 2.1% of all households are made up of individuals and 0.0% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 3.72 and the average family size is 3.74.Ages
The age distribution is 25.8% under the age of 18, 40.9% from 18 to 24, 32.3% from 25 to 44, 1.1% from 45 to 64, and 0.1% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 22 years. For every 100 females there are 217.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 293.5 males. All of these statistics are typical for military bases.Income
The median income for a household on the base is $30,106, and the median income for a family is $29,836. Males have a median income of $18,095 versus $17,264 for females. The per capita income for the base is $12,791. 10.0% of the population and 9.6% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total population, 11.4% of those under the age of 18 and 0.0% of those 65 and older are living below the poverty line.Events of note
- On February 17th, 1970, the pregnant wife and two daughters of Jeffrey R. MacDonald were murdered. The events surrounding the murders were retold in the book Fatal Vision, itself made into a television miniseries of the same name.
- On October 27th, 1995, William Kreutzer Jr. opened fire at Fort Bragg, killing an officer and wounding 18 other soldiers.
- On June 28, 2005, President George W. Bush gave a speech at Fort Bragg, on the occasion of the dedication of the new Iron Mike statue.
- In 2006 a high profile investigation into the involement of several servicemen with the gay for pay, pornographic online website Active Duty, resulted in charges being filed for sodomy.
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