Governors Club, North Carolina

Governors Club, North Carolina
Census-designated place
Governors Club Location within North Carolina Governors Club Location within the United States
Coordinates: 35°50′37″N 79°02′43″W
Country	United States
State	North Carolina
County	Chatham
Area
• Total	2.36 sq mi (6.10 km2)
• Land	2.36 sq mi (6.10 km2)
• Water	0 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation	480 ft (150 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	1,969
• Density	836.1/sq mi (322.83/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP Code	27517 (Chapel Hill)
Area codes	919/984
FIPS code	37-27180
GNIS feature ID	2812782

Governors Club is a golf course community and census-designated place (CDP) in Chatham County, North Carolina, United States. It was first listed as a CDP in the 2020 census with a population of 1,969.

The community is in northern Chatham County, 7 miles (11 km) south of Chapel Hill. It is bordered to the northeast by the Governors Village CDP. The 667-foot (203 m) summit of Edwards Mountain is in the west-central part of the Governors Club CDP.

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2020	1,969		—
U.S. Decennial Census 2020

2020 census

As of the 2020 census, Governors Club had a population of 1,969. The median age was 64.6 years. 8.0% of residents were under the age of 18 and 48.8% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 99.5 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 96.8 males age 18 and over.

100.0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 0.0% lived in rural areas.

There were 898 households in Governors Club, of which 16.7% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 75.7% were married-couple households, 7.1% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 14.5% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 14.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

There were 971 housing units, of which 7.5% were vacant. The homeowner vacancy rate was 0.4% and the rental vacancy rate was 23.6%.

Governors Club CDP, North Carolina – Demographic Profile
(NH = Non-Hispanic)

Race / Ethnicity	Pop 2020	% 2020
White alone (NH)	1,593	80.90%
Black or African American alone (NH)	110	5.59%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)	1	0.05%
Asian alone (NH)	122	6.20%
Pacific Islander alone (NH)	0	0.00%
Some Other Race alone (NH)	4	0.20%
Mixed Race/Multi-Racial (NH)	45	2.29%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	94	4.77%
Total	1,969	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.