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Farmville, North Carolina

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Country
  
United States

County
  
Pitt

FIPS code
  
37-22820

Elevation
  
25 m

Zip code
  
27828

Local time
  
Thursday 12:58 PM

State
  
North Carolina

Time zone
  
Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)

GNIS feature ID
  
1020222

Area
  
8 km²

Population
  
4,753 (2013)

Area code
  
252

Farmville, North Carolina

Weather
  
22°C, Wind SW at 3 km/h, 15% Humidity

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Farmville is a town in Pitt County, North Carolina, eight miles to the west of Greenville, North Carolina. The population is 4,654 as of the 2010 Census. Farmville is a part of the Greenville Metropolitan Area located in North Carolina's Inner Banks region. Farmville has been a Tree City USA community through the Arbor Day Foundation for 36 years, proving its commitment to managing and expanding its public trees.

Contents

Map of Farmville, NC 27828, USA

History

The Farmville Historic District and Benjamin May-Lewis House are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Geography

Farmville is located at 35°35′39″N 77°35′14″W (35.594246, -77.587128).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 3.1 square miles (8.0 km2), all of it land.

Demographics

As of the census of 2014, there were 5,012 people, 2,394 households, and 1,992 families residing in the town. The population density was 1,387.4 people per square mile (535.8/km²). There were 2,010 housing units at an average density of 648.2 per square mile (250.3/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 47.37% White, 50.09% African American, 0.07% Native American, 0.23% Asian, 1.19% from other races, and 1.05% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.12% of the population.

There were 1,839 households out of which 26.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 38.8% were married couples living together, 22.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.6% were non-families. 32.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 16.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.33 and the average family size was 2.93.

In the town, the population was spread out with 23.9% under the age of 18, 7.4% from 18 to 24, 23.4% from 25 to 44, 26.3% from 45 to 64, and 18.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females there were 77.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 71.6 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $29,229, and the median income for a family was $38,918. Males had a median income of $31,543 versus $21,968 for females. The per capita income for the town was $20,582. About 14.6% of families and 20.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 32.8% of those under age 18 and 23.8% of those age 65 or over.

Education

  • H. B. Sugg Elementary School (Previously K through 12) (Now Pre-K - 2nd )
  • Sam D. Bundy Elementary School ( 3rd -5th )
  • Farmville Middle School ( 6th - 8th )
  • Farmville Central High School ( 9th -12th )
  • References

    Farmville, North Carolina Wikipedia