Country United States County Wilson FIPS code 37-64560 Elevation 26 m Zip code 27883 Local time Saturday 9:19 PM | State North Carolina Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) GNIS feature ID 1022777 Area 130 ha Population 788 (2013) Area code 252 | |
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Stantonsburg is a town in Wilson County, North Carolina, United States. It is named for James Stanton V. The population was 784 at the 2010 census.
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Map of Stantonsburg, NC 27883, USA
History
The W. H. Applewhite House, Edmondson-Woodward House, and Ward-Applewhite-Thompson House were listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.
Geography
Stantonsburg is located at 35°36′22″N 77°49′16″W.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.5 square miles (1.3 km2), all of it land.
Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 726 people, 305 households, and 207 families residing in the town. The population density was 1,370.4 people per square mile (528.9/km2). There were 334 housing units at an average density of 630.4 per square mile (243.3/km2). The racial makeup of the town was 55.65% White, 41.18% African American, 2.89% from other races, and 0.28% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.17% of the population.
There were 305 households out of which 25.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.5% were married couples living together, 14.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.1% were non-families. 28.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 15.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.38 and the average family size was 2.91.
In the town, the population was spread out with 21.6% under the age of 18, 7.6% from 18 to 24, 27.1% from 25 to 44, 24.1% from 45 to 64, and 19.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females there were 97.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.9 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $31,167, and the median income for a family was $38,906. Males had a median income of $28,203 versus $21,806 for females. The per capita income for the town was $13,585. About 6.3% of families and 11.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 15.9% of those under age 18 and 17.9% of those age 65 or over.