Country United States County Duplin FIPS code 37-67000 Elevation 21 m Zip code 28464 Local time Monday 5:25 PM | State North Carolina Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) GNIS feature ID 1025742 Area 240 ha Population 437 (2013) Area code 910 | |
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Teachey is a town in Duplin County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 376 at the 2010 census.
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Map of Teachey, NC 28464, USA
Geography
Teachey is located in southwestern Duplin County at 35°46′9″N 78°0′25″W (34.769292, -78.006933). U.S. Route 117 passes through the center of town, leading south 2.5 miles (4.0 km) to the center of Wallace and north 4 miles (6 km) to Rose Hill. Interstate 40 passes east of town, with access from Exit 384.
According to the United States Census Bureau, Teachey has a total area of 0.93 square miles (2.4 km2), all of it land.
Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 245 people, 92 households, and 66 families residing in the town. The population density was 299.1 people per square mile (115.4/km²). There were 97 housing units at an average density of 118.4 per square mile (45.7/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 41.63% White, 50.61% African American, 0.82% Asian, 5.71% from other races, and 1.22% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 6.94% of the population.
There were 92 households out of which 30.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.3% were married couples living together, 13.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.2% were non-families. 26.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 16.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.66 and the average family size was 3.16.
In the town, the population was spread out with 22.0% under the age of 18, 11.4% from 18 to 24, 26.5% from 25 to 44, 22.4% from 45 to 64, and 17.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 82.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 81.9 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $40,833, and the median income for a family was $51,591. Males had a median income of $38,750 versus $19,028 for females. The per capita income for the town was $19,725. About 4.0% of families and 5.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including none of those under the age of eighteen and 8.7% of those sixty five or over.