Bethel, North Carolina

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Bethel, North Carolina (Pitt County)
Town
Location of Bethel, North Carolina
Location of Bethel, North Carolina
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Country United States
State North Carolina
County Pitt
Area
 • Total 1.0 sq mi (2.7 km2)
 • Land 1.0 sq mi (2.7 km2)
 • Water 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation 69 ft (21 m)
Population (2010)
 • Total 1,577
 • Density 1,606.8/sq mi (620.4/km2)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code 27812
Area code(s) 252
FIPS code 37-05460[1]
GNIS feature ID 0981099[2]
Website http://www.bethelnc.org/

Bethel is a town in Pitt County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 1,577 at the 2010 Census. The town is a part of the Greenville Metropolitan Area located in North Carolina's Inner Banks region. Confusingly, there are three other towns in the state named "Bethel." One is between Edenton and Hertford in the "Finger Counties" region in the Northeast corner of the state, another is in the North-Central part in Caswell County and the third is located in the Mountain Region of North Carolina in Haywood County.

Geography

Bethel is located at Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. (35.806916, -77.376889).[3]

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 1.0 square mile (2.6 km2), all of it land.

Demographics

Historical population
Census Pop. %±
1880 127 —
1890 377 196.9%
1900 457 21.2%
1910 469 2.6%
1920 817 74.2%
1930 1,149 40.6%
1940 1,333 16.0%
1950 1,402 5.2%
1960 1,578 12.6%
1970 1,514 −4.1%
1980 1,825 20.5%
1990 1,842 0.9%
2000 1,681 −8.7%
2010 1,577 −6.2%
Est. 2014 1,622 [4] 2.9%
U.S. Decennial Census[5]

As of the census[1] of 2000, there were 1,681 people, 651 households, and 449 families residing in the town. The population density was 1,606.8 people per square mile (618.1/km²). There were 710 housing units at an average density of 678.6 per square mile (261.1/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 40.15% White, 58.12% African American, 0.18% Native American, 0.12% Pacific Islander, 0.71% from other races, and 0.71% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.77% of the population.

There were 651 households out of which 28.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 43.9% were married couples living together, 22.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.9% were non-families. 28.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 16.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.57 and the average family size was 3.15.

In the town the population was spread out with 26.1% under the age of 18, 7.9% from 18 to 24, 23.1% from 25 to 44, 24.4% from 45 to 64, and 18.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 79.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 71.3 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $25,326, and the median income for a family was $35,278. Males had a median income of $25,982 versus $20,313 for females. The per capita income for the town was $15,219. About 18.5% of families and 22.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 25.7% of those under age 18 and 24.4% of those age 65 or over.

Education

Bethel Elementary School

References

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