Roxobel, North Carolina

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Roxobel, North Carolina
Town
Location of Roxobel, North Carolina
Location of Roxobel, North Carolina
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Country United States
State North Carolina
County Bertie
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 95 ft (29 m)
Population (2010)
 • Total 240
 • Density 230/sq mi (88.9/km2)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code 27872
Area code(s) 252
FIPS code 37-58180[1]
GNIS feature ID 1022434[2]

Roxobel is a town in northwestern Bertie County, North Carolina, United States. It dates to 1724 and was originally known as Cotten's Cross Roads. After several name changes, it has remained Roxobel since 1849. The population was 240 at the 2010 census.[3]

History

Oaklana, Pineview, and Woodbourne are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[4]

Geography

Roxobel is located at Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. (36.202704, -77.237566).[5]

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 1.0 square mile (2.7 km2), all of it land.[3]

Demographics

Historical population
Census Pop.
1900 227
1910 491 116.3%
1920 330 −32.8%
1930 334 1.2%
1940 332 −0.6%
1950 394 18.7%
1960 452 14.7%
1970 347 −23.2%
1980 278 −19.9%
1990 244 −12.2%
2000 263 7.8%
2010 240 −8.7%
Est. 2014 227 [6] −5.4%
U.S. Decennial Census[7]

As of the census[1] of 2000, there were 263 people, 112 households, and 72 families residing in the town. The population density was 254.7 people per square mile (98.6/km²). There were 121 housing units at an average density of 117.2 per square mile (45.4/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 51.33% White, 46.39% African American, 1.52% from other races, and 0.76% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.14% of the population.

There were 112 households out of which 26.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 42.9% were married couples living together, 15.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.7% were non-families. 29.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 18.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.35 and the average family size was 2.90.

In the town the population was spread out with 21.3% under the age of 18, 10.3% from 18 to 24, 23.2% from 25 to 44, 22.4% from 45 to 64, and 22.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females there were 89.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.2 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $28,393, and the median income for a family was $28,036. Males had a median income of $20,833 versus $14,063 for females. The per capita income for the town was $12,798. About 10.5% of families and 12.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 11.1% of those under the age of eighteen and 17.6% of those sixty five or over.

References

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