Elizabethtown, North Carolina

History

Some hold Elizabethtown is named for Elizabeth, the wife of George Carteret, while others believe it was named for the love interest of a local landowner.

The Mt. Horeb Presbyterian Church and Cemetery and Trinity Methodist Church are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 12.1 km2, of which 12.0 sqkm is land and 0.1 km2, or 0.73%, is water.

Browns Creek, a tributary to the Cape Fear River, drains the south side of Elizabethtown.

|Jan record high F = 81 |Feb record high F = 85 |Mar record high F = 90 |Apr record high F = 94 |May record high F = 96 |Jun record high F = 101 |Jul record high F = 103 |Aug record high F = 105 |Sep record high F = 99 |Oct record high F = 95 |Nov record high F = 89 |Dec record high F = 82

|Jan avg record high F = 73.4 |Feb avg record high F = 76.2 |Mar avg record high F = 82.3 |Apr avg record high F = 86.5 |May avg record high F = 91.3 |Jun avg record high F = 95.6 |Jul avg record high F = 97.0 |Aug avg record high F = 96.4 |Sep avg record high F = 91.4 |Oct avg record high F = 85.8 |Nov avg record high F = 79.1 |Dec avg record high F = 74.8 |year avg record high F = 98.7

|Jan avg record low F = 16.4 |Feb avg record low F = 20.9 |Mar avg record low F = 25.1 |Apr avg record low F = 34.5 |May avg record low F = 44.7 |Jun avg record low F = 56.2 |Jul avg record low F = 63.2 |Aug avg record low F = 60.9 |Sep avg record low F = 52.7 |Oct avg record low F = 36.1 |Nov avg record low F = 26.9 |Dec avg record low F = 21.7 |year avg record low F = 15.0

|Jan record low F = -3 |Feb record low F = 8 |Mar record low F = 13 |Apr record low F = 24 |May record low F = 32 |Jun record low F = 44 |Jul record low F = 53 |Aug record low F = 50 |Sep record low F = 41 |Oct record low F = 21 |Nov record low F = 16 |Dec record low F = -3

Demographics

2020 census

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 3,296 people, 1,482 households, and 750 families residing in the town.

2000 census

As of the census of 2000, there were 3,698 people, 1,536 households, and 907 families residing in the town. The population density was 805.9 PD/sqmi. There were 1,688 housing units at an average density of 367.9 /mi2. The racial makeup of the town was 48.05% White, 48.97% African American, 0.43% Native American, 0.30% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 1.30% from other races, and 0.92% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.54% of the population.

There were 1,536 households, out of which 26.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 36.4% were married couples living together, 19.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 40.9% were non-families. 38.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.21 and the average family size was 2.93.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 22.4% under the age of 18, 7.7% from 18 to 24, 23.8% from 25 to 44, 24.4% from 45 to 64, and 21.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females, there were 79.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 72.5 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $21,944, and the median income for a family was $38,750. Males had a median income of $36,133 versus $25,417 for females. The per capita income for the town was $15,303. About 24.6% of families and 31.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 47.3% of those under age 18 and 27.8% of those age 65 or over.

Notable people

• Chris Cole (born 1996) – soccer player

References

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