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Roper, North Carolina
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| official_name | Roper, North Carolina |
| settlement_type | Town |
| image_skyline | Roper, North Carolina.jpg |
| image_map | NCMap-doton-Roper.PNG |
| mapsize | 250x200px |
| map_caption | Location of Roper, North Carolina |
| subdivision_type | Country |
| subdivision_name | United States |
| subdivision_type1 | State |
| subdivision_name1 | North Carolina |
| subdivision_type2 | County |
| subdivision_name2 | Washington |
| unit_pref | Imperial |
| area_footnotes | |
| area_total_km2 | 2.22 |
| area_land_km2 | 2.22 |
| area_water_km2 | 0.00 |
| area_total_sq_mi | 0.86 |
| area_land_sq_mi | 0.86 |
| area_water_sq_mi | 0.00 |
| population_as_of | 2020 |
| population_total | 485 |
| population_density_km2 | 218.64 |
| population_density_sq_mi | 566.59 |
| timezone | Eastern (EST) |
| utc_offset | -5 |
| timezone_DST | EDT |
| utc_offset_DST | -4 |
| elevation_footnotes | |
| elevation_ft | 0 |
| coordinates | |
| postal_code_type | ZIP code |
| postal_code | 27970 |
| area_code | 252 |
| blank_name | FIPS code |
| blank_info | 37-57740 |
| blank1_name | GNIS feature ID |
| blank1_info | 2407241 |
Roper is a town in Washington County, North Carolina, United States. The population was at the Census. It was known as Lee's Mill (named for Thomas Lee) until 1890, when the John L. Roper Lumber Company was established in the town and its name changed to Roper.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.9 sqmi, all land.
Demographics
2020 census
| Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic) | title=P004: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2000: DEC Summary File 1 – Roper town, North Carolina | url=https://data.census.gov/table?g=160XX00US3757740&tid=DECENNIALSF12000.P004 | website=United States Census Bureau | access-date= }} | title=P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Roper town, North Carolina | url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US3757740&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2 | website=United States Census Bureau | access-date= }} | Pop 2020 | % 2000 | % 2010 | % 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| White alone (NH) | 121 | 111 | 70 | 19.74% | 18.17% | 14.43% | ||||||
| Black or African American alone (NH) | 458 | 479 | 390 | 74.71% | 78.40% | 80.41% | ||||||
| Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.21% | ||||||
| Asian alone (NH) | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.00% | 0.00% | 1.03% | ||||||
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone (NH) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | ||||||
| Other race alone (NH) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | ||||||
| Mixed race or Multiracial (NH) | 3 | 3 | 10 | 0.49% | 0.49% | 2.06% | ||||||
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 31 | 18 | 9 | 5.06% | 2.95% | 1.86% | ||||||
| Total | 613 | 611 | 485 | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% |
2000 census
As of the census of , there were people, 238 households, residing in the town. The population density was 566.59 people per square mile ( people per km). There were 268 housing units at an average density of 309.0 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the town was 14.78% White, 78.95% African American, 4.25% from other races, and 0.82% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.82% of the population.
There were 238 households, of which 31.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 37.0% were married couples living together, 28.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.3% were not families. About 29.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 17.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.58 and the average family size was 3.16.
In the town, the population was distributed as 35.4% under the age of 19, 3.1% from 20 to 24, 22.2% from 25 to 44, 21.6% from 45 to 64, and 17.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37.4 years. For every 100 females, there were 75.6 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $19,536, and the median income for a family was $29,457. About 52.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 72.1% of those under age 18 and 6.1% of those age 65 or over.
References
- Modlin, Betsy Burgess Lucas et al. "My Home is Washington County, North Carolina"
References
- "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau.
- "U.S. Census website". [[United States Census Bureau]].
- {{GNIS. 2407241
- "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov.
- "P004: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2000: DEC Summary File 1 – Roper town, North Carolina".
- "P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Roper town, North Carolina".
- "P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Roper town, North Carolina".
- "Explore Census Data".
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