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Black Creek, North Carolina


FieldValue
official_nameBlack Creek, North Carolina
settlement_typeTown
motto"A Small Town With A Big Heart"
image_skylineBlack Creek, North Carolina 01.jpg
image_captionWest Center Street in 2021
pushpin_mapNorth Carolina
pushpin_label_positionright
pushpin_map_captionLocation within the state of North Carolina
subdivision_typeCountry
subdivision_nameUnited States
subdivision_type1State
subdivision_name1North Carolina
subdivision_type2County
subdivision_name2Wilson
unit_prefImperial
area_footnotes
area_total_km21.84
area_land_km21.83
area_water_km20.00
area_total_sq_mi0.71
area_land_sq_mi0.71
area_water_sq_mi0.00
population_as_of2020
population_total692
population_density_km2377.38
population_density_sq_mi977.40
timezoneEastern (EST)
utc_offset-5
timezone_DSTEDT
utc_offset_DST-4
elevation_footnotes
elevation_ft125
coordinates
postal_code_typeZIP code
postal_code27813
area_code252
blank_nameFIPS code
blank_info37-06080
blank1_nameGNIS feature ID
blank1_info2405271
websitehttp://www.townofblackcreek.org/

Black Creek is a town in Wilson County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 769 at the 2010 census.

History

The Manalcus Aycock House, Black Creek Rural Historic District, and Dr. H. D. Lucas House were listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.7 sqmi, all land.

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 714 people, 279 households, and 210 families residing in the town. The population density was 1,062.0 PD/sqmi. There were 296 housing units at an average density of 440.3 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the town was 77.73% White, 18.91% African American, 0.28% Asian, 0.70% from other races, and 2.38% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.24% of the population.

There were 279 households, out of which 38.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.0% were married couples living together, 17.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.4% were non-families. 21.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.54 and the average family size was 2.91.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 26.9% under the age of 18, 9.8% from 18 to 24, 32.1% from 25 to 44, 22.1% from 45 to 64, and 9.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females, there were 87.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.1 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $30,368, and the median income for a family was $32,857. Males had a median income of $27,679 versus $20,909 for females. The per capita income for the town was $13,661. About 17.4% of families and 16.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 19.7% of those under age 18 and 21.0% of those age 65 or over.

References

References

  1. "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau.
  2. "U.S. Census website". [[United States Census Bureau]].
  3. {{GNIS. 2405271
  4. {{NRISref
  5. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov.
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