Editing Cape Carteret, North Carolina

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'''Cape Carteret''' is a town in [[Carteret County, North Carolina|Carteret County]], on the southern coast of [[North Carolina]],  United States. It was incorporated in 1959<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.townofcapecarteret.org/|title=Town of Cape Carteret NC &#124; Official Site|website=Town of Cape Carteret}}</ref> and had a population of 2,224 as of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].<ref name="USCensusEst2020">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/tables.2018.html|title=Population and Housing Unit Estimates|accessdate=December 28, 2019}}</ref>

==Geography==
Cape Carteret is located in western Carteret County. It is bordered to the north by [[Pettiford Creek]] and [[the Croatan National Forest]]; to the east by [[Bogue, North Carolina|Bogue]], and to the west by [[Cedar Point, North Carolina|Cedar Point]]. To the south is [[Bogue Sound]], with the town of [[Emerald Isle, North Carolina|Emerald Isle]] on the opposite shore, connected to Cape Carteret by the B. Cameron Langston Bridge carrying [[North Carolina Highway 58]]. NC 58 leads north {{convert|15|mi}} to [[U.S. Route 17]] at [[Maysville, North Carolina|Maysville]]. [[North Carolina Highway 24]] leads east {{convert|20|mi}} to [[Morehead City, North Carolina|Morehead City]] and west {{convert|22|mi}} to [[Jacksonville, North Carolina|Jacksonville]].

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town of Cape Carteret has a total area of {{convert|6.9|km2|disp=flip}}, of which {{convert|6.4|km2|disp=flip}} is land and {{convert|0.5|km2|disp=flip}}, or 7.04%, is water.<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US3710260| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212190853/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US3710260| url-status=dead| archive-date=February 12, 2020| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Cape Carteret town, North Carolina| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| accessdate=December 22, 2014}}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1960= 52
|1970= 616
|1980= 944
|1990= 1008
|2000= 1214
|2010= 1917
|2020= 2224
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|accessdate=June 4, 2015}}</ref>
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===2020 census===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:right"
|+Cape Carteret racial composition<ref>{{Cite web|title=Explore Census Data|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US3710260&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|access-date=December 24, 2021|website=data.census.gov}}</ref>
!scope="col"| Race
!scope="col"| Number
!scope="col"| Percentage
|-
!scope="row"| [[White (U.S. Census)|White]] (non-Hispanic)
| 1,985
| 89.25%
|-
!scope="row"| [[African American (U.S. Census)|Black or African American]] (non-Hispanic)
| 26
| 1.17%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]]
| 2
| 0.09%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]]
| 33
| 1.48%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]]
| 1
| 0.04%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Race (United States Census)|Other/Mixed]]
| 88
| 3.96%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]]
| 89
| 4.0%
|}
As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 2,224 people, 934 households, and 695 families residing in the town.

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 1,214 people, 545 households, and 415 families residing in the town. The population density was {{convert|511.5|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 711 housing units at an average density of {{convert|299.6|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the town was 98.11% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.33% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.16% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.58% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.08% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.16% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.58% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.40% of the population.

There were 545 households, out of which 17.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 69.5% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 5.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.7% were non-families. 21.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.23 and the average family size was 2.51.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 14.7% under the age of 18, 3.7% from 18 to 24, 18.5% from 25 to 44, 29.7% from 45 to 64, and 33.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 54 years. For every 100 females, there were 96.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.3 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $44,514, and the median income for a family was $49,722. Males had a median income of $30,542 versus $25,000 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $26,806. About 2.6% of families and 5.0% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 12.6% of those under age 18 and 3.1% of those age 65 or over.

==References==
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==External links==
*{{wikivoyage inline|Cape Carteret}}
*[http://www.townofcapecarteret.org Town of Cape Carteret official website]

{{Carteret County, North Carolina}}
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[[Category:Towns in North Carolina]]
[[Category:Towns in Carteret County, North Carolina]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1959]]
[[Category:1959 establishments in North Carolina]]