Editing Clarkton, North Carolina

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 | official_name            = Clarkton, North Carolina
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 | map_caption              = Location in [[Bladen County, North Carolina|Bladen County]] and the state of [[North Carolina]].

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 | population_total         = 614
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 | postal_code              = 28433
 | area_codes               = [[Area codes 910 and 472|910, 472]]
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'''Clarkton''' is a town in [[Bladen County, North Carolina|Bladen County]], [[North Carolina]], United States. The population was 614 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Clarkton, North Carolina |url=https://data.census.gov/profile/Clarkton_town,_North_Carolina?g=160XX00US3712780 |access-date=December 25, 2024 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref>

==History==
The [[Brown Marsh Presbyterian Church]], [[John Hector Clark House]], and [[Clarkton Depot]] are listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]].<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|version=2010a}}</ref> Clarkton was once home to former Lieutenant Governor James C. "Jimmy" Green.

==Geography==
Clarkton is located at the crossroads of [[North Carolina Highway 211]] and [[U.S. Route 701]], {{convert|11|mi}} south of [[Elizabethtown, North Carolina|Elizabethtown]] and the [[Cape Fear River]]. The closest town to Clarkton is [[Bladenboro, North Carolina|Bladenboro]], {{convert|8|mi|0}} to the west on NC 211. Another important transit route that enters Clarkton is the [[CSX Railroad]], that parallels North and South Railroad Streets through the town.

The town lies within the Carolina Border Belt, a regional network of tobacco markets and warehouses along both sides of the [[North Carolina-South Carolina border]].<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.ncpedia.org/tobacco-belts| title = Tobacco Belts| last = Yeargin| first = W.W.| date = 2006| website = NCPedia| publisher = North Carolina Government & Heritage Library| access-date = July 21, 2022 }}</ref>

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|3.2|km2|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|0.02|sqkm|order=flip|3}}, or 0.57%, is water.<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web |title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Clarkton town, North Carolina |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US3712780 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212185813/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US3712780 |archive-date=February 12, 2020 |accessdate=February 6, 2014 |publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder}}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|align=left|1910= 276
|1920= 368
|1930= 458
|1940= 484
|1950= 589
|1960= 662
|1970= 662
|1980= 664
|1990= 739
|2000= 705
|2010= 837
|2020= 614
|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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As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 705 people, 285 households, and 176 families residing in the town. The [[population density]] was {{convert|630.1|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|people&nbsp;|people}}. There were 321 housing units at an average density of {{convert|286.9|/mi2|/km2}}. The racial makeup of the town was 64.68% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 32.34% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.99% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 1.42% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.57% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 4.68% of the population.

There were 285 households, out of which 29.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 37.5% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 21.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 38.2% were non-families. 34.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.30 and the average family size was 2.95.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 25.0% under the age of 18, 6.1% from 18 to 24, 25.1% from 25 to 44, 27.7% from 45 to 64, and 16.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females, there were 84.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 80.5 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $22,206, and the median income for a family was $31,146. Males had a median income of $31,719 versus $25,764 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $14,278. About 25.1% of families and 31.3% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 57.5% of those under age 18 and 23.7% of those age 65 or over.{{clear left}}

==References==
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{{Bladen County, North Carolina}}

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[[Category:Towns in North Carolina]]
[[Category:Towns in Bladen County, North Carolina]]