Editing Hassell, North Carolina

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|official_name            = Hassell, North Carolina
|settlement_type          = [[Town]]
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|subdivision_name1        = [[North Carolina]]
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|subdivision_name2        = [[Martin County, North Carolina|Martin]]
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|population_total         = 49
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|postal_code              = 27841
|area_code                = [[Area code 252|252]]
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'''Hassell''' is a town in [[Martin County, North Carolina|Martin County]], [[North Carolina]], United States. The population was 49 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]],<ref name="Census 2020"/> down from 84 in [[2010 United States census|2010]].

==Geography==
Hassell is in western Martin County, along [[North Carolina Highway 142]]. [[Williamston, North Carolina|Williamston]], the Martin [[county seat]], is {{convert|14|mi}} to the east, and [[Tarboro, North Carolina|Tarboro]] is {{convert|16|mi}} to the west.

According to the [[U.S. Census Bureau]], the town of Hassell has a total area of {{convert|0.27|sqmi|2}}, all land.<ref name="CenPopGazetteer2024"/> The town sits on the [[Atlantic Coastal Plain]] and mainly drains north toward [[Conoho Creek]], an east-flowing tributary of the [[Roanoke River]].

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1910= 90
|1920= 85
|1930= 169
|1940= 150
|1950= 137
|1960= 147
|1970= 160
|1980= 109
|1990= 95
|2000= 72
|2010= 84
|2020= 49
|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>
}}

===2020 census===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|+'''Hassell town, North Carolina – Racial and ethnic composition'''<br><small>{{nobold|''Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.''}}</small>
!Race / Ethnicity <small>(''NH = Non-Hispanic'')</small>
!Pop 2000<ref name=2000CensusP004>{{Cite web|title=P004: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2000: DEC Summary File 1 – Hassell town, North Carolina |url=https://data.census.gov/table?g=160XX00US3730040&tid=DECENNIALSF12000.P004|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date= }}</ref>
!Pop 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Hassell town, North Carolina|url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US3730040&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!{{partial|Pop 2020}}<ref name=2020CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Hassell town, North Carolina|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US3730040&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!% 2000
!% 2010
!{{partial|% 2020}}
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] alone (NH)
|27
|35
|style='background: #ffffe6; |11
|37.50%
|41.67%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |22.45%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] alone (NH)
|45
|49
|style='background: #ffffe6; |33
|62.50%
|58.33%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |67.35%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] alone (NH)
|0
|0
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0
|0.00%
|0.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.00%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] alone (NH)
|0
|0
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0
|0.00%
|0.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.00%
|-
|[[Native Hawaiian]] or [[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] alone (NH)
|0
|0
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0
|0.00%
|0.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.00%
|-
|[[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|Other Race]] alone (NH)
|0
|0
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1
|0.00%
|0.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |2.04%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed Race or Multiracial]] (NH)
|0
|0
|style='background: #ffffe6; |2
|0.00%
|0.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |4.08%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race)
|0
|0
|style='background: #ffffe6; |2
|0.00%
|0.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |4.08%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''72'''
|'''84'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''49'''
|'''100.00%'''
|'''100.00%'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''100.00%'''
|}

As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 72 people, 32 households, and 20 families residing in the town. The [[population density]] was {{convert|266.2|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|people&nbsp;|people}}. There were 33 housing units at an average density of {{convert|122.0|/mi2|/km2}}. The racial makeup of the town was 37.50% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], and 62.50% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]].

There were 32 households, out of which 15.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 43.8% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 15.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.5% were non-families. 34.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.25 and the average family size was 2.85.

In the town the population was spread out, with 19.4% under the age of 18, 1.4% from 18 to 24, 26.4% from 25 to 44, 27.8% from 45 to 64, and 25.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 46 years. For every 100 females there were 100.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.0 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $12,250, and the median income for a family was $19,167. Males had a median income of $29,375 versus $38,750 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $12,498. There were 33.3% of families and 30.0% of the population living below the [[poverty line]], including 38.5% of under eighteens and 63.6% of those over 64.

==References==
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==External links==
{{Martin County, North Carolina}}

[[Category:Martin County, North Carolina]]