Editing Jamesville, North Carolina

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'''Jamesville''' is a town in [[Martin County, North Carolina|Martin County]], [[North Carolina]], United States. The population was 424 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]],<ref name="Census 2020"/> down from 491 in [[2010 United States census|2010]].

==Geography==
Jamesville is in eastern Martin County, bordered to the north by the [[Roanoke River]], which forms the [[Bertie County, North Carolina|Bertie County]] line. [[U.S. Route 64]] passes through the south side of town, leading west {{convert|10|mi|0}} to [[Williamston, North Carolina|Williamston]], the Martin [[county seat]], and east the same distance to [[Plymouth, North Carolina|Plymouth]].

According to the [[U.S. Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|1.46|sqmi|2}}, all land.<ref name="CenPopGazetteer2024"/>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1860= 46
|1870= 150
|1880= 299
|1890= 346
|1900= 235
|1910= 398
|1920= 389
|1930= 344
|1940= 499
|1950= 529
|1960= 538
|1970= 533
|1980= 604
|1990= 612
|2000= 502
|2010= 491
|2020= 424
|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 502 people, 199 households, and 140 families residing in the town. The [[population density]] was {{convert|375.1|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|people&nbsp;|people}}. There were 233 housing units at an average density of {{convert|174.1|/mi2|/km2}}. The racial makeup of the town was 64.94% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 33.86% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 1.00% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.20% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.20% of the population.

There were 199 households, out of which 32.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.2% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 18.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.6% were non-families. 27.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.52 and the average family size was 3.04.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 28.1% under the age of 18, 6.2% from 18 to 24, 25.1% from 25 to 44, 22.1% from 45 to 64, and 18.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 92.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 81.4 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $28,438, and the median income for a family was $32,813. Males had a median income of $32,045 versus $20,208 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $16,682. About 21.5% of families and 19.7% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 31.7% of those under age 18 and 13.4% of those age 65 or over.

==Education==
*Jamesville Elementary School
*Northeast Regional School Of Biotechnology & Agriscience

==In literature and fiction==
The town of Jamesville is featured in [[Don Brown (author)|Don Brown]]'s [[historical fiction]] novel ''[[Destiny (Brown novel)|Destiny]]'', the prequel to Brown's [[Navy Justice]] series.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=PTGUBQAAQBAJ&q=jamesville&pg=PA171 Destiny by Don Brown], Google Books</ref>

==Notable people==
*[[Jimmy Brown (baseball)|Jimmy Brown]] (1910–1977), [[Major League Baseball]] infielder with the [[St. Louis Cardinals]]

==References==
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==External links==
*{{Official|www.townofjamesvillenc.com}}

{{Martin County, North Carolina}}

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