Editing Magnolia, North Carolina

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|subdivision_name2 = [[Duplin County, North Carolina|Duplin]]
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|population_total = 831
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'''Magnolia''' is a town in [[Duplin County, North Carolina|Duplin County]], [[North Carolina]], United States. At the [[2020 U.S. census|2020 census]], the population was 831.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Magnolia, North Carolina |url=https://data.census.gov/profile/Magnolia_town,_North_Carolina?g=160XX00US3740640 |access-date=December 24, 2024 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref>

==History==
The [[Roger Dickson Farm]] was listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 1988.<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|version=2010a}}</ref>
Diego Arellano notably won firefighter of the year in the year 2021.

==Geography==
Magnolia is located in western Duplin County. [[U.S. Route 117]] passes through the center of town, leading north {{convert|7|mi|0}} to [[Warsaw, North Carolina|Warsaw]] and south {{convert|11|mi}} to [[Wallace, North Carolina|Wallace]]. [[Interstate 40 in North Carolina|Interstate 40]] passes to the east of Magnolia, with access from Exit 373 ([[North Carolina Highway 24|NC 24]]) {{convert|2|mi|0}} northeast of town, and from Exit 369 (US 117) {{convert|3.5|mi}} north of town. I-40 leads south {{convert|56|mi}} to [[Wilmington, North Carolina|Wilmington]] and north {{convert|76|mi}} to [[Raleigh, North Carolina|Raleigh]].

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], Magnolia has a total area of {{convert|2.6|km2|order=flip}}, all  land.<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web |title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Magnolia town, North Carolina |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US3740640 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213055639/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US3740640 |archive-date=February 13, 2020 |accessdate=December 1, 2015 |publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder}}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1880= 403
|1890= 460
|1900= 454
|1910= 653
|1920= 694
|1930= 802
|1940= 730
|1950= 585
|1960= 629
|1970= 614
|1980= 592
|1990= 747
|2000= 932
|2010= 939
|2020= 831
|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"
|+Magnolia racial composition<ref>{{Cite web|title=Explore Census Data|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US3740640&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)
| 171
| 20.58%
|-
!scope="row"| [[African American (U.S. Census)|Black or African American]] (non-Hispanic)
| 271
| 32.61%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]]
| 1
| 0.12%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]]
| 1
| 0.12%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Race (United States Census)|Other/Mixed]]
| 14
| 1.68%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]]
| 373
| 44.89%
|}
As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 831 people, 326 households, and 220 families residing in the town.

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 932 people, 343 households, and 233 families residing in the town. The population density was {{convert|900.0|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 384 housing units at an average density of {{convert|370.8|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the town was 38.63% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 41.20% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.32% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.21% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 17.27% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 2.36% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 25.11% of the population.

There were 343 households, out of which 34.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 42.9% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 19.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.8% were non-families. 27.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.71 and the average family size was 3.25.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 28.3% under the age of 18, 9.4% from 18 to 24, 28.6% from 25 to 44, 20.0% from 45 to 64, and 13.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females, there were 86.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.1 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $22,269, and the median income for a family was $25,962. Males had a median income of $17,857 versus $20,568 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $10,628. About 22.8% of families and 25.4% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 28.3% of those under age 18 and 17.8% of those age 65 or over.

==Notable people==
*[[James Smith (boxer)|James "Bonecrusher" Smith]], former professional boxer and WBA heavyweight champion

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.magnolianc.us Town of Magnolia official website]

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