Editing River Bend, North Carolina

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{{Infobox settlement
| name                     = River Bend, North Carolina
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| subdivision_name2        = [[Craven County, North Carolina|Craven]]
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| population_total         = 2902
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'''River Bend''' is a town in [[Craven County, North Carolina|Craven County]]. It is a serene small town located just minutes from downtown New Bern offering wonderful golf and boating facilities on the Trent River in [[North Carolina]], United States. The population was 3,119 as of the [[2010 United States census|2010 census]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.city-data.com/city/River-Bend-North-Carolina.html |title=River Bend, North Carolina (NC 28562) |publisher=City-data.com |date= |accessdate=December 31, 2013}}</ref> It is part of the [[New Bern, North Carolina]] [[New Bern Metropolitan Statistical Area|Metropolitan Statistical Area]].

==Geography==

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|2.8|sqmi|km2}}, of which {{convert|2.5|sqmi|km2}}  is land and {{convert|0.2|sqmi|km2}}  (7.27%) is water.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1990= 2408
|2000= 2923
|2010= 3119
|2020= 2902
|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:right"
|+River Bend racial composition<ref>{{Cite web|title=Explore Census Data|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US3756710&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)
| 2,449
| 84.39%
|-
!scope="row"| [[African American (U.S. Census)|Black or African American]] (non-Hispanic)
| 231
| 7.96%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]]
| 4
| 0.14%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]]
| 21
| 0.72%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]]
| 4
| 0.14%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Race (United States Census)|Other/Mixed]]
| 107
| 3.69%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]]
| 86
| 2.96%
|}
As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 2,902 people, 1,376 households, and 957 families residing in the town.

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 2,923 people, 1,343 households, and 988 families residing in the town. The population density was {{convert|1,147.1|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 1,477 housing units at an average density of {{convert|579.6|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the town was 93.29% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 5.71% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.10% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.38% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.07% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.03% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.41% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.03% of the population.

There were 1,343 households, out of which 15.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 68.3% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 4.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.4% were non-families. 23.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.08 and the average family size was 2.40.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 14.0% under the age of 18, 3.6% from 18 to 24, 18.4% from 25 to 44, 27.1% from 45 to 64, and 36.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 57 years. For every 100 females, there were 92.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.8 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $49,851, and the median income for a family was $54,316. Males had a median income of $44,602 versus $37,500 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $27,990. About 0.4% of families and 2.3% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 4.0% of those under age 18 and 1.0% of those age 65 or over.

==References==
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==External links==
* {{official website}}

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[[Category:New Bern micropolitan area]]
[[Category:Populated places on the Trent River (North Carolina)]]
[[Category:Towns in Craven County, North Carolina]]
[[Category:Towns in North Carolina]]