Editing St. Pauls, North Carolina

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{{Infobox settlement
|official_name = St. Pauls, North Carolina
|settlement_type = Town
|nickname = Small Town With a Big Heart
|named_for = Local church<ref name=gazetteer>{{cite web |url=https://ncpedia.org/gazetteer/search/St.%20Pauls/0 |title=North Carolina Gazetteer |accessdate= December 12, 2022}}</ref>
|motto = "Window of Economic Development"
|image_skyline = St. Pauls, NC.jpg
|imagesize = 
|image_caption = A view of Broad Street in St. Pauls
|image_flag = 
|image_seal = 
|pushpin_map            = North Carolina
|pushpin_label_position = left <!-- the position of the pushpin label: left, right, top, bottom, none -->
|pushpin_map_caption    = Location within the state of North Carolina
|pushpin_mapsize        = 
|subdivision_type = Country
|subdivision_name = United States
|subdivision_type1 = State
|subdivision_name1 = [[North Carolina]]
|subdivision_type2 = [[List of counties in North Carolina|County]]
|subdivision_name2 = [[Robeson County, North Carolina|Robeson]]
|government_footnotes = 
|government_type = 
|leader_title = Mayor
|leader_name = Jerry Weindel
|leader_title2 = Mayor Pro Tem
|leader_name2 = Joseph Weindel
|leader_title3 = Town Administrator 
|leader_name3 = Debra McNeill
|leader_title4 = Chief Of Police
|leader_name4 = Michael A. Seago
|established_title = Incorporated
|established_date = 1909<ref name=gazetteer/>
|unit_pref  = Imperial
|area_footnotes = <ref name="TigerWebMapServer">{{cite web|title=ArcGIS REST Services Directory|url=https://tigerweb.geo.census.gov/arcgis/rest/services/TIGERweb/Places_CouSub_ConCity_SubMCD/MapServer|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=September 20, 2022}}</ref>
|area_magnitude = 
|area_total_km2 = 4.22
|area_land_km2 = 4.22
|area_water_km2 = 0.00
|area_total_sq_mi = 1.63
|area_land_sq_mi = 1.63
|area_water_sq_mi = 0.00
|population_as_of = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
|population_footnotes = 
|population_total = 2045
|pop_est_as_of = 
|pop_est_footnotes = 
|population_est = 
|population_density_km2 = 485.08
|population_density_sq_mi = 1256.14
|timezone = [[North American Eastern Time Zone|Eastern (EST)]]
|utc_offset = -5
|timezone_DST = EDT
|utc_offset_DST = -4
|elevation_footnotes = <ref name=gnis/>
|elevation_ft = 167
|coordinates  = {{coord|34|48|33|N|78|58|36|W|region:US_type:city|display=inline,title}}
|postal_code_type  = [[ZIP code]]
|postal_code       = 28384<ref name="zipcode">{{cite web|url=http://www.zipdatamaps.com/28384|accessdate=March 19, 2019|title=Saint Pauls Zipcode}}</ref>
|area_codes= [[Area codes 910 and 472|910, 472]]
|blank_name = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
|blank_info = 37-58720<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=January 31, 2008|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref>
|blank1_name = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
|blank1_info = 2407393<ref name=gnis>{{GNIS|2407393}}</ref>
|website = [http://www.stpaulsnc.gov Town of St. Pauls]
|footnotes = 
}}
'''St. Pauls''' is a town in [[Robeson County, North Carolina|Robeson County]], [[North Carolina]], United States. The population was 2,045 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].

==History==
The town of St. Pauls was built up around St. Pauls [[Presbyterian Church]], which was built on land donated in 1799 by William Davis. St. Pauls grew slowly from a town of just the church, Davis' home, a post office and a [[livery stable]]. The livery was built at the 16-mile post on the [[Fayetteville, North Carolina|Fayetteville]] to [[Lumberton, North Carolina|Lumberton]] [[stage coach]] road. Growth began in earnest following the construction of the Robeson Institute, a co-educational school that served the children of northern Robeson County.<ref name="stpaulshistory">{{cite web | url = http://www.stpauls.gov/history.htm | title = History | accessdate = December 16, 2007 | publisher = Town of St. Pauls}}</ref>

The construction of the [[Virginia and Carolina Southern Railroad|Virginia and Carolina Southern Railway]] through St. Pauls helped establish the community as a leading producer of [[textile industry|textiles]]. Three [[cotton mill]]s were constructed in the early part of the 20th century. The mills experienced periods of success and failure before coming under the control of the [[Burlington Industries|Burlington Mills Corporation]] in 1943.<ref name="stpaulshistory"/> The mills provided significant tax revenue to the town, at one point enabling it to supply free water, sewer, and trash services to residents.{{sfn|Quinterno|2006|p=7}} Nearly all the mills closed in the 1990s as the textile industry moved from the American South to Latin America and Southeast Asia.<ref name="stpaulshistory"/> The closure of two yarn plants in 2001 led to the loss of over 500 jobs.{{sfn|Quinterno|2006|p=7}} In the 2000s the job market in the town stagnated, experiencing only minimal growth from the commercial sector developed near [[Interstate 95]]. In the 2010s the town secured multiple large corporate investments and relocations.<ref>{{cite news| title = St. Pauls finds itself in right spot| newspaper = The Robesonian | date = October 28, 2017| url = https://www.robesonian.com/news/104211/st-pauls-finds-itself-in-right-spot| access-date = July 21, 2022}}</ref>

The [[Gilmore-Patterson Farm]] and [[Kenneth McKinnon House]] are listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]].<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|version=2010a}}</ref>

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|1.3|sqmi|km2}}, all land.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1910= 419
|1920= 1147
|1930= 2080
|1940= 1923
|1950= 2251
|1960= 2249
|1970= 2011
|1980= 1639
|1990= 1992
|2000= 2137
|2010= 2035
|2020= 2045
|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"
|+St. Pauls racial composition<ref>{{Cite web|title=Explore Census Data|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US3758720&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|access-date=December 10, 2021|website=data.census.gov}}</ref>
!Race
!Num.
!Perc.
|-
|[[White (U.S. Census)|White]] (non-Hispanic)
|865
|42.3%
|-
|[[African American (U.S. Census)|Black or African American]] (non-Hispanic)
|346
|16.92%
|-
|[[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]]
|118
|5.77%
|-
|[[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]]
|8
|0.39%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]]
|1
|0.05%
|-
|[[Race (United States Census)|Other/Mixed]]
|77
|3.77%
|-
|[[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]]
|630
|30.81%
|}
As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 2,045 people, 884 households, and 463 families residing in the town.

===2010 census===
As of the [[2010 United States Census]], there were 2,035 people living in the town. The racial makeup of the town was 48.9% White, 18.5% Black, 5.4% Native American, 0.2% Asian, 0.1% Pacific Islander, 0.1% from some other race and 1.7% from two or more races. 25.1% were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

===2000 census===
As of the census<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 2,137 people, 859 households, and 571 families living in the town. The population density was {{convert|1,601.2|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 935 housing units at an average density of {{convert|700.6|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the town was 25.32% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 60.46% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 3.56% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.37% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.05% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 8.14% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 2.11% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 14.74% of the population.

29.8% of households had children under the age of 18 living with them, 41.9% were married couples living together, 17.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.5% were non-families. 30.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.49 people and the average family size was 3.02 members.

The median income for a household in the town was $22,347, and the median income for a family was $27,708. Males had a median income of $27,218 versus $20,750 for females. The per capita income for the town was $12,520. About 17.2% of families and 22.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 26.4% of those under age 18 and 24.9% of those age 65 or over.

The town has an elementary school, a middle school, and a high school, all named after St. Pauls. The population was spread out, with 25.8% under the age of 18, 10.7% from 18 to 24, 28.1% from 25 to 44, 21.8% from 45 to 64, and 13.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. There were 94.8 males for every 100 females, and 89.7 males for every 100 females age 18 and over.

==Sports==
The [[Carolina Raging Wolves]] of the [[Women's Football Alliance]] plays at St. Pauls High School, located in the town.

== Notable people ==
* [[John Beard (news anchor)|John Beard]], news anchor, was born in St. Pauls.
* [[Judy Clay]], [[soul music|soul]] and [[gospel music|gospel]] singer, was born in St. Pauls.<ref name="clay">[http://thedeadrockstarsclub.com/2001.html Profile], Thedeadrockstarsclub.com. Retrieved September 11, 2016.</ref>

==References==
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== Works cited ==
* {{cite news| last = Quinterno| first = John| title = Eastern North Carolina at Work: What are the region's economic engines?| newspaper = N.C. Insight | pages = 2–37| publisher = N.C. Center for Public Policy Research| date = February 2006| url = https://nccppr.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/Eastern_NC_at_Work.pdf}}

==External links==
{{Commons category|St. Pauls, North Carolina}}
* [http://www.stpaulsnc.gov/ Official website]
* [http://www.spncchamber.org/ St. Pauls Chamber of Commerce]
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