Editing Wagram, North Carolina

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|official_name = Wagram, North Carolina
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|map_caption              = Location in [[Scotland County, North Carolina|Scotland County]] and the state of [[North Carolina]].

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|leader_name = Milton Farmer
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|population_as_of = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
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|population_total = 615
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|area_codes= [[Area codes 910 and 472|910, 472]]
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'''Wagram''' ({{IPAc-en|'|w|eɪ|g|r|ə|m}} {{respell|WAY|grum}})<ref>{{cite web|title=NC Pronunciation Guide|url=https://www.wral.com/lifestyles/travel/blogpost/10331495/|publisher=WRAL|accessdate=August 16, 2023}}</ref> is a town in [[Scotland County, North Carolina|Scotland County]], [[North Carolina]], United States. The population was 840 at the [[2010 United States census|2010 census]]. The town was named for the [[Battle of Wagram]], a Napoleonic battle at [[Deutsch-Wagram]] in Austria.<ref name="Stewart">{{cite book|last1=Stewart|first1=George R.|title=American place-names; a concise and selective dictionary for the continental United States of America|url=https://archive.org/details/americanplacenam00geor|url-access=registration|date=1970|publisher=Oxford University Press|location=New York}}</ref>

==History==
The community was incorporated as Wagram in 1911.<ref>{{cite book| last = Powell| first = William S.| title = The North Carolina Gazetteer: A Dictionary of Tar Heel Places| publisher = The University of North Carolina Press| date = 1976| location = Chapel Hill| isbn = 9780807812471|page=513}}</ref> The [[Richmond Temperance and Literary Society Hall]] and [[Shaw Family Farms]] are listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]].<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|version=2010a}}</ref> In 2007 the town erected a community recreation center.<ref>{{cite news| last = Elder| first = Renee| title = Black residents in a small NC town say their community is neglected. What happens now?| newspaper = Border Belt Independent| date = August 13, 2021| url = https://borderbelt.org/black-residents-in-a-small-nc-town-say-their-community-is-neglected-what-happens-now/| access-date = July 21, 2022}}</ref>

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|1.5|sqmi|km2}}, all of it land.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|align=left|1920= 174
|1930= 309
|1940= 388
|1950= 397
|1960= 562
|1970= 718
|1980= 617
|1990= 480
|2000= 801
|2010= 840
|2020= 615
|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>
}}
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 801 people, 307 households, and 224 families residing in the town. The population density was {{convert|545.8|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 361 housing units at an average density of {{convert|246.0|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the town was 45.32% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 48.06% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 4.62% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.50% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.37% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.12% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.62% of the population.

There were 307 households, out of which 28.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.2% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 20.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.0% were non-families. 23.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.61 and the average family size was 3.09.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 26.8% under the age of 18, 7.2% from 18 to 24, 23.6% from 25 to 44, 27.7% from 45 to 64, and 14.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 82.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 75.4 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $39,583, and the median income for a family was $44,615. Males had a median income of $30,809 versus $19,107 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $16,089. About 14.3% of families and 18.7% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 24.9% of those under age 18 and 32.6% of those age 65 or over.{{clear left}}

==Notable people==
*[[Mary H. Odom]], North Carolina state legislator and educator, lived in Wagram.<ref>'North Carolina Manual 1975,' Thad Eure, North Carolina Secretary of State: 1975, Biographical Sketch of Mary H. Odom, pg. 312</ref>
*[[Tawl Ross|Lucius "Tawl" Ross]], [[Funkadelic]] guitarist, was born in Wagram.

==References==
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{{Scotland County, North Carolina}}

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