Editing West Smithfield, North Carolina

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'''West Smithfield''' was an [[unincorporated community]] and [[census-designated place]] and is now a district of [[Smithfield, North Carolina]] in [[Johnston County, North Carolina|Johnston County]], [[North Carolina]], United States. The population was last recorded separately from Smithfield in 2000, when 59 people resided in the CDP.<ref name="Census 2000">{{Cite web| url=https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/00_SF1/G001/1600000US3772950| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2000 Census Summary File 1 (SF1) 100-Percent Data (G001): West Smithfield CDP, North Carolina| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau| work=American Factfinder| accessdate=October 10, 2018| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213094315/https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/00_SF1/G001/1600000US3772950| archive-date=February 13, 2020| url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Geography==
West Smithfield is located in central Johnston County at {{coord|35|32|22|N|78|22|36|W|type:city}} (35.539359, -78.376710),<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=2011-04-23|date=2011-02-12|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref> in the northwestern part of the town of Smithfield. It is separated from the rest of Smithfield by the [[Neuse River]]. [[Special routes of U.S. Route 70#Clayton–Smithfield business loop|U.S. Route 70 Business]] passes through the neighborhood, leading southeast to the center of Smithfield and northwest {{convert|11|mi}} to [[Clayton, North Carolina|Clayton]].

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the CDP had an area of {{convert|0.5|sqmi|km2}}, all  land.<ref name="Census 2000"/>

==Demographics==
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 59 people, 21 households, and 16 families residing in the CDP. The population density was {{convert|111.6|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 23 housing units at an average density of {{convert|43.5|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the CDP was 42.37% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 42.37% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 15.25% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]]. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 20.34% of the population.

There were 21 households, out of which 42.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 66.7% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 4.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.8% were non-families. 19.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.81 and the average family size was 3.25.

In the CDP the population was spread out, with 33.9% under the age of 18, 1.7% from 18 to 24, 25.4% from 25 to 44, 33.9% from 45 to 64, and 5.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 30 years. For every 100 females, there were 96.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.0 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $47,500, and the median income for a family was $56,071. Males had a median income of $19,773 versus $50,556 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the CDP was $22,834. None of the population and none of the families were below the [[poverty line]].

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

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[[Category:Unincorporated communities in Johnston County, North Carolina]]
[[Category:Unincorporated communities in North Carolina]]
[[Category:Populated places on the Neuse River]]