Editing White Lake, North Carolina

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|official_name = White Lake, North Carolina
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|image_caption = White Lake at dusk
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|map_caption              = Location in [[Bladen County, North Carolina|Bladen County]] and the state of [[North Carolina]].

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|subdivision_name1 = [[North Carolina]]
|subdivision_type2 = [[List of counties in North Carolina|County]]
|subdivision_name2 = [[Bladen County, North Carolina|Bladen]]
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|leader_title = Mayor
|leader_name = H. Goldston Womble, Jr.
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|population_as_of = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
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|population_total = 843
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|postal_code_type = [[ZIP code]]
|postal_code = 28337
|area_codes= [[Area codes 910 and 472|910, 472]]
|blank_name = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
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|website = {{URL|www.whitelakenc.org}}
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'''White Lake''' is a [[resort town]] in [[Bladen County, North Carolina|Bladen County]], [[North Carolina]], United States. At the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], the population was 843.

==Geography==
[[Image:WhiteLake1.jpg|thumb|left|White Lake]]

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|6.8|km2|disp=flip}}, of which {{convert|2.5|sqkm|disp=flip}} is land and {{convert|4.2|km2|disp=flip}}, or 62.51%, is water,<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web |title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): White Lake town, North Carolina |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US3773300 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212193322/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US3773300 |archive-date=February 12, 2020 |accessdate=February 6, 2014 |publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder}}</ref> consisting of the freshwater lake for which the town is named.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|align=left|1960= 130
|1970= 232
|1980= 968
|1990= 390
|2000= 529
|2010= 802
|2020= 843
|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>
}}
At the [[2000 United States Census|2000 census]] there were 529 people, 238 households, and 149 families in the town. The population density was {{convert|593.1|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 1,060 housing units at an average density of {{convert|1,188.5|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The [[Race and ethnicity in the United States Census#2000 census|racial makeup]] of the town was 92.25% White, 3.59% African American, 0.57% Asian, 3.01% from other races, and 0.57% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.40%.<ref name="GR2" />

Of the 238 households 23.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.4% were married couples living together, 9.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.0% were non-families. 32.8% of households were one person and 10.9% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.22 and the average family size was 2.83.

The age distribution was 20.8% under the age of 18, 7.0% from 18 to 24, 27.6% from 25 to 44, 30.8% from 45 to 64, and 13.8% 65 or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females, there were 94.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.3 males.

The median household income was $35,375 and the median family income  was $45,625. Males had a median income of $36,875 versus $25,000 for females. The per capita income for the town was $22,446. About 9.9% of families and 14.2% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 30.4% of those under age 18 and 11.0% of those age 65 or over.{{clear left}}

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.whitelakenc.org/ Town of White Lake official website]
* [http://www.elizabethtownwhitelake.com/ Elizabethtown-White Lake Area Chamber of Commerce]

{{Bladen County, North Carolina}}

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[[Category:Towns in Bladen County, North Carolina]]
[[Category:Towns in North Carolina]]
[[Category:Beaches of North Carolina]]