Editing Wilson's Mills, North Carolina

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'''Wilson's Mills''' is a town in [[Johnston County, North Carolina|Johnston County]], [[North Carolina]], United States. In [[2010 United States census|2010]], the population was 2,277,<ref name="Census 2010">{{Cite web| url=https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US3774580| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001): Wilson's Mills town, North Carolina| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau| work=American Factfinder| accessdate=October 15, 2018| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213095718/https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US3774580| archive-date=February 13, 2020| url-status=dead}}</ref> up from 1,291 in [[2000 United States census|2000]]. As of 2018, the estimated population was 2,689.<ref name="USCensusEst2018">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/tables.2018.html|title=Population and Housing Unit Estimates|accessdate=December 18, 2019}}</ref>

==Geography==
Wilson's Mills is located in north-central Johnston County. It is {{convert|6|mi|0}} north of [[Smithfield, North Carolina|Smithfield]], the [[county seat]]. [[U.S. Route 70 in North Carolina|U.S. Route 70]] passes through the southern side of the town, leading northwest {{Convert|26|mi}} to [[Raleigh, North Carolina|Raleigh]] and southeast {{convert|6|mi|0}} to [[Interstate 95 in North Carolina|Interstate 95]] at [[Selma, North Carolina|Selma]].

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], Wilson's Mills has a total area of {{convert|11.7|km2|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|0.02|km2|order=flip|2}}, or 0.16%, are water.<ref name="Census 2010"/>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1930= 350
|2000= 1291
|2010= 2277
|2020= 2534
|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"
|+Wilson's Mills racial composition<ref>{{Cite web|title=Explore Census Data|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US3774580&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|access-date=December 23, 2021|website=data.census.gov}}</ref>
!scope="col"| Race
!scope="col"| Number
!scope="col"| Percentage
|-
!scope="row"| [[White (U.S. Census)|White]] (non-Hispanic)
| 1,180
| 46.57%
|-
!scope="row"| [[African American (U.S. Census)|Black or African American]] (non-Hispanic)
| 493
| 19.46%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]]
| 11
| 0.43%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]]
| 6
| 0.24%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Race (United States Census)|Other/Mixed]]
| 77
| 3.04%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]]
| 767
| 30.27%
|}
As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 2,534 people, 840 households, and 648 families residing in the town.

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 1,291 people, 465 households, and 357 families residing in the town. The population density was {{convert|352.9|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 505 housing units at an average density of {{convert|138.0|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the town was 73.04% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 23.93% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.54% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 2.32% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.15% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 4.88% of the population.

There were 465 households, of which 41.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.2% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 12.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.2% were non-families. 19.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.78 and the average family size was 3.19.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 30.1% under the age of 18, 6.9% from 18 to 24, 35.8% from 25 to 44, 20.6% from 45 to 64, and 6.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females, there were 99.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.4 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $44,650, and the median income for a family was $49,219. Males had a median income of $33,150 versus $25,188 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $17,157. About 9.4% of families and 9.8% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 14.0% of those under age 18 and 9.1% of those age 65 or over.

==Law and government==
Wilson's Mills operates under a council-manager government. The town council consists of the mayor and five council members. All council members are elected at-large.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.wilsonsmillsnc.org/index.asp?SEC=F521C61A-844C-42E1-9B13-A2512D7253B7&Type=B_DIR|title = Meet Our Mayor and Council}}</ref>

==Education==
* Wilson's Mills Elementary School<ref>[http://www.johnston.k12.nc.us/education/school/school.php?sectionid=672 Wilson's Mills Elementary School]</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.wilsonsmillsnc.org/ Town of Wilson's Mills official website]

{{Johnston County, North Carolina}}

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[[Category:1868 establishments in North Carolina]]
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[[Category:Populated places on the Neuse River]]
[[Category:Towns in Johnston County, North Carolina]]
[[Category:Towns in North Carolina]]