Roper, North Carolina

Template:Use mdy dates Template:Infobox settlement Roper is a town in Washington County, North Carolina, United States. The population was Template:Template parameter value at the Template:Template parameter value Census. It was known as Lee's Mill (named for Thomas Lee) until 1890, when the John L. Roper Lumber Company was established in the town and its name changed to Roper.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of Template:Convert, all land.

Demographics

Template:US Census population As of the census<ref name="GR2" /> of Template:Template parameter value, there were Template:Template parameter value people, 238 households, residing in the town. The population density was 566.59 people per square mile (Template:Template parameter value people per kmTemplate:Sup). There were 268 housing units at an average density of Template:Convert. The racial makeup of the town was 14.78% White, 78.95% African American, 4.25% from other races, and 0.82% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.82% of the population.

There were 238 households, of which 31.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 37.0% were married couples living together, 28.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.3% were not families. About 29.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 17.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.58 and the average family size was 3.16.

In the town, the population was distributed as 35.4% under the age of 19, 3.1% from 20 to 24, 22.2% from 25 to 44, 21.6% from 45 to 64, and 17.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37.4 years. For every 100 females, there were 75.6 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $19,536, and the median income for a family was $29,457. About 52.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 72.1% of those under age 18 and 6.1% of those age 65 or over.<ref name="urlExplore Census Data">Template:Cite web</ref>Template:Clear left

References

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• Modlin, Betsy Burgess Lucas et al. "My Home is Washington County, North Carolina" Template:ISBN