Ansonville, North Carolina
Template:Use mdy dates Template:Infobox settlement Ansonville is a town in Anson County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 440 at the 2020 census.<ref name="USCensusEst2020-2021">Template:Cite web</ref> The town has a total area of Template:Convert, all land. It is located on the northern edge of Anson County, about a mile west of the Pee Dee River.
History
[edit]The town was settled in 1844. In 1850, the North Carolina Legislature created the Carolina Female College in Ansonville. The facility was run by and for the daughters of local planters, and only served white women. Sources differ on when the facility closed exactly; However, all agree the Civil War was the reason for the school's closing, in either 1862 or 1867.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
Demographics
[edit]2020 census
[edit]| Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic) | Pop 2000<ref name=2000CensusP004>Template:Cite web</ref> | Pop 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2>Template:Cite web</ref> | Template:Partial<ref name=2020CensusP2>Template:Cite web</ref> | % 2000 | % 2010 | Template:Partial |
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| White alone (NH) | 143 | 170 | 99 | 22.48% | 26.94% | 22.50% |
| Black or African American alone (NH) | 484 | 437 | 318 | 76.10% | 69.26% | 72.27% |
| Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.45% |
| Asian alone (NH) | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0.47% | 0.79% | 0.23% |
| Pacific Islander alone (NH) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Other Race alone (NH) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.00% | 0.16% | 0.23% |
| Mixed Race or Multiracial (NH) | 4 | 2 | 6 | 0.63% | 0.32% | 1.36% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2 | 16 | 13 | 0.31% | 2.54% | 2.95% |
| Total | 636 | 631 | 440 | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% |
As of the census<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 636 people, 242 households, and 172 families residing in the town. The population density was Template:Convert. There were 262 housing units at an average density of Template:Convert. The racial makeup of the town was 22.48% White, 76.42% African American, 0.47% Asian, and 0.63% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.31% of the population.
There were 242 households, out of which 28.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.2% were married couples living together, 22.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.9% were non-families. 28.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.63 and the average family size was 3.24.
In the town, the population was spread out, with 24.2% under the age of 18, 8.8% from 18 to 24, 26.7% from 25 to 44, 24.2% from 45 to 64, and 16.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 85.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 81.9 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $26,576, and the median income for a family was $30,982. Males had a median income of $24,231 versus $17,708 for females. The per capita income for the town was $12,754. About 9.7% of families and 10.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 11.9% of those under age 18 and 7.9% of those age 65 or over.