Pinebluff, North Carolina
Template:Use mdy dates Template:Infobox settlement Pinebluff is a town in Moore County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 1,473 at the 2020 census,<ref name="Census 2020"/> up from 1,337 in 2010.
History
[edit]Pinebluff was a regional resort area during the early 1900s, enjoying greater renown than Pinehurst Resort at the time. After an uncontrollable fire, the town was permanently damaged, and it is currently a small residential area. As of 1909, Pinebluff was a sundown town, where African Americans were not allowed to live or stay overnight.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
The Lincoln Park School and McLeod Family Rural Complex are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.<ref name="nris">Template:NRISref</ref>
Geography
[edit]Pinebluff is in southern Moore County within the Sandhills region of North Carolina. U.S. Route 1 passes through the town as Walnut Street, leading northeast Template:Convert to Aberdeen and Template:Convert to Southern Pines, and southwest Template:Convert to Rockingham. Pinehurst is Template:Convert to the north via local roads.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the town of Pinebluff has a total area of Template:Convert, of which Template:Convert, or 1.06%, are water.<ref name="CenPopGazetteer2024"/> Aberdeen Creek forms the southeast border of the town. It is a southwest-flowing tributary of Drowning Creek, the name for the headwaters of the Lumber River.
Demographics
[edit]2020 census
[edit]| Race | Number | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| White (non-Hispanic) | 1,071 | 72.71% |
| Black or African American (non-Hispanic) | 211 | 14.32% |
| Native American | 15 | 1.02% |
| Asian | 25 | 1.7% |
| Pacific Islander | 2 | 0.14% |
| Other/Mixed | 61 | 4.14% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 88 | 5.97% |
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 1,473 people, 663 households, and 464 families residing in the town.
2000 census
[edit]As of the census<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 1,109 people, 449 households, and 315 families residing in the town. The population density was Template:Convert. There were 481 housing units at an average density of Template:Convert. The racial makeup of the town was 89.54% White, 7.39% African American, 0.72% Native American, 0.54% Asian, 0.72% from other races, and 1.08% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.17% of the population.
There were 449 households, out of which 33.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.6% were married couples living together, 11.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.8% were non-families. 25.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.47 and the average family size was 2.97.
In the town, the population was spread out, with 25.2% under the age of 18, 6.4% from 18 to 24, 33.6% from 25 to 44, 24.8% from 45 to 64, and 10.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females, there were 90.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.4 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $40,536, and the median income for a family was $47,500. Males had a median income of $30,813 versus $24,167 for females. The per capita income for the town was $18,786. About 8.7% of families and 9.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 14.9% of those under age 18 and 5.5% of those age 65 or over.
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