Official Name: | Whitakers, North Carolina |
Settlement Type: | Town |
Mapsize: | 270px |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | North Carolina |
Subdivision Type2: | Counties |
Subdivision Name2: | Edgecombe, Nash |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Leader Name: | Sammy Hopkins |
Established Title: | Founded |
Established Title1: | Incorporated |
Established Date: | 1740 |
Established Date1: | 1872 |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Area Total Km2: | 2.15 |
Area Land Km2: | 2.15 |
Area Water Km2: | 0.00 |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 0.83 |
Area Land Sq Mi: | 0.83 |
Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.00 |
Population As Of: | 2020 |
Population Total: | 627 |
Population Density Km2: | 291.31 |
Population Density Sq Mi: | 754.51 |
Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
Utc Offset: | -5 |
Timezone Dst: | EDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
Elevation Ft: | 128 |
Coordinates: | 36.1058°N -77.7131°W |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
Postal Code: | 27891 |
Area Code: | 252 |
Blank Name: | FIPS code |
Blank Info: | 37-73160[2] |
Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank1 Info: | 2406874 |
Website: | http://townofwhitakers.org |
Whitakers is a town in Edgecombe and Nash Counties in the U.S. state of North Carolina. It is divided between the two counties by railroad tracks and is the northernmost town in the two counties. It is part of the Rocky Mount, North Carolina Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 744 in 2010.
The Porter Houses and Armstrong Kitchen was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2002.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of .81 square miles (2.1 km), all land.
Number | Percentage | ||
---|---|---|---|
White (non-Hispanic) | 161 | 25.68% | |
Black or African American (non-Hispanic) | 433 | 69.06% | |
Native American | 1 | 0.16% | |
Asian | 1 | 0.16% | |
Other/Mixed | 19 | 3.03% | |
Hispanic or Latino | 12 | 1.91% |
As of the census of 2000, there were 799 people, 331 households, and 219 families residing in the town. The population density was 977.9sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 370 housing units at an average density of 452.9sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the town was 40.55% White, 58.32% African American, 0.13% Native American, 0.88% from other races, and 0.13% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.88% of the population.
There were 331 households, out of which 24.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 38.4% were married couples living together, 20.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.8% were non-families. 31.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.41 and the average family size was 3.04.
In the town, the population was spread out, with 22.0% under the age of 18, 7.5% from 18 to 24, 27.5% from 25 to 44, 25.5% from 45 to 64, and 17.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females, there were 88.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 84.3 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $24,141, and the median income for a family was $27,188. Males had a median income of $29,643 versus $21,736 for females. The per capita income for the town was $12,893. About 25.4% of families and 33.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 50.2% of those under age 18 and 34.1% of those age 65 or over.