East Laurinburg, North Carolina

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East Laurinburg is a town in Scotland County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 295 at the 2000 census.

[edit] Geography

Location of East Laurinburg, North Carolina

East Laurinburg is located at 34°46′8″N, 79°26′41″W (34.768960, -79.444766)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.5 km² (0.2 mi²), all land.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 295 people, 124 households, and 81 families residing in the town. The population density was 632.8/km² (1,619.8/mi²). There were 140 housing units at an average density of 300.3/km² (768.7/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 83.05% White, 5.76% African American, 8.81% Native American, 1.36% Asian, and 1.02% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.36% of the population.

There were 124 households out of which 20.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 40.3% were married couples living together, 18.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.9% were non-families. 31.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 16.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.38 and the average family size was 2.99.

In the town the population was spread out with 21.0% under the age of 18, 10.2% from 18 to 24, 23.7% from 25 to 44, 25.1% from 45 to 64, and 20.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females there were 89.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 80.6 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $25,938, and the median income for a family was $31,875. Males had a median income of $21,944 versus $20,313 for females. The per capita income for the town was $13,415. About 24.1% of families and 22.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 30.9% of those under the age of eighteen and 9.7% of those sixty five or over.