Catawba, North Carolina

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Catawba is a town in Catawba County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 698 at the 2000 census.

1 Geography
2 Demographics
3 Notable Residents
4 External links

[edit] Geography

Catawba is located at 35°42′35″N, 81°4′33″W (35.709853, -81.075734)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 6.1 km² (2.3 mi²). 5.9 km² (2.3 mi²) of it is land and 0.2 km² (0.1 mi²) of it (2.56%) is water.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 698 people, 270 households, and 208 families residing in the town. The population density was 117.7/km² (305.3/mi²). There were 285 housing units at an average density of 48.1/km² (124.7/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 65.90% White, 30.37% African American, 1.00% Asian, 2.15% from other races, and 0.57% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 5.59% of the population.

There were 270 households out of which 25.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.6% were married couples living together, 17.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.6% were non-families. 18.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.59 and the average family size was 2.93.

In the town the population was spread out with 22.9% under the age of 18, 7.6% from 18 to 24, 29.4% from 25 to 44, 22.6% from 45 to 64, and 17.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 83.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 83.0 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $42,031, and the median income for a family was $42,083. Males had a median income of $33,750 versus $21,645 for females. The per capita income for the town was $20,933. About 8.2% of families and 9.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 12.6% of those under age 18 and 16.4% of those age 65 or over.