Cramerton, North Carolina

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Cramerton is a town in Gaston County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 2,976 at the 2000 census.

[edit] Geography

Cramerton is located at 35°14′12″N, 81°4′26″W (35.236723, -81.073939)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 10.0 km² (3.9 mi²). 9.3 km² (3.6 mi²) of it is land and 0.7 km² (0.3 mi²) of it (7.25%) is water.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 2,976 people, 1,169 households, and 859 families residing in the town. The population density was 321.0/km² (830.5/mi²). There were 1,229 housing units at an average density of 132.5/km² (343.0/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 94.12% White, 2.35% African American, 0.50% Native American, 1.92% Asian, 0.20% from other races, and 0.91% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.37% of the population.

There were 1,169 households out of which 35.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.7% were married couples living together, 9.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.5% were non-families. 22.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.54 and the average family size was 2.97.

In the town the population was spread out with 25.9% under the age of 18, 5.8% from 18 to 24, 31.7% from 25 to 44, 25.1% from 45 to 64, and 11.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 91.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.1 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $47,610, and the median income for a family was $56,071. Males had a median income of $37,679 versus $27,330 for females. The per capita income for the town was $25,503. About 3.3% of families and 4.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 4.2% of those under age 18 and 10.9% of those age 65 or over.