Walstonburg, North Carolina

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Walstonburg is a town in Greene County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 224 at the 2000 census. Its map location is due north of Snow Hill, NC on Highway 91.

1 Famous residents
2 Geography
3 Demographics
4 External links

[edit] Famous residents

Perhaps Walstonburg's most famous former resident is Theodore Blue Edwards (born October 31, 1965 in Washington, D.C.), a former professional basketball player who competed in the National Basketball Association.

[edit] Geography

Walstonburg is located at 35°35′43″N, 77°41′52″W (35.595187, -77.697724)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 1.1 km² (0.4 mi²), all land.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 224 people, 91 households, and 66 families residing in the town. The population density was 210.9/km² (546.5/mi²). There were 101 housing units at an average density of 95.1/km² (246.4/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 81.25% White, 15.62% African American, 2.23% from other races, and 0.89% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.23% of the population.

There were 91 households out of which 27.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.4% were married couples living together, 7.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.4% were non-families. 25.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.46 and the average family size was 2.90.

In the town the population was spread out with 23.2% under the age of 18, 6.3% from 18 to 24, 34.8% from 25 to 44, 23.2% from 45 to 64, and 12.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 109.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 102.4 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $36,875, and the median income for a family was $41,750. Males had a median income of $24,063 versus $22,250 for females. The per capita income for the town was $19,571. About 11.1% of families and 13.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 4.0% of those under the age of eighteen and 6.9% of those sixty five or over.