Plain View, North Carolina
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| Plain View, North Carolina | |
  Plain View, North Carolina
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| Country | United States |
| State | North Carolina |
| County | Sampson |
| Area | |
| - Total | 16.7 sq mi (43.2 km²) |
| - Land | 16.6 sq mi (43.0 km²) |
| - Water | 0.1 sq mi (0.1 km²) |
| Elevation | 203 ft (62 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| - Total | 1,820 |
| - Density | 109.6/sq mi (42.3/km²) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| - Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| FIPS code | 37-52685[1] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1852665[2] |
Plain View is a census-designated place (CDP) in Sampson County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 1,820 at the 2000 census.
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[edit] Geography
Plain View is located at (35.248883, -78.565742).[3]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 16.7 square miles (43.1 km²).16.6 square miles (43.0 km²) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.2 km²) of it (0.36%) is water.
[edit] Demographics
As of the census[1] of 2000, there were 1,820 people, 680 households, and 505 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 109.6 people per square mile (42.3/km²). There were 732 housing units at an average density of 44.1/sq mi (17.0/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 84.84% White, 11.59% African American, 1.04% Native American, 0.05% Asian, 1.59% from other races, and 0.88% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.02% of the population.
There were 680 households out of which 38.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.6% were married couples living together, 9.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.6% were non-families. 21.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.68 and the average family size was 3.10.
In the CDP the population was spread out with 27.3% under the age of 18, 7.9% from 18 to 24, 31.8% from 25 to 44, 23.8% from 45 to 64, and 9.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 102.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.3 males.
The median income for a household in the CDP was $31,797, and the median income for a family was $38,750. Males had a median income of $27,500 versus $18,125 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $15,011. About 10.3% of families and 15.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 29.7% of those under age 18 and 11.8% of those age 65 or over.
[edit] References
- ^ a b American FactFinder. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
- ^ US Board on Geographic Names. United States Geological Survey (2007-10-25). Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
- ^ US Gazetteer files: 2000 and 1990. United States Census Bureau (2005-05-03). Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
[edit] External links
- Plain View, North Carolina is at coordinates Coordinates:
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