Raeford, North Carolina
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| Raeford, North Carolina | |
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| Country | United States |
| State | North Carolina |
| County | Hoke |
| Government | |
| - Mayor | John K. McNeill |
| Area | |
| - Total | 3.8 sq mi (9.8 km²) |
| - Land | 3.8 sq mi (9.7 km²) |
| - Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km²) |
| Elevation | 259 ft (79 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| - Total | 3,386 |
| - Density | 902.3/sq mi (348.4/km²) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| - Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP codes | 28361, 28376 |
| Area code(s) | 910 |
| FIPS code | 37-54580[1] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1022137[2] |
Raeford is a city in Hoke County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 3,386 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Hoke County[3].
It is home of the North Carolina Turkey Festival, which takes place in September every year. It is also a famous housing of the Lumbee tribe of Native Americans.
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[edit] Fueling the Future of America.... from Small Town, USA
In late December of 2007, Clean Burn Fuels, LLC began hauling rock onto their 500 acre site located outside of Raeford, NC in Dundarrach. The site will become the first, and largest Ethanol plant in North Carolina, and it will produce on average 65 Million Gallons of ethanol/year. Soon after, the grading process began, drainage ditches, and a massive drainage pond was installed to further dry up the area which sits on 3 active aquifers. Clean Burn Fuels, LLC is expected to bring 125+ jobs to the area, and will be the largest user of electricity, water, and other utilities in the county. Also, it will be Hoke County's largest tax income, and will create the most jobs of any other business. The plant is expected to become fully operational in the 2nd quarter of 2009. In March of 2008, one of the two massive distillation towers arrived at the site, which many said looked like a missle. At 120+ feet long, this will become one of the tallest standing structure in Hoke County when it is erected. When the plant is complete, they will be home to the highest free-standing structure in Hoke county, at 250+ ft.
[edit] Geography
Raeford is located at (34.981800, -79.227469)[4].
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 3.8 square miles (9.8 km²), of which, 3.8 square miles (9.7 km²) of it is land and 0.27% is water.
[edit] Demographics
As of the census[1] of 2000, there were 3,386 people, 1,323 households, and 899 families residing in the city. The population density was 902.3 people per square mile (348.6/km²). There were 1,440 housing units at an average density of 383.7/sq mi (148.3/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 52.75% White, 40.93% African American, 2.86% Native American, 0.95% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 1.09% from other races, and 1.39% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.16% of the population.
There were 1,323 households out of which 30.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.1% were married couples living together, 18.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.0% were non-families. 29.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.40 and the average family size was 2.94.
In the city the population was spread out with 23.7% under the age of 18, 7.3% from 18 to 24, 25.5% from 25 to 44, 23.7% from 45 to 64, and 19.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 84.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 77.9 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $31,306, and the median income for a family was $33,772. Males had a median income of $27,060 versus $26,050 for females. The per capita income for the city was $16,093. About 18.6% of families and 22.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 30.6% of those under age 18 and 13.6% 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.
- ^ Find a County. National Association of Counties. 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
- Official website of Raeford, NC
- Raeford and Hoke Chamber of Commerce (new website)
- The News-Journal, the local newspaper
- www.raefordnews.com, online local news website
- Raeford, North Carolina is at coordinates Coordinates:
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