| Sparta, North Carolina | |
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| — Town — | |
| Coordinates: | |
| Country | United States |
| State | North Carolina |
| County | Alleghany |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2.4 sq mi (6.1 km2) |
| • Land | 2.4 sq mi (6.1 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
| Elevation | 2,927 ft (892 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 1,817 |
| • Density | 765.2/sq mi (295.5/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 28675 |
| Area code(s) | 336 |
| FIPS code | 37-63680[1] |
| GNIS feature ID | 0995271[2] |
| Website | www.townofsparta.org |
Sparta is a town in Alleghany County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 1,817 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Alleghany County.[3]
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Sparta is located at (36.505639, -81.121718).[4]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 2.4 square miles (6.2 km2), all of it land.
As of the census[1] of 2000, there were 1,817 people, 825 households, and 441 families residing in the town. The population density was 765.2 people per square mile (296.0/km²). There were 922 housing units at an average density of 388.3 per square mile (150.2/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 94.06% White, 1.98% African American, 0.17% Native American, 0.55% Asian, 0.06% Pacific Islander, 2.20% from other races, and 0.99% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 7.71% of the population.
There were 825 households out of which 22.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 39.0% were married couples living together, 12.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 46.5% were non-families. 41.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 22.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.01 and the average family size was 2.71.
In the town the population was spread out with 18.1% under the age of 18, 8.3% from 18 to 24, 24.3% from 25 to 44, 25.3% from 45 to 64, and 24.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females there were 85.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 80.1 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $22,474, and the median income for a family was $37,596. Males had a median income of $23,304 versus $18,281 for females. The per capita income for the town was $14,237. About 10.6% of families and 18.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 17.0% of those under age 18 and 33.0% of those age 65 or over.
The Sparta Teapot Museum original plans where changed building is scheduled for 2012 after selling part of the land that the museum was to reside on[5]
Sparta is also home to the Dr. Grabow tobacco pipe factory, which produces 200,000 high quality pipes annually. This is the most pipes produced under one roof worldwide.
Sparta was stated as the hometown of Charlotte Simmons in Tom Wolfe's 2004 novel "I Am Charlotte Simmons".
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