Calypso, North Carolina

Calypso, North Carolina
FIPS code		37-09760[3]
GNIS feature ID	2405366[2]

Calypso is a town in

History

The Bryan Whitfield Herring Farm was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2001.^[5]

Geography

Calypso is located in northwestern Duplin County. U.S. Route 117 passes through the town, leading northeast 4 miles (6 km) to Mount Olive and 18 miles (29 km) to Goldsboro, and south 3 miles (5 km) to Faison and 11 miles (18 km) to Warsaw. U.S. Route 117 Connector leads southwest 5 miles (8 km) to Interstate 40 at a point 70 miles (110 km) north of Wilmington and 58 miles (93 km) south of Raleigh.

According to the

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
1920	405		—
1930	538		32.8%
1940	678		26.0%
1950	688		1.5%
1960	633		−8.0%
1970	462		−27.0%
1980	689		49.1%
1990	481		−30.2%
2000	410		−14.8%
2010	538		31.2%
2020	327		−39.2%
U.S. Decennial Census[6]

As of the

Latino

of any race were 4.39% of the population.

There were 178 households, out of which 24.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.6% were married couples living together, 12.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.1% were non-families. 28.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 17.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.30 and the average family size was 2.87.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 21.0% under the age of 18, 6.6% from 18 to 24, 26.6% from 25 to 44, 24.1% from 45 to 64, and 21.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females, there were 92.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.0 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $26,667, and the median income for a family was $31,875. Males had a median income of $25,865 versus $19,583 for females. The

, including 20.9% of those under age 18 and 14.6% of those age 65 or over.

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