Garysburg, North Carolina

Garysburg, North Carolina
FIPS code		37-25540[3]
GNIS feature ID	2406548[2]

Garysburg is a town in

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History

Garysburg is named for Roderick B. Gary.^[4]

The

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Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 1.0 square mile (2.6 km²), all land.

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
1880	97		—
1900	269		—
1910	169		−37.2%
1920	203		20.1%
1930	284		39.9%
1940	320		12.7%
1950	344		7.5%
1960	181		−47.4%
1970	231		27.6%
1980	1,434		520.8%
1990	1,057		−26.3%
2000	1,254		18.6%
2010	1,057		−15.7%
2020	904		−14.5%
U.S. Decennial Census[6]

2020 census

Garysburg racial composition^[7]

Race	Number	Percentage
White (non-Hispanic)	21	2.32%
Black or African American (non-Hispanic)	862	95.35%
Asian	1	0.11%
Other/Mixed	14	1.55%
Latino	6	0.66%

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 904 people, 414 households, and 267 families residing in the town.

2010 census

As of the

, there were 1,057 people living in the town. The racial makeup of the town was 95.0% Black, 2.4% White, 0.9% Native American and 1.0% from two or more races. 0.8% were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

2000 census

As of the

of any race were 0.40% of the population.

There were 482 households, out of which 29.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 34.4% were married couples living together, 30.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.5% were non-families. 27.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.59 and the average family size was 3.16.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 28.1% under the age of 18, 8.5% from 18 to 24, 24.5% from 25 to 44, 24.0% from 45 to 64, and 14.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 81.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 73.3 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $22,604, and the median income for a family was $27,386. Males had a median income of $23,333 versus $20,682 for females. The

, including 34.8% of those under age 18 and 25.2% of those age 65 or over.

Notable person

• Keion Crossen, NFL cornerback and Super Bowl LIII champion with the New England Patriots

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