Maysville, North Carolina
Maysville, North Carolina | ||
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 U.S. Route 17 in Maysville, March 2015 | ||
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FIPS code 37-42100[4] | | |
| GNIS feature ID | 2406118[3] | |
| Website | www | |
Maysville is a town in
Etymology
Maysville derives its name from an early settler.[6]
Geography
Maysville is located in southeastern Jones County. U.S. Route 17 passes through the center of town, leading north 21 miles (34 km) to New Bern and southwest 15 miles (24 km) to Jacksonville. North Carolina Highway 58 leads southeast from Maysville 20 miles (32 km) to Emerald Isle on the Atlantic coast.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.69 square miles (1.8 km2), all land. It is bordered to the east by Croatan National Forest. The White Oak River runs past the southern end of town.
Demographics
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1900 | 98 | — | |
| 1910 | 345 | 252.0% | |
| 1920 | 536 | 55.4% | |
| 1930 | 797 | 48.7% | |
| 1940 | 732 | −8.2% | |
| 1950 | 818 | 11.7% | |
| 1960 | 892 | 9.0% | |
| 1970 | 912 | 2.2% | |
| 1980 | 877 | −3.8% | |
| 1990 | 892 | 1.7% | |
| 2000 | 1,002 | 12.3% | |
| 2010 | 1,019 | 1.7% | |
| 2020 | 818 | −19.7% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[7] | |||
2020 census
| Race | Number | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
White (non-Hispanic)
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398 | 48.66% |
Black or African American (non-Hispanic)
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338 | 41.32% |
Native American
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5 | 0.61% |
Asian
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2 | 0.24% |
Other/Mixed
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51 | 6.23% |
Latino
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24 | 2.93% |
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 818 people, 401 households, and 263 families residing in the town.
2000 census
At the 2000
There were 389 households, of which 34.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 39.3% were married couples living together, 20.3% had a female householder with no husband present and 34.2% were non-families. 29.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.58 and the average family size was 3.20.
30.1% of the population were under the age of 18, 6.9% from 18 to 24, 28.7% from 25 to 44, 19.7% from 45 to 64, and 14.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females, there were 96.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.7 males.
The
Education
- Maysville Elementary School
References
- ^ "Maysville". Town of Maysville. Retrieved October 15, 2018.
- ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Maysville, North Carolina
- ^ a b "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2020 Census Summary File 1 (G001): Maysville town, North Carolina". American Factfinder. U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved October 15, 2018.
- ^ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 203.
- ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
- ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved December 24, 2021.
External links
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