Woodland, North Carolina
Woodland, North Carolina | ||
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FIPS code 37-75340[3] | | |
GNIS feature ID | 2406912[2] |
Woodland is a town in
History
The Woodland-Olney School was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1997.[4]
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 1.3 square miles (3.4 km2), all land.
Demographics
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
---|---|---|---|
1890 | 247 | — | |
1900 | 242 | −2.0% | |
1910 | 312 | 28.9% | |
1920 | 400 | 28.2% | |
1930 | 501 | 25.3% | |
1940 | 486 | −3.0% | |
1950 | 590 | 21.4% | |
1960 | 651 | 10.3% | |
1970 | 744 | 14.3% | |
1980 | 861 | 15.7% | |
1990 | 760 | −11.7% | |
2000 | 833 | 9.6% | |
2010 | 809 | −2.9% | |
2020 | 557 | −31.1% | |
U.S. Decennial Census[5] |
2020 census
Race | Number | Percentage |
---|---|---|
White (non-Hispanic)
|
238 | 42.73% |
Black or African American (non-Hispanic)
|
269 | 48.29% |
Native American
|
4 | 0.72% |
Asian
|
2 | 0.36% |
Other/Mixed
|
27 | 4.85% |
Latino
|
17 | 3.05% |
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 557 people, 325 households, and 220 families residing in the town.
2000 census
As of the
There were 328 households, out of which 28.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 39.6% were married couples living together, 22.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.4% were non-families. 32.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.52 and the average family size was 3.19.
In the town, the population was spread out, with 31.5% under the age of 18, 7.0% from 18 to 24, 21.5% from 25 to 44, 23.4% from 45 to 64, and 16.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females, there were 77.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 71.5 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $22,125, and the median income for a family was $30,804. Males had a median income of $28,438 versus $23,125 for females. The
Politics
Woodland is in the first congressional district of North Carolina, and since 2004 has been represented in Congress by G. K. Butterfield.[7] It is within the traditionally Democratic county of Northampton, which was one of only two counties in the state won by George McGovern in his 1972 defeat by Richard Nixon.[8]
References
- ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Woodland, North Carolina
- ^ a b "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
- ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved December 24, 2021.
- ^ "27897 - NC Congressional District Lookup". Archived from the original on January 31, 2016. Retrieved December 14, 2015.
- ^ David Leip's Presidential Atlas (Maps for North Carolina by election)