Belhaven, North Carolina

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Belhaven, North Carolina
Town
View of downtown Belhaven NC (cropped).JPG
Downtown Belhaven
Nickname(s): 
Birthplace of the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway, The Beautiful Safe Harbor
Motto(s): 
"Seafood, Watersports and Abundant Wildlife"
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Location of Belhaven, North Carolina
Coordinates: 35°32′33″N76°37′22″W / 35.54250°N 76.62278°W / 35.54250; -76.62278
Country United States
State North Carolina
County Beaufort
Area
[1]
 • Total2.09 sq mi (5.41 km2)
 • Land1.59 sq mi (4.12 km2)
 • Water0.50 sq mi (1.29 km2)
Elevation
[2]
3 ft (0.9 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total1,410
 • Density886.79/sq mi (342.29/km2)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
27810
Area code 252
FIPS code 37-04640 [3]
GNIS feature ID2405229 [2]
Website townofbelhaven.com

Belhaven is a waterfront town in Beaufort County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 1,688 at the 2010 census. [4] Belhaven is located in North Carolina's Inner Banks region.

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History

The Belhaven City Hall was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1981. [5]

Healthcare

The community formerly had a hospital, Pungo District Hospital, which opened in 1949. Pantego Creek LLC, the operator, asked for a third party to acquire the hospital as the operator could not pay for the care of the large number of Medicaid and Medicare patients using the hospital. [6] In 2011 Vidant Health acquired the hospital; in 2013 Vidant stated that it was unable to keep the hospital in operation due to poor finances and announced that it was going to close the hospital. [7] Pantego Creek Board closed it in 2014, and it was demolished in 2016. Vidant opened a non-emergency clinic in the area. [8]

Geography

Belhaven is located on the north shore of the Pungo River.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 2.1 square miles (5.4 km2), of which 1.6 square miles (4.1 km2) is land and 0.50 square miles (1.3 km2), or 23.88%, is water. [4]

Climate

Climate data for Belhaven, North Carolina, 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1908–2022
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
Record high °F (°C)82
(28)		86
(30)		98
(37)		94
(34)		105
(41)		102
(39)		105
(41)		106
(41)		108
(42)		96
(36)		85
(29)		82
(28)		108
(42)
Mean maximum °F (°C)71.7
(22.1)		74.2
(23.4)		80.2
(26.8)		86.8
(30.4)		91.1
(32.8)		95.2
(35.1)		96.0
(35.6)		95.1
(35.1)		90.7
(32.6)		85.4
(29.7)		79.9
(26.6)		73.9
(23.3)		97.6
(36.4)
Mean daily maximum °F (°C)53.9
(12.2)		57.2
(14.0)		63.3
(17.4)		72.8
(22.7)		79.2
(26.2)		85.6
(29.8)		88.6
(31.4)		87.2
(30.7)		82.5
(28.1)		74.6
(23.7)		64.9
(18.3)		56.9
(13.8)		72.2
(22.3)
Daily mean °F (°C)43.2
(6.2)		45.7
(7.6)		51.7
(10.9)		61.1
(16.2)		68.6
(20.3)		76.1
(24.5)		79.7
(26.5)		77.9
(25.5)		72.8
(22.7)		63.1
(17.3)		53.3
(11.8)		46.5
(8.1)		61.6
(16.4)
Mean daily minimum °F (°C)32.6
(0.3)		34.3
(1.3)		40.0
(4.4)		49.3
(9.6)		58.0
(14.4)		66.6
(19.2)		70.7
(21.5)		68.6
(20.3)		63.2
(17.3)		51.6
(10.9)		41.7
(5.4)		36.2
(2.3)		51.1
(10.6)
Mean minimum °F (°C)15.9
(−8.9)		21.2
(−6.0)		25.8
(−3.4)		34.0
(1.1)		44.8
(7.1)		54.9
(12.7)		61.7
(16.5)		59.4
(15.2)		49.9
(9.9)		38.1
(3.4)		28.9
(−1.7)		20.8
(−6.2)		13.6
(−10.2)
Record low °F (°C)−10
(−23)		0
(−18)		10
(−12)		25
(−4)		35
(2)		43
(6)		52
(11)		46
(8)		41
(5)		26
(−3)		19
(−7)		2
(−17)		−10
(−23)
Average precipitation inches (mm)3.85
(98)		3.00
(76)		3.71
(94)		3.30
(84)		4.01
(102)		6.07
(154)		6.09
(155)		6.35
(161)		5.35
(136)		3.58
(91)		3.33
(85)		3.63
(92)		52.27
(1,328)
Average snowfall inches (cm)0.5
(1.3)		0.3
(0.76)		0.0
(0.0)		0.0
(0.0)		0.0
(0.0)		0.0
(0.0)		0.0
(0.0)		0.0
(0.0)		0.0
(0.0)		0.0
(0.0)		0.0
(0.0)		0.4
(1.0)		1.2
(3.0)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.01 in)10.17.89.67.38.89.010.410.48.75.96.98.4103.3
Average snowy days (≥ 0.1 in)0.30.20.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.20.7
Source 1: NOAA [9]
Source 2: National Weather Service (mean maxima/minima 1981–2010) [10]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1900 383—
1910 2,863647.5%
1920 1,816−36.6%
1930 2,45835.4%
1940 2,360−4.0%
1950 2,5287.1%
1960 2,386−5.6%
1970 2,259−5.3%
1980 2,4307.6%
1990 2,269−6.6%
2000 1,968−13.3%
2010 1,688−14.2%
2020 1,410−16.5%
U.S. Decennial Census [11]

2020 census

Belhaven racial composition [12]
RaceNumberPercentage
White (non-Hispanic)58041.13%
Black or African American (non-Hispanic)66947.45%
Native American 20.14%
Asian 80.57%
Other/Mixed 352.48%
Hispanic or Latino 1168.23%

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 1,410 people, 756 households, and 377 families residing in the town.

2000 census

As of the census [3] of 2000, there were 1,968 people, 827 households, and 530 families residing in the town. The population density was 1,313.4 inhabitants per square mile (507.1/km2). There were 1,015 housing units at an average density of 677.4 per square mile (261.5/km2). The racial makeup of the town was 37.30% White, 60.67% African American, 0.15% Native American, 0.46% Asian, 0.71% from other races, and 0.71% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.69% of the population.

River Forest Manor (built 1904) River forest manor.jpg
River Forest Manor (built 1904)

There were 827 households, out of which 28.2% had children over the age of 32 living with them, 38.6% were married couples living together, 22.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.9% were non-families. 32.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.6% had someone living alone who was 15 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.36 and the average family size was 2.99.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 24.7% under the age of 18, 7.1% from 18 to 24, 25.6% from 25 to 44, 23.6% from 45 to 64, and 19.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females, there were 81.9 males. For every -1 females age 18 and over, there were 7. males.

The median income for a household in the town was $16,674, and the median income for a family was $23,958. Males had a median income of $23,839 versus $16,741 for females. The per capita income for the town was $11,086. About 32.0% of families and 35.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 41.6% of those under age 18 and 38.3% of those age 65 or over.

Education

Beaufort County Schools operates public schools. Northside High School is the local high school. [13]

Belhaven High School, an all-black school, [14] was built in 1950. [15] The school's first principal was Greene T. (GT) Swinson. In operation until the late 1960s or early 1970s, it was transformed into an elementary school, [14] Belhaven Elementary. [16] The school is no longer in operation.

There is a private school, Pungo Christian Academy (K-12). [17]

BHM Regional Library operates the Belhaven Public Library. [18]

Notable people

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References

  1. ↑ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
  2. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Belhaven, North Carolina
  3. 1 2 "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  4. 1 2 "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Belhaven town, North Carolina". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved February 5, 2014.
  5. ↑ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  6. ↑ Quillin, Martha (November 27, 2016). "Belhaven's hospital faces wrecking ball once more". The News & Observer . Retrieved May 27, 2018.
  7. ↑ Quillin, Martha (November 28, 2016). "Judge stops demolition of Belhaven hospital – for now". The News & Observer . Retrieved May 27, 2018.
  8. ↑ Martinez, Rebecca (December 29, 2016). "Demolition Crews Tear Down Belhaven Hospital Building". WUNC . Retrieved May 27, 2018.
  9. ↑ "U.S. Climate Normals Quick Access – Station: Belhaven 3 NE, NC". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved May 1, 2023.
  10. ↑ "NOAA Online Weather Data – NWS Morehead City". National Weather Service. Retrieved May 1, 2023.
  11. ↑ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
  12. ↑ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved December 24, 2021.
  13. ↑ "Home". Northside High School. December 1, 1998. Archived from the original on December 1, 1998. Retrieved April 13, 2021. Northside is a rural consolidated high school [...] which draws its 600 students from the Bath and Belhaven school districts [...]
  14. 1 2 "Preserving history the focus of alumni clubs, reunions". Washington Daily News. May 11, 2017. Retrieved June 4, 2018.
  15. ↑ "COASTAL ZONE INFORMATION CENTER Beaufort County LAND USE PLAN." Government Printing Office. May 1976. Retrieved on June 4, 2018. "Belhaven Elementary School, Belhaven, was constructed dn[ sic ] 1950 with additions in-1953, 1974 and 197S.[ sic ] The present.facilities[ sic ]'are capable of handling 600 students with 490 presently attending."
  16. ↑ "Schools." Beaufort County Schools. June 20, 2000. Retrieved on June 4, 2018.
  17. ↑ "Contact." Pungo Christian Academy. Retrieved on June 4, 2018. "Address: 983 West Main Street"
  18. ↑ "Belhaven". BHM Regional Library. Retrieved April 13, 2021.
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