Roper, North Carolina

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Roper, North Carolina
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Location of Roper, North Carolina
Coordinates: 35°52′43″N76°37′01″W / 35.87861°N 76.61694°W / 35.87861; -76.61694
Country United States
State North Carolina
County Washington
Area
[1]
  Total0.86 sq mi (2.22 km2)
  Land0.86 sq mi (2.22 km2)
  Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
[2]
0 ft (0 m)
Population
 (2020)
  Total485
  Density566.59/sq mi (218.64/km2)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
27970
Area code 252
FIPS code 37-57740 [3]
GNIS feature ID2407241 [2]

Roper is a town in Washington County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 485 at the 2020 Census. It was known as Lee's Mill (named for Thomas Lee) until 1890, when the John L. Roper Lumber Company was established in the town and its name changed to Roper.

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Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.9 square miles (2.3 km2), all land.

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note
1910 819
1920 1,04327.4%
1930 660−36.7%
1940 7168.5%
1950 79310.8%
1960 771−2.8%
1970 649−15.8%
1980 79522.5%
1990 669−15.8%
2000 613−8.4%
2010 611−0.3%
2020 485−20.6%
U.S. Decennial Census [4]

As of the census [3] of 2020, there were 485 people, 238 households, residing in the town. The population density was 566.59 people per square mile (218.64 people per km2). There were 268 housing units at an average density of 309.0 per square mile (119.3/km2). The racial makeup of the town was 14.78% White, 78.95% African American, 4.25% from other races, and 0.82% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.82% of the population.

There were 238 households, of which 31.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 37.0% were married couples living together, 28.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.3% were not families. About 29.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 17.6% 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 3.16.

In the town, the population was distributed as 35.4% under the age of 19, 3.1% from 20 to 24, 22.2% from 25 to 44, 21.6% from 45 to 64, and 17.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37.4 years. For every 100 females, there were 75.6 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $19,536, and the median income for a family was $29,457. About 52.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 72.1% of those under age 18 and 6.1% of those age 65 or over. [5]

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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: Roper, North Carolina
  3. 1 2 "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  4. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
  5. "Explore Census Data" . Retrieved March 26, 2023.