Stovall, North Carolina

Stovall, North Carolina
Town
Location of Stovall, North Carolina
Coordinates: 36°26′51″N78°34′08″W / 36.44750°N 78.56889°W / 36.44750; -78.56889
Country	United States
State	North Carolina
County	Granville
Incorporated	1883
Named for	John W. Stovall [1]
Area [2]
• Total	1.05 sq mi (2.71 km2)
• Land	1.05 sq mi (2.71 km2)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation [3]	476 ft (145 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	324
• Density	309.46/sq mi (119.53/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	27582
Area code	919
FIPS code	37-65320 [4]
GNIS feature ID	2406673 [3]

Stovall is a town in Granville County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 418 as of the 2010 census. ^[5]

History

Abrams Plains, Maurice Hart House, Hill Airy and John W. Stovall Farm are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. ^[6]

John Penn, one of the original signatories of the United States Declaration of Independence, lived just two miles east of Stovall. His estate and former grave site are now maintained by the DAR.

Stovall's Railroad Station

Geography

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

Stovall is located in the Sassafras Fork voting precinct in Granville County.

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
1910	305		—
1920	414		35.7%
1930	415		0.2%
1940	415		0.0%
1950	410		−1.2%
1960	570		39.0%
1970	405		−28.9%
1980	417		3.0%
1990	409		−1.9%
2000	376		−8.1%
2010	418		11.2%
2020	324		−22.5%
U.S. Decennial Census [7]

As of the 2010 census, ^[4] there were 418 people and 170 households. The population density was 418.0 inhabitants per square mile (161.4/km²). There were 191 housing units at an average density of 191.0 per square mile (73.7/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 54.5% White, 41.4% African American, 4.1% from other races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.8% of the population.

There were 170 households, out of which 25.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them. In the town, the population was spread out, with 24.6% under the age of 18, 9.1% from 18 to 24, 9.3% from 25 to 34, 18.7% from 35 to 49, 18.7% from 50 to 64, and 19.6% who were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females, there were 96.2 males.

The median income ^[8] for a household in the town was $35,313, and the mean income for a household was $46,795. The median and mean family incomes were $55,938 and $68,693, respectively. The per capita income for the town was $24,117. About 6.9% of families and 10.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 12.5% of those under age 18 and 11.3% of those age 65 or over.

References

1. "North Carolina Gazetteer" . Retrieved November 25, 2023.
2. "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
3. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Stovall, North Carolina
4. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.
5. US Census Interactive Population Search Archived January 14, 2012, at the Wayback Machine , Retrieved November 11, 2011
6. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
7. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
8. "US Census Fact Finder, United States Census Bureau". Archived from the original on February 16, 2020. Retrieved November 11, 2011.