White Lake, North Carolina

Infobox Settlement
official_name = White Lake, North Carolina
settlement_type = Town
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map_caption = Location of WhiteLake, North Carolina


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subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = United States
subdivision_type1 = State
subdivision_name1 = North Carolina
subdivision_type2 = County
subdivision_name2 = Bladen
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unit_pref = Imperial
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area_total_km2 = 6.5
area_land_km2 = 2.3
area_water_km2 = 4.2
area_total_sq_mi = 2.5
area_land_sq_mi = 0.9
area_water_sq_mi = 1.6

population_as_of = 2000
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population_total = 529
population_density_km2 = 229.0
population_density_sq_mi = 593.1

timezone = Eastern (EST)
utc_offset = -5
timezone_DST = EDT
utc_offset_DST = -4
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elevation_m = 21
elevation_ft = 69
latd = 34 |latm = 37 |lats = 56 |latNS = N
longd = 78 |longm = 29 |longs = 53 |longEW = W

postal_code_type = ZIP code
postal_code = 28337
area_code = 910
blank_name = FIPS code
blank_info = 37-73300GR|2
blank1_name = GNIS feature ID
blank1_info = 1023198GR|3
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White Lake is a town in Bladen County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 529 at the 2000 census.

Geography

White Lake is located at coor dms|34|37|56|N|78|29|53|W|city (34.632215, -78.498148).GR|1

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 2.5 square miles (6.5 km²).0.9 square miles (2.3 km²) of it is land and 1.6 square miles (4.2 km²) of it (64.68%) is water.

Demographics

As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 529 people, 238 households, and 149 families residing in the town. The population density was 593.1 people per square mile (229.5/km²). There were 1,060 housing units at an average density of 1,188.5/sq mi (459.9/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 92.25% White, 3.59% African American, 0.57% Asian, 3.02% from other races, and 0.57% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.40% of the population.

There were 238 households out of which 23.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.4% were married couples living together, 9.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.0% were non-families. 32.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.22 and the average family size was 2.83.

In the town the population was spread out with 20.8% under the age of 18, 7.0% from 18 to 24, 27.6% from 25 to 44, 30.8% from 45 to 64, and 13.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females there were 94.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.3 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $35,375, and the median income for a family was $45,625. Males had a median income of $36,875 versus $25,000 for females. The per capita income for the town was $22,446. About 9.9% of families and 14.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 30.4% of those under age 18 and 11.0% of those age 65 or over.

References

External links

* [http://www.whitelakenc.com/ Official website of White Lake, NC]
* [http://www.elizabethtownwhitelake.com/ Elizabethtown-White Lake Area Chamber of Commerce]