- Stoneville, North Carolina
Infobox Settlement
official_name = Stoneville, North Carolina
settlement_type =Town
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map_caption = Location of Stoneville, North Carolina
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map_caption1 =subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name =United States
subdivision_type1 = State
subdivision_name1 =North Carolina
subdivision_type2 = County
subdivision_name2 = Rockingham
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established_date =unit_pref = Imperial
area_footnotes =area_magnitude =
area_total_km2 = 3.2
area_land_km2 = 3.2
area_water_km2 = 0.0
area_total_sq_mi = 1.2
area_land_sq_mi = 1.2
area_water_sq_mi = 0.0population_as_of = 2000
population_footnotes =
population_total = 1002
population_density_km2 = 316.8
population_density_sq_mi = 820.4timezone = Eastern (EST)
utc_offset = -5
timezone_DST = EDT
utc_offset_DST = -4
elevation_footnotes =
elevation_m = 253
elevation_ft = 830
latd = 36 |latm = 27 |lats = 57 |latNS = N
longd = 79 |longm = 54 |longs = 23 |longEW = Wpostal_code_type =
ZIP code
postal_code = 27048
area_code = 336
blank_name = FIPS code
blank_info = 37-65100GR|2
blank1_name = GNIS feature ID
blank1_info = 0995543GR|3
website = [http://town.stoneville.nc.us/ Town Of Stoneville, NC]
footnotes =Stoneville is a town in Rockingham County,
North Carolina ,United States . Stoneville is well known for its many antique stores.Geography
Stoneville is located at coor dms|36|27|57|N|79|54|23|W|city (36.465836, -79.906342)GR|1.
According to the
United States Census Bureau , the town has a total area of 1.2square mile s (3.2km² ), all of it land.Demographics
As of the
census GR|2 of 2000, there were 1,002 people, 469 households, and 292 families residing in the town. Thepopulation density was 820.4 people per square mile (317.1/km²). There were 518 housing units at an average density of 424.1/sq mi (163.9/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 77.64% White, 19.26% African American, 0.10% Pacific Islander, 2.10% from other races, and 0.90% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.59% of the population.There were 469 households out of which 20.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.3% were married couples living together, 11.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.7% were non-families. 35.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 20.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.13 and the average family size was 2.73.
In the town the population was spread out with 20.0% under the age of 18, 5.8% from 18 to 24, 24.8% from 25 to 44, 25.9% from 45 to 64, and 23.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 45 years. For every 100 females there were 83.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 79.0 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $28,313, and the median income for a family was $39,375. Males had a median income of $26,167 versus $21,354 for females. The
per capita income for the town was $17,255. About 8.2% of families and 12.7% of the population were below thepoverty line , including 17.0% of those under age 18 and 20.9% of those age 65 or over.References
External links
* [http://www.town.stoneville.nc.us/ Official website of Stoneville, NC]
* [http://www.madison-messenger.com/ The Madison Messenger, the area's community newspaper]
* [http://www4.ncsu.edu/~nwsfo/storage/cases/19980320/ Stoneville's devastating tornado of March 20, 1998]
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