Belvoir Township, Pitt County, North Carolina Explained

Official Name:Belvoir Township
Settlement Type:Township
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:North Carolina
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Pitt
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Total Km2:142.9
Area Land Km2:141.8
Area Water Km2:1.0
Population As Of:2010
Population Total:9334
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Elevation M:12
Elevation Ft:36
Coordinates:35.708°N -77.465°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:27834
Area Code:252
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:37-22640[1]
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:1020208[2]

Belvoir Township is a township in Pitt County, North Carolina. The population was 9,334 at the 2010 census. The township is a part of the Greenville, North Carolina metropolitan area located in North Carolina's Inner Banks region. It includes the census-designated place of Belvoir, North Carolina.

Geography

Belvoir is located at latitude 35.708 and longitude -77.465.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 142.9sqkm, of which 141.8sqkm is land and 1sqkm, or 0.72%, is water.

Demographics

As of the census of 2010, there were 9,334 people living in the township. The racial makeup of the town was 30.7% White, 51.5% African American, 0.5% American Indian or Alaska Native, 0.4% Asian, 0.3% Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, 13.5% from some other race, and 3.1% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 19.3% of the population.

In the town the population was spread out, with 30.3% under the age of 18, 9.4% from 18 to 24, 27.5% from 25 to 44, 24.5% from 45 to 64, and 8.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32.4 years. Males made up 48.8% of the population, and females made up 51.2%.

At the 2000 census, the median income for a household in the town was $36,149, and the median income for a family was $46,549.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: U.S. Census website . . 2008-01-31 .
  2. Web site: US Board on Geographic Names. 2008-01-31. United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25.