Official Name: | Powellsville, North Carolina |
Settlement Type: | Town |
Nickname: | Zoo |
Mapsize: | 250x200px |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | North Carolina |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Bertie |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Area Total Km2: | 0.92 |
Area Land Km2: | 0.92 |
Area Water Km2: | 0.00 |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 0.36 |
Area Land Sq Mi: | 0.36 |
Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.00 |
Population As Of: | 2020 |
Population Total: | 189 |
Population Density Km2: | 204.59 |
Population Density Sq Mi: | 529.41 |
Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
Utc Offset: | -5 |
Timezone Dst: | EDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
Elevation Ft: | 66 |
Coordinates: | 36.2253°N -76.9317°W |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
Postal Code: | 27967 |
Area Code: | 252 |
Blank Name: | FIPS code |
Blank Info: | 37-53680[2] |
Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank1 Info: | 2407155 |
Powellsville is a town in Bertie County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 276 at the 2010 census. The city is home to Travis Bond (NFL lineman) [3]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.9km2, all land.[3]
As of the census of 2000, there were 259 people, 122 households, and 71 families residing in the town. The population density was 717.9sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 136 housing units at an average density of 377sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the town was 50.97% White, 46.72% African American, 1.16% Native American, 0.39% from other races, and 0.77% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.77% of the population.
There were 122 households, out of which 17.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 42.6% were married couples living together, 12.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 41.0% were non-families. 36.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.12 and the average family size was 2.69.
In the town, the population was spread out, with 19.7% under the age of 18, 6.9% from 18 to 24, 21.6% from 25 to 44, 30.1% from 45 to 64, and 21.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 46 years. For every 100 females, there were 91.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 82.5 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $18,250, and the median income for a family was $30,938. Males had a median income of $33,750 versus $15,179 for females. The per capita income for the town was $14,065. About 27.5% of families and 24.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 32.7% of those under the age of eighteen and 33.3% of those 65 or over.