Rockfish, North Carolina Explained

Official Name:Rockfish, North Carolina
Settlement Type:Census-designated place
Mapsize:250x200px
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:North Carolina
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Hoke
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:13.14
Area Land Km2:12.83
Area Water Km2:0.31
Area Total Sq Mi:5.07
Area Land Sq Mi:4.95
Area Water Sq Mi:0.12
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:3383
Population Density Km2:263.68
Population Density Sq Mi:682.88
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Elevation Ft:220
Coordinates:34.9903°N -79.0694°W
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:37-57200[2]
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:2403488

Rockfish is a census-designated place (CDP) in Hoke County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 3,298 at the 2010 census,[3] up from 2,353 at the 2000 census.

History

Puppy Creek Plantation was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976.

Geography

Rockfish is located in eastern Hoke County and is bordered to the east across Stewarts Creek by the city of Fayetteville in Cumberland County. Rockfish is 10miles east of Raeford, the Hoke county seat, and southwest of the center of Fayetteville.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 13.1km2, of which 12.8sqkm are land and 0.21NaN1, or 1.87%, is covered by water. The community is drained by Stewart Creek and Gully Branch, both of which flow south to Rockfish Creek, an east-flowing tributary of the Cape Fear River.

Demographics

2020 census

Rockfish racial composition[4] !Race!Num.!Perc.
White (non-Hispanic)1,81653.68%
Black or African American (non-Hispanic)71221.05%
Native American651.92%
Asian651.92%
Pacific Islander100.3%
Other/Mixed2597.66%
Hispanic or Latino45613.48%
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 3,383 people, 1,348 households, and 948 families residing in the CDP.

2000 census

As of the census of 2000, there were 2,353 people, 805 households, and 680 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 469.9sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 893 housing units at an average density of 178.3sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the CDP was 76.50% White, 14.32% African American, 2.76% Native American, 1.10% Asian, 0.30% Pacific Islander, 1.70% from other races, and 3.31% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 7.39% of the population.

There were 805 households, out of which 51.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 74.2% were married couples living together, 6.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 15.5% were non-families. 11.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 1.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.92 and the average family size was 3.15.

In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 33.0% under the age of 18, 7.5% from 18 to 24, 45.8% from 25 to 44, 10.0% from 45 to 64, and 3.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 29 years. For every 100 females, there were 102.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.9 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $46,786, and the median income for a family was $54,375. Males had a median income of $35,574 versus $22,102 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $18,112. About 6.6% of families and 7.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 6.0% of those under age 18 and 8.7% of those age 65 or over.

References

  1. Web site: ArcGIS REST Services Directory. United States Census Bureau. September 20, 2022.
  2. Web site: U.S. Census website. United States Census Bureau. 2008-01-31.
  3. Web site: Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001): Rockfish CDP, North Carolina. U.S. Census Bureau. American Factfinder. December 21, 2017. https://archive.today/20200213110915/https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US3757200. February 13, 2020. dead.
  4. Web site: Explore Census Data. 2021-12-10. data.census.gov.