| Official Name: | Shallotte, North Carolina |
| Pushpin Map: | North Carolina |
| Pushpin Label: | Shallotte |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within the state of North Carolina |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Name1: | North Carolina |
| Subdivision Name2: | Brunswick |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name: | Walter Eccard |
| Established Title: | Incorporated |
| Established Date: | 1899 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 9.30 |
| Area Total Km2: | 24.10 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 9.24 |
| Area Land Km2: | 23.93 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.06 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.16 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 4185 |
| Population Density Km2: | 174.86 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 452.92 |
| Timezone: | Eastern Standard |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | Eastern Daylight |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Coordinates: | 33.9767°N -78.3808°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 28470 |
| Area Codes: | 910, 472 |
| Elevation Ft: | 26 |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 37-60800 |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 2407319 |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Settlement Type: | Town |
Shallotte [2] is a town in western Brunswick County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 3,675 at the 2010 census.[3] The Shallotte River passes through the town.
Shallotte was incorporated as a town in 1899.[4]
A former Hardee's restaurant, located on Main Street, was used as a filming location for the robbery scene in the Melissa McCarthy film Tammy (2014). It was demolished in 2017.
Shallotte is located in west-central Brunswick County. U.S. Route 17 (Ocean Highway) passes through the town, bypassing the town center to the northwest. (Main Street is designated US 17 Business.) US 17 leads northeast to Wilmington and southwest to Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 24.2km2, of which 24.1sqkm is land and 0.2sqkm, or 0.72%, is water.[3]
| Number | Percentage | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| White (non-Hispanic) | 3,326 | 79.47% | |
| Black or African American (non-Hispanic) | 399 | 9.53% | |
| Native American | 32 | 0.76% | |
| Asian | 53 | 1.27% | |
| Pacific Islander | 3 | 0.07% | |
| Other/Mixed | 189 | 4.52% | |
| Hispanic or Latino | 183 | 4.37% |
As of the census of 2010,[5] there were 3,675 people, 1,583 households, and 985 families living in the town. The population density was 680.5sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 1,908 housing units with a density of 353.3 per square mile (136.3/km). The racial makeup of the town was 85.2% White, 9.3% African American, 1.3% Asian, 0.6% Native American, 2.0% from other races, and 1.6% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.8% of the population.
There were 1,583 households, out of which 23.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.5% were married couples living together, 12.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.8% were non-families. 31.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.24 and the average family size was 2.78.
The town population was distributed with 22.8% under the age of 20, 22.5% from 20 to 40, 32.2% from 40 to 65, and 22.4% aged 65 and over. The median age was 43.9 years. For every 100 females, there were 85.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 79.1 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $41,616, and the median income for a family was $52,284. Males had a median income of $36,591 versus $30,000 for females. The per capita income for the town was $23,397. About 4.7% of families and 10.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.4% of those under age 18 and 7.7% of those age 65 or over.