| Official Name: | Sharpsburg, North Carolina |
| Settlement Type: | Town |
| Motto: | "Tri-County Hospitality!" |
| Mapsize: | 260px |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | North Carolina |
| Subdivision Type2: | Counties |
| Subdivision Name2: | Edgecombe, Nash, Wilson |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 2.57 |
| Area Land Km2: | 2.57 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.00 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 0.99 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 0.99 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.00 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 1697 |
| Population Density Km2: | 660.69 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 1710.69 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Elevation Ft: | 138 |
| Coordinates: | 35.8664°N -77.8308°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 27878 |
| Area Code: | 252 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 37-61060[2] |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 2407324 |
Sharpsburg is a town in Edgecombe, Nash, and Wilson counties, North Carolina, United States. It is part of the Rocky Mount, North Carolina Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 2,024 at the 2010 Census.[3]
Sharpsburg is located in the northern corner of Wilson County and the southwestern corner of Edgecombe County, and near the southeastern corner of Nash County. U.S. Route 301 passes through the center of town. Downtown Rocky Mount is 6miles to the north, and Wilson is to the south.
According to the United States Census Bureau, Sharpsburg has a total area of 2.6sqkm, all land.[3]
| Number | Percentage | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| White (non-Hispanic) | 526 | 31.0% | |
| Black or African American (non-Hispanic) | 1,047 | 61.7% | |
| Native American | 5 | 0.29% | |
| Other/Mixed | 70 | 4.12% | |
| Hispanic or Latino | 49 | 2.89% |
As of the census of 2000, there were 2,421 people, 884 households, and 649 families residing in the town. The population density was 2646.7sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 994 housing units at an average density of 1086.7sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the town was 39.45% White, 58.65% African American, 0.21% Native American, 0.08% Asian, 0.08% Pacific Islander, 0.54% from other races, and 0.99% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.94% of the population.
There were 884 households, out of which 43.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 41.2% were married couples living together, 27.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.5% were non-families. 22.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.74 and the average family size was 3.19.
In the town, the population was spread out, with 34.6% under the age of 18, 10.1% from 18 to 24, 32.1% from 25 to 44, 17.3% from 45 to 64, and 6.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 28 years. For every 100 females, there were 87.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 77.3 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $27,908, and the median income for a family was $30,192. Males had a median income of $26,818 versus $21,422 for females. The per capita income for the town was $12,603. About 19.5% of families and 22.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 28.4% of those under age 18 and 24.7% of those age 65 or over.