| Official Name: | South Weldon, 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: | Halifax |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 1.13 |
| Area Land Km2: | 1.13 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.00 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 0.43 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 0.43 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.00 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 550 |
| Population Density Km2: | 487.68 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 1264.37 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Elevation Ft: | 75 |
| Coordinates: | 36.4136°N -77.6025°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 27890[2] |
| Area Code: | 252 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 37-63560[3] |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 2402882 |
South Weldon is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Halifax County, North Carolina, United States. As of the 2010 census, the CDP population was 705.[4] It is part of the Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina Micropolitan Statistical Area.
South Weldon is located in northern Halifax County and is bordered to the north and west by the town of Weldon. U.S. Route 301 forms the eastern border of South Weldon; the highway runs north into Weldon and south 6miles to Halifax, the county seat.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the South Weldon CDP has a total area of 1.13sqkm, all land.[4]
As of the census of 2000, there were 1,414 people, 497 households, and 375 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 505.9/mi2. There were 587 housing units at an average density of 210/mi2. The racial makeup of the CDP was 13.44% White, 84.79% African American, 0.28% Native American, 0.07% Asian, 0.07% from other races, and 1.34% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.35% of the population.
There were 497 households, out of which 36.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 35.8% were married couples living together, 35.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.5% were non-families. 22.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.85 and the average family size was 3.32.
In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 31.9% under the age of 18, 9.4% from 18 to 24, 25.5% from 25 to 44, 20.5% from 45 to 64, and 12.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females, there were 79.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 72.3 males.
The median income for a household in the CDP was $16,000, and the median income for a family was $21,033. Males had a median income of $27,176 versus $18,594 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $8,845. About 38.5% of families and 42.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 55.5% of those under age 18 and 21.6% of those age 65 or over.