Stovall, North Carolina Explained

Official Name:Stovall, North Carolina
Named For:John W. Stovall[1]
Settlement Type:Town
Mapsize:250x200px
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:North Carolina
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Granville
Established Title:Incorporated
Established Date:1883
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Footnotes:[2]
Area Total Km2:2.71
Area Land Km2:2.71
Area Water Km2:0.00
Area Total Sq Mi:1.05
Area Land Sq Mi:1.05
Area Water Sq Mi:0.00
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:324
Population Density Km2:119.53
Population Density Sq Mi:309.46
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Elevation Ft:476
Coordinates:36.4475°N -78.5689°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:27582
Area Code:919
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:37-65320[3]
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:2406673

Stovall is a town in Granville County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 418 as of the 2010 census.[4]

History

Abrams Plains, Maurice Hart House, Hill Airy and John W. Stovall Farm are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

John Penn, one of the original signatories of the United States Declaration of Independence, lived just two miles east of Stovall. His estate and former grave site are now maintained by the DAR.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 1sqmi: all land.

Stovall is located in the Sassafras Fork voting precinct in Granville County.

Demographics

As of the 2010 census, there were 418 people and 170 households. The population density was 418sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 191 housing units at an average density of 191sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the town was 54.5% White, 41.4% African American, 4.1% from other races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.8% of the population.

There were 170 households, out of which 25.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them. In the town, the population was spread out, with 24.6% under the age of 18, 9.1% from 18 to 24, 9.3% from 25 to 34, 18.7% from 35 to 49, 18.7% from 50 to 64, and 19.6% who were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females, there were 96.2 males.

The median income[5] for a household in the town was $35,313, and the mean income for a household was $46,795. The median and mean family incomes were $55,938 and $68,693, respectively. The per capita income for the town was $24,117. About 6.9% of families and 10.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 12.5% of those under age 18 and 11.3% of those age 65 or over.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: North Carolina Gazetteer . November 25, 2023 .
  2. Web site: ArcGIS REST Services Directory. United States Census Bureau. September 20, 2022.
  3. Web site: U.S. Census website. United States Census Bureau. January 31, 2008.
  4. http://2010.census.gov/2010census/popmap/ipmtext.php?fl=37 US Census Interactive Population Search
  5. Web site: US Census Fact Finder, United States Census Bureau . November 11, 2011 . https://archive.today/20200216033435/http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/ADPTable?_bm=y&-context=adp&-qr_name=ACS_2009_5YR_G00_DP5YR3&-ds_name=ACS_2009_5YR_G00_&-tree_id=5309&-keyword=stovall&-redoLog=true&-_caller=geoselect&-geo_id=16000US3765320&-format=&-_lang=en . February 16, 2020 . dead .