Official Name: | Wagram, North Carolina |
Settlement Type: | Town |
Mapsize: | 260px |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | North Carolina |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Scotland |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Leader Name: | Milton Farmer |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Area Total Km2: | 3.77 |
Area Land Km2: | 3.77 |
Area Water Km2: | 0.00 |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 1.46 |
Area Land Sq Mi: | 1.46 |
Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.00 |
Population As Of: | 2020 |
Population Total: | 615 |
Population Density Km2: | 162.97 |
Population Density Sq Mi: | 422.10 |
Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
Utc Offset: | -5 |
Timezone Dst: | EDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
Elevation Ft: | 240 |
Coordinates: | 34.8889°N -79.3653°W |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
Postal Code: | 28396 |
Area Codes: | 910, 472 |
Blank Name: | FIPS code |
Blank Info: | 37-70480[2] |
Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank1 Info: | 2406815 |
Wagram [3] is a town in Scotland County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 840 at the 2010 census. The town was named for the Battle of Wagram, a Napoleonic battle at Deutsch-Wagram in Austria.[4]
The community was incorporated as Wagram in 1911.[5] The Richmond Temperance and Literary Society Hall and Shaw Family Farms are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. In 2007 the town erected a community recreation center.[6]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 1.5sqmi, all of it land.
As of the census of 2000, there were 801 people, 307 households, and 224 families residing in the town. The population density was 545.8sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 361 housing units at an average density of 246sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the town was 45.32% White, 48.06% African American, 4.62% Native American, 0.50% Asian, 0.37% from other races, and 1.12% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.62% of the population.
There were 307 households, out of which 28.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.2% were married couples living together, 20.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.0% were non-families. 23.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.61 and the average family size was 3.09.
In the town, the population was spread out, with 26.8% under the age of 18, 7.2% from 18 to 24, 23.6% from 25 to 44, 27.7% from 45 to 64, and 14.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 82.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 75.4 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $39,583, and the median income for a family was $44,615. Males had a median income of $30,809 versus $19,107 for females. The per capita income for the town was $16,089. About 14.3% of families and 18.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 24.9% of those under age 18 and 32.6% of those age 65 or over.