White Lake, North Carolina Explained

Official Name:White Lake, 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:Bladen
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:H. Goldston Womble, Jr.
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:6.89
Area Land Km2:2.65
Area Water Km2:4.23
Area Total Sq Mi:2.66
Area Land Sq Mi:1.02
Area Water Sq Mi:1.64
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:843
Population Density Km2:317.74
Population Density Sq Mi:823.24
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Elevation Ft:66
Coordinates:34.6417°N -78.4969°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:28337
Area Codes:910, 472
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:37-73300[2]
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:2406878

White Lake is a town in Bladen County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 802 at the 2010 census,[3] up from 529 in 2000.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 6.8km2, of which 2.5sqkm is land and 4.2km2, or 62.51%, is water,[3] consisting of the freshwater lake for which the town is named.

Demographics

At the 2000 census there were 529 people, 238 households, and 149 families in the town. The population density was 593.1sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 1,060 housing units at an average density of 1188.5sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the town was 92.25% White, 3.59% African American, 0.57% Asian, 3.01% from other races, and 0.57% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.40%.

Of the 238 households 23.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.4% were married couples living together, 9.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.0% were non-families. 32.8% of households were one person and 10.9% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.22 and the average family size was 2.83.

The age distribution was 20.8% under the age of 18, 7.0% from 18 to 24, 27.6% from 25 to 44, 30.8% from 45 to 64, and 13.8% 65 or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females, there were 94.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.3 males.

The median household income was $35,375 and the median family income was $45,625. Males had a median income of $36,875 versus $25,000 for females. The per capita income for the town was $22,446. About 9.9% of families and 14.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 30.4% of those under age 18 and 11.0% of those age 65 or over.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: ArcGIS REST Services Directory. United States Census Bureau. September 20, 2022.
  2. Web site: U.S. Census website. United States Census Bureau. January 31, 2008.
  3. Web site: Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): White Lake town, North Carolina. https://archive.today/20200212193322/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US3773300. dead. February 12, 2020. U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. February 6, 2014.