White Plains, North Carolina Explained

Official Name:White Plains, North Carolina
Settlement Type:CDP
Mapsize:250x200px
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:North Carolina
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Surry
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:10.44
Area Land Km2:10.39
Area Water Km2:0.05
Area Total Sq Mi:4.03
Area Land Sq Mi:4.01
Area Water Sq Mi:0.02
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:1025
Population Density Km2:98.70
Population Density Sq Mi:255.61
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Elevation Ft:1132
Coordinates:36.4453°N -80.635°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:27031
Area Code:336
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:37-73460[2]
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:2403023

White Plains is a census-designated place (CDP) in Surry County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 1,049 at the 2000 census.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 4.1sqmi, all of it land.

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 1,049 people, 459 households, and 322 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 257.4sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 506 housing units at an average density of 124.2sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the CDP was 98.28% White, 0.29% African American, 0.10% Native American, 0.29% Asian, 0.19% Pacific Islander, 0.57% from other races, and 0.29% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.95% of the population.

There were 459 households, out of which 28.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.5% were married couples living together, 8.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.8% were non-families. 27.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.29 and the average family size was 2.77.

In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 21.2% under the age of 18, 8.4% from 18 to 24, 28.6% from 25 to 44, 27.4% from 45 to 64, and 14.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.6 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $34,079, and the median income for a family was $54,500. Males had a median income of $30,852 versus $25,100 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $16,284. About 1.9% of families and 7.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 4.2% of those under age 18 and 27.7% of those age 65 or over.

Notable people

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. 2008-01-31.