Rich Square is a town in Northampton
County, North Carolina, United States of
America (U.S.). The population was 931 at the 2000 census.
Geography
Rich Square is located at 36°16′24″N, 77°17′3″W (36.273267,
-77.284132)1.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area
of 7.3 km² (2.8 mi²), all land.
Demographics
As of the census2 of 2000, there were 931 people, 395 households, and 259 families residing in the
town. The population density was 127.5/km² (330.6/mi²). There were 441 housing units
at an average density of 60.4/km² (156.6/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 42.75% White, 55.85% African American, 0.32% Native American, 0.54% from other races, and 0.54% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.07% of the population.
There were 395 households out of which 24.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.1% were married couples living together, 16.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.2% were
non-families. 31.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 16.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or
older. The average household size was 2.36 and the average family size was 2.95.
In the town the population was spread out with 22.4% under the age of 18, 5.9% from 18 to 24, 24.8% from 25 to 44, 26.3% from
45 to 64, and 20.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females there were 79.4 males.
For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 71.5 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $22,656, and the median income for a family was $30,000. Males had a median
income of $27,083 versus $19,135 for females. The per capita income for the town was
$13,079. About 15.5% of families and 19.0% of the population were below the poverty
line, including 21.3% of those under age 18 and 22.2% of those age 65 or over.
Citizens of Note
Colonel George V. Holloman, U.S. Army Air Corps avionics pioneer. Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico is named in his honor.
Stuart McGuire Martin, professional baseball player. Born November 17, 1913; died January 11,
1997.
General Walter E. Boomer, U.S. Marine
Corps.
Charles Robert Jenkins. Deserted the U.S. Army in 1965 while on a DMZ patrol in South Korea for
life in North Korea; now lives on the remote Japanese island of Sado.
Therese Vick, grassroots environmentalist organizer (BREDL and NC ACT spearhead). Born September 21st 1957.
Rich Square in the news
Eric Talmadge "Deserter Adjusting to Life on Japan Island". Associated Press. January
31, 2005.
External links
Coordinates:
36.273267° N 77.284132°
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