Everything about Louisburg North Carolina totally explained
Louisburg is a town in
Franklin County,
North Carolina, in the
United States. As of the
2000 census, the town population was 3,111. It is the
county seat of
Franklin County. It is also the home of
Louisburg College, considered the oldest two-year coeducational college in the United States, and of one of the campuses of
Vance-Granville Community College.
History and Culture
Louisburg was established in the 1770s and named in honor of King
Louis XVI of France, who was aiding the
American Revolution at the time. It is the birthplace of
Edwin Wiley Fuller, home of the
International Whistlers Convention and site of the last hanging in North Carolina, chronicled in the book
The Day The Black Rain Fell, by
William F. Shelton and
James S. Warren.
Geography
Louisburg is located at (36.100413, -78.299009).
According to the
United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 2.3
square miles (6.1
km²), all of it land.
Demographics
As of the
census of 2000, there were 3,711 people, 944 households, and 221 families residing in the town. The
population density was 1,327.1 people per square mile (513.3/km²). There were 1,251 housing units at an average density of 533.6/sq mi (206.4/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 50.79%
White, 46.67%
African American, 0.10%
Native American, 0.55%
Asian, 1.09% from
other races, and 0.80% from two or more races.
Hispanic or
Latino of any race were 3.02% of the population.
There were 1,123 households out of which 26.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 33.6% were
married couples living together, 22.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 39.7% were non-families. 36.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 19.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.24 and the average family size was 2.89.
In the town the population was spread out with 19.7% under the age of 18, 15.2% from 18 to 24, 21.1% from 25 to 44, 19.9% from 45 to 64, and 24.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 75.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 70.3 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $29,755, and the median income for a family was $41,563. Males had a median income of $30,417 versus $24,018 for females. The
per capita income for the town was $17,918. About 15.2% of families and 20.1% of the population were below the
poverty line, including 33.3% of those under age 18 and 18.2% of those age 65 or over.
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