Pinetops is a town in

Edgecombe County Edgecombe County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of the 2020 census, the population was 48,900. Its county seat is Tarboro. Edgecombe County is part of the Rocky Mount, North Carolina, Metropolitan Statistical Area ...

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, United States. It is part of the Rocky Mount, North Carolina

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. The population was 1,374 at the 2010 census.

History

Vinedale Vinedale is a historic plantation house located near Pinetops, Edgecombe County, North Carolina. It was built about 1855, and is a two-story, double-pile, three bays wide, Greek Revival / Italianate style frame dwelling. It features a one-st ...

was listed on the

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in 1982.

Geography

Pinetops is located at (35.790821, -77.638807). According to the

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, the town has a total area of , all land.

Demographics

2020 census

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 1,200 people, 567 households, and 391 families residing in the town.

2000 census

As of the

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of 2000, there were 1,419 people, 557 households, and 391 families residing in the town. The

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was 1,415.0 people per square mile (547.9/km). There were 602 housing units at an average density of 600.3 per square mile (232.4/km). The racial makeup of the town was 42.21%

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, 57.15%

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, 0.07% Native American, 0.21% from other races, and 0.35% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 1.34% of the population. Located in the heart of eastern North Carolina; Pinetops is on the Raleigh-Greenville Corridor, located centrally between Greenville, Wilson and Rocky Mount. Pinetops offers a wonderful quality of life, with a three campus school system, a variety of businesses, churches and friendly people. There were 557 households, out of which 29.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 43.4% were

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living together, 22.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.8% were non-families. 27.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.55 and the average family size was 3.07. In the town, the population was spread out, with 25.2% under the age of 18, 7.6% from 18 to 24, 25.2% from 25 to 44, 26.4% from 45 to 64, and 15.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 81.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 75.8 males. The median income for a household in the town was $29,716, and the median income for a family was $36,544. Males had a median income of $29,688 versus $23,224 for females. The

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for the town was $15,763. About 17.6% of families and 20.8% of the population were below the

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, including 31.9% of those under age 18 and 21.3% of those age 65 or over.

References

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* {{authority control Rocky Mount metropolitan area Towns in Edgecombe County, North Carolina Towns in North Carolina