Rockfish is a
census-designated place
A census-designated place (CDP) is a Place (United States Census Bureau), concentration of population defined by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes only.
CDPs have been used in each decennial census since 1980 as the count ...
(CDP) in
Hoke County
Hoke County is a county in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of the 2020 census, its population was 52,082. Its county seat is Raeford.
Hoke County is part of the Fayetteville metropolitan statistical area. The county is home to part of t ...
,
North Carolina
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, United States. The population was 3,298 at the
2010 census,
up from 2,353 at the 2000 census.
History
Puppy Creek Plantation was listed on the
National Register of Historic Places
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in 1976.
Geography
Rockfish is located in eastern Hoke County and is bordered to the east across Stewarts Creek by the city of
Fayetteville in
Cumberland County Cumberland County may refer to:
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. Rockfish is east of
Raeford
Raeford is a city in Hoke County, North Carolina, United States. Its population was 4,611 at the 2010 census, and in 2018, the estimated population was 4,962. It is the county seat of Hoke County.
History
John McRae and A.A. Williford operated ...
, the Hoke
county seat
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, and southwest of the center of Fayetteville.
According to the
United States Census Bureau
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, the CDP has a total area of , of which are land and , or 1.87%, is covered by water. The community is drained by Stewart Creek and Gully Branch, both of which flow south to Rockfish Creek, an east-flowing tributary of the
Cape Fear River
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.
Demographics
2020 census
As of the
2020 United States census
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, there were 3,383 people, 1,348 households, and 948 families residing in the CDP.
2000 census
As of the
census
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of 2000, there were 2,353 people, 805 households, and 680 families residing in the CDP. The population density was . There were 893 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the CDP was 76.50%
White
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, 14.32%
African American
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, 2.76%
Native American, 1.10%
Asian
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, 0.30%
Pacific Islander
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, 1.70% from
other races
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, and 3.31% from two or more races.
Hispanic
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or
Latino
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of any race were 7.39% of the population.
There were 805 households, out of which 51.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 74.2% were
married couples living together, 6.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 15.5% were non-families. 11.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 1.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.92 and the average family size was 3.15.
In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 33.0% under the age of 18, 7.5% from 18 to 24, 45.8% from 25 to 44, 10.0% from 45 to 64, and 3.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 29 years. For every 100 females, there were 102.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.9 males.
The median income for a household in the CDP was $46,786, and the median income for a family was $54,375. Males had a median income of $35,574 versus $22,102 for females. The
per capita income
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Per capita i ...
for the CDP was $18,112. About 6.6% of families and 7.1% of the population were below the
poverty line
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, including 6.0% of those under age 18 and 8.7% of those age 65 or over.
References
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Census-designated places in Hoke County, North Carolina
Census-designated places in North Carolina
Fayetteville, North Carolina metropolitan area