South Weldon is an

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and

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(CDP) in Halifax County,

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, United States. As of the 2010 census, the CDP population was 705. It is part of the

Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina Roanoke Rapids () is a city in Halifax County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 15,229 at the 2020 census and is the largest community in Halifax County. It is the principal city of the Roanoke Rapids Micropolitan Statistical ...

Micropolitan Statistical Area.

Geography

South Weldon is located in northern Halifax County and is bordered to the north and west by the town of Weldon. U.S. Route 301 forms the eastern border of South Weldon; the highway runs north into Weldon and south to Halifax, the

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. According to the

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, the South Weldon CDP has a total area of , all land.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 1,414 people, 497 households, and 375 families residing in the CDP. The

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was . There were 587 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the CDP was 13.44%

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, 84.79%

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, 0.28% Native American, 0.07% Asian, 0.07% from other races, and 1.34% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 0.35% of the population. There were 497 households, out of which 36.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 35.8% were

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living together, 35.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.5% were non-families. 22.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.85 and the average family size was 3.32. In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 31.9% under the age of 18, 9.4% from 18 to 24, 25.5% from 25 to 44, 20.5% from 45 to 64, and 12.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females, there were 79.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 72.3 males. The median income for a household in the CDP was $16,000, and the median income for a family was $21,033. Males had a median income of $27,176 versus $18,594 for females. The

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for the CDP was $8,845. About 38.5% of families and 42.8% of the population were below the

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, including 55.5% of those under age 18 and 21.6% of those age 65 or over.

References

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