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White Lake is a town in Bladen County,
North Carolina North Carolina () is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States. The state is the 28th largest and 9th-most populous of the United States. It is bordered by Virginia to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the east, Georgia and ...
, United States. The population was 802 at the 2010 census, up from 529 in 2000.


Geography

White Lake is located at (34.632215, -78.498148). According to the
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, the town has a total area of , of which is land and , or 62.51%, is water, consisting of the freshwater lake for which the town is named.


Demographics

At the 2000 census there were 529 people, 238 households, and 149 families in the town. The population density was 593.1 people per square mile (229.5/km). There were 1,060 housing units at an average density of 1,188.5 per square mile (459.9/km). The racial makeup of the town was 92.25% White, 3.59% African American, 0.57% Asian, 3.01% from other races, and 0.57% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.40%. Of the 238 households 23.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.4% were married couples living together, 9.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.0% were non-families. 32.8% of households were one person and 10.9% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.22 and the average family size was 2.83. The age distribution was 20.8% under the age of 18, 7.0% from 18 to 24, 27.6% from 25 to 44, 30.8% from 45 to 64, and 13.8% 65 or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females, there were 94.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.3 males. The median household income was $35,375 and the median family income was $45,625. Males had a median income of $36,875 versus $25,000 for females. The per capita income for the town was $22,446. About 9.9% of families and 14.2% of the population were below the
poverty line The poverty threshold, poverty limit, poverty line or breadline is the minimum level of income deemed adequate in a particular country. The poverty line is usually calculated by estimating the total cost of one year's worth of necessities for ...
, including 30.4% of those under age 18 and 11.0% of those age 65 or over.


References


External links


Town of White Lake official website

Elizabethtown-White Lake Area Chamber of Commerce
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