Bayboro is a town in

Pamlico County, North Carolina Pamlico County ( ) is a County (United States), county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the population was 12,276. Its county seat is Bayboro, North Carolina, Bayboro. Pamlico County ...

, United States. The population was 1,161 at the 2020 U.S. census. It is the

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of Pamlico County. Bayboro is part of the

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. Bayboro received the most rain of any American town during

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in 2011, at 15.74 inches.

Geography

According to the

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, the town has a total area of , of which is land and (1.34%) is water.

Demographics

2020 census

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 1,161 people, 272 households, and 162 families residing in the town.

2000 census

As of the

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of 2000, there were 741 people, 301 households, and 198 families residing in the town. The population density was . There were 340 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the town was 46.69%

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, 51.15%

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, 0.40% Native American, 0.40% Asian, 0.94% from other races, and 0.40% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 1.48% of the population. There were 301 households, out of which 24.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 38.5% were

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living together, 24.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.9% were non-families. 31.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.36 and the average family size was 2.97. In the town, the population was spread out, with 25.0% under the age of 18, 6.9% from 18 to 24, 25.9% from 25 to 44, 23.2% from 45 to 64, and 19.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females, there were 95.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.8 males. The median income for a household in the town was $26,563, and the median income for a family was $35,769. Males had a median income of $23,750 versus $19,196 for females. The

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for the town was $13,709. About 22.3% of families and 28.5% of the population were below the

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, including 48.3% of those under age 18 and 17.9% of those age 65 or over.

Notable residents

* W. T. Caho, lawyer, fisheries official, and state senator

References

External links

The Pamlico News - The Weekly Newspaper for Pamlico County
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