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Ellerbe is a town in
Richmond County, North Carolina Richmond County is a County (United States), county located on the central southern border of the U.S. state of North Carolina. Its county seat is Rockingham, North Carolina, Rockingham. The county was formed in 1779 from a portion of Anson Cou ...
, United States. The population was 1,054 at the 2010 census.


History

In the 1700s Scottish settlers held a
fair A fair (archaic: faire or fayre) is a gathering of people for a variety of entertainment or commercial activities. Fairs are typically temporary with scheduled times lasting from an afternoon to several weeks. Fairs showcase a wide range of go ...
every May and November in the present location of Ellerbe, leading locals to dub the place "the Fair Grounds". W. T. Ellerbe later developed a spa nearby called Ellerbe Springs, and thereafter the community took its name. A railroad was built to Ellerbe in 1910 and a depot was constructed. The town was incorporated the following year. At the time it only had a population of 50. By 1923 it had grown to a population of over 500, with several mills, two banks, three churches, a telephone exchange, and a hotel. The rail line remained in service until 1954, and the depot burnt down several years later.


Geography

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 864 people, 398 households, and 284 families residing in the town.


2000 census

As of the
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of 2000, there were 1,021 people, 398 households, and 269 families residing in the town. The population density was . There were 447 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the town was 48.68%
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, 46.13%
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, 0.20% Native American, 0.10% Asian, 4.90% from other races.
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or Latino of any race were 8.42% of the population. There were 398 households, out of which 32.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 37.9% were
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living together, 25.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.4% were non-families. 29.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.8% 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 3.16. In the town, the population was spread out, with 30.7% under the age of 18, 7.8% from 18 to 24, 26.2% from 25 to 44, 19.8% from 45 to 64, and 15.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females, there were 82.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 74.8 males. The median income for a household in the town was $21,118, and the median income for a family was $29,091. Males had a median income of $25,625 versus $16,544 for females. The
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for the town was $12,327. About 27.9% of families and 29.5% of the population were below the
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, including 42.9% of those under age 18 and 17.5% of those age 65 or over.


Arts and culture

The Bostick School, Ellerbe Springs Hotel, Liberty Hill School, and Powell-Brookshire-Parker Farm are listed on the
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.


Notable people

* L. G. DeWitt - Trucking company owner and pioneer and track owner (Rockingham Speedway) * Henry Frye - first African American N.C. Supreme Court judge (born in Ellerbe, NC) * Thomas M. McInnis - first Republican State Senator for the 25th District * Benny Parsons - NASCAR driver and television analyst who won the 1973
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Championship and the 1975
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.Benny Parsons Obituary , Benny Parsons Funeral , Legacy.com
Retrieved July 25, 2018.
* Andre the Giant - world-famous professional wrestler. Owned a farm in Ellerbe for many years where his ashes were spread after his death in Paris, France, in 1993.


References

* * {{authority control Towns in Richmond County, North Carolina Towns in North Carolina