Severn is a town in Northampton County,

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, United States. The population was 276 at the 2010 census. It is part of the

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Micropolitan Statistical Area. Severn is the home of Severn Peanut Corporation, the owners of the Hampton Farms brand of roasted peanuts.

History

The community was settled in about 1833 and named Meherrin after a local Native American tribe. In 1887 a branch rail line was built through Meherrin. It was incorporated in 1919 and named for Severn Ayers, a stockholder of the Seaboard Airline Railroad.

Geography

According to the

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, the town has a total area of , all land.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 263 people, 103 households, and 70 families residing in the town. The population density was . There were 117 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the town was 59.32%

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, 35.74%

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, 1.90% Native American, 2.28% from other races, and 0.76% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 2.28% of the population. There were 103 households, out of which 20.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.5% were

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living together, 13.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.0% were non-families. 30.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.5% 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 3.19. In the town, the population was spread out, with 20.9% under the age of 18, 6.8% from 18 to 24, 27.8% from 25 to 44, 24.7% from 45 to 64, and 19.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females, there were 92.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.1 males. The median income for a household in the town was $32,969, and the median income for a family was $41,458. Males had a median income of $26,607 versus $15,000 for females. The

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for the town was $16,227. About 11.6% of families and 13.5% of the population were below the

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, including 4.3% of those under the age of eighteen and 30.0% of those 65 or over.

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