Robbinsville, North Carolina
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Location in North Carolina
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Basic data | ||
State : | United States | |
State : | North Carolina | |
County : | Graham County | |
Coordinates : | 35 ° 19 ′ N , 83 ° 48 ′ W | |
Time zone : | Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 ) | |
Residents : | 747 (status: 2000) | |
Population density : | 622.5 inhabitants per km 2 | |
Area : | 1.2 km 2 (approx. 0 mi 2 ) of which 1.2 km 2 (approx. 0 mi 2 ) are land |
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Height : | 623 m | |
Postal code : | 28771 | |
Area code : | +1 828 | |
FIPS : | 40-55150 | |
GNIS ID : | 1096218 |
Robbinsville is a place in Graham County in the state of North Carolina in the United States of America . In 2000 the population was 747. The parish is the administrative center of the county.
Parts of the film Nell, starring Jodie Foster , were filmed in the Robbinsville area.
geography
Robbinsville is located at the coordinates 35 ° 19 ' N , 83 ° 48' W . According to the United States Census Bureau , the area of the city covers 1.2 square kilometers, all of which is on land.
Demographics
According to the 2000 census , Robbinsville had 747 people in 346 households and 207 families. The population density is 1,663 inhabitants per km². Ethnically, the population is made up of 94.4% white population, 4.4% Indians and 0.5% from other ethnic groups; 0.7% were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 0.7% of the population .
Of the 346 households out of which 25% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 40% of whom were married couples living together, 17% had a female householder with no husband present, and 40% were non-families. 38% were single households and 20% had people 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.14 and the average family size was 2.85 people.
24.8% of the population were under 18 years old. 10.4% between 18 and 24 years, 25.6% between 25 and 44 years, 21.2% between 45 and 64, and 18.1% were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 92.5 males. For every 100 women aged 18 or over there were 80.1 men.
The median income for a household in the 14,688 US $ and the median income for a family was $ 21,705. Males had a median income of $ 16,912 versus $ 14,886 for females. The per capita income was $ 10,275. 34.5% of the population and 26.5% of families are below the poverty line. 46.6% of them were children and adolescents under 18 years of age and 37.8% were 65 years of age or older.
Personalities
- Junaluska (around 1775–1858), warrior of the Cherokee
- James M. Moody (1858-1903), politician
- Ronnie Milsap (* 1943), country musician
- Wade Crane (1944-2010), pool player
- Rodney Orr (1962–1994), racing driver ( NASCAR )
Individual evidence
- ^ Robbinsville town, North Carolina , 2000 census data sheet at factfinder.census.gov .