Sedalia, North Carolina
Encyclopedia
Sedalia is a town in Guilford County
, North Carolina
, United States
. The population was 618 at the 2000 census.
According to the United States Census Bureau
, the town has a total area of 2.3 square miles (6 km²), all of it land.
of 2000, there were 618 people, 226 households, and 181 families residing in the town. The population density
was 266.8 people per square mile (102.8/km²). There were 240 housing units at an average density of 103.6 per square mile (39.9/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 13.92% White, 83.82% African American, 0.16% Asian, 0.32% from other races
, and 1.78% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.32% of the population.
There were 226 households out of which 27.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.3% were married couples
living together, 22.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 19.9% were non-families. 18.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 5.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.71 and the average family size was 3.03.
In the town the population was spread out with 20.6% under the age of 18, 9.7% from 18 to 24, 24.1% from 25 to 44, 32.0% from 45 to 64, and 13.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females there were 100.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.8 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $43,021, and the median income for a family was $45,469. Males had a median income of $28,571 versus $26,591 for females. The per capita income
for the town was $17,348. About 9.8% of families and 10.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 18.1% of those under age 18 and 2.7% of those age 65 or over.
Museum on the site of the former Palmer Memorial Institute
(1902–1971), a preparatory school
for African American
students.
Guilford County, North Carolina
Guilford County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. In 2010, the Census Bureau estimated the county's population to be 491,230. Its seat is Greensboro. Since 1938, an additional county court has been located in High Point, North Carolina, making Guilford one of only a handful...
, North Carolina
North Carolina
North Carolina is a state located in the southeastern United States. The state borders South Carolina and Georgia to the south, Tennessee to the west and Virginia to the north. North Carolina contains 100 counties. Its capital is Raleigh, and its largest city is Charlotte...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. The population was 618 at the 2000 census.
Geography
Sedalia is located at 36°4′42"N 79°37′39"W (36.078407, -79.627444).According to the United States Census Bureau
United States Census Bureau
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, the town has a total area of 2.3 square miles (6 km²), all of it land.
Demographics
As of the censusCensus
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of 2000, there were 618 people, 226 households, and 181 families residing in the town. The population density
Population density
Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. It is frequently applied to living organisms, and particularly to humans...
was 266.8 people per square mile (102.8/km²). There were 240 housing units at an average density of 103.6 per square mile (39.9/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 13.92% White, 83.82% African American, 0.16% Asian, 0.32% from other races
Race (United States Census)
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, and 1.78% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.32% of the population.
There were 226 households out of which 27.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.3% were married couples
Marriage
Marriage is a social union or legal contract between people that creates kinship. It is an institution in which interpersonal relationships, usually intimate and sexual, are acknowledged in a variety of ways, depending on the culture or subculture in which it is found...
living together, 22.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 19.9% were non-families. 18.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 5.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.71 and the average family size was 3.03.
In the town the population was spread out with 20.6% under the age of 18, 9.7% from 18 to 24, 24.1% from 25 to 44, 32.0% from 45 to 64, and 13.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females there were 100.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.8 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $43,021, and the median income for a family was $45,469. Males had a median income of $28,571 versus $26,591 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income
Per capita income or income per person is a measure of mean income within an economic aggregate, such as a country or city. It is calculated by taking a measure of all sources of income in the aggregate and dividing it by the total population...
for the town was $17,348. About 9.8% of families and 10.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 18.1% of those under age 18 and 2.7% of those age 65 or over.
Places of interest
Sedalia is home to the Charlotte Hawkins BrownCharlotte Hawkins Brown
Charlotte Hawkins Brown was an American educator and academic.Born Lottie Hawkins in Henderson, North Carolina, in the late 1880s her family moved north to settle in Cambridge, Massachusetts...
Museum on the site of the former Palmer Memorial Institute
Palmer Memorial Institute
The Alice Freeman Palmer Memorial Institute, better known as Palmer Memorial Institute, was a school for upper class African Americans. was founded in 1902 by Dr. Charlotte Hawkins Brown at Sedalia, North Carolina near Greensboro. Palmer Memorial Institute was named after Alice Freeman Palmer,...
(1902–1971), a preparatory school
University-preparatory school
A university-preparatory school or college-preparatory school is a secondary school, usually private, designed to prepare students for a college or university education...
for African American
African American
African Americans are citizens or residents of the United States who have at least partial ancestry from any of the native populations of Sub-Saharan Africa and are the direct descendants of enslaved Africans within the boundaries of the present United States...
students.