Stoneville, North Carolina
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Stoneville is a town in Rockingham County
Rockingham County, North Carolina
Rockingham County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of 2010, the population was 93,643. Its county seat is Wentworth.- History :The county was formed in 1785 from Guilford County...

, North Carolina
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, United States
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. Stoneville is well known for its many antique stores.

Geography

Stoneville is located at 36°27′57"N 79°54′23"W (36.465836, -79.906342).

According to the United States Census Bureau
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, the town has a total area of 1.2 square miles (3.1 km²), all of it land.

Demographics

As of the census
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of 2000, there were 1,002 people, 469 households, and 292 families residing in the town. The population density
Population density
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 was 820.4 people per square mile (317.1/km²). There were 518 housing units at an average density of 424.1 per square mile (163.9/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 77.64% White, 19.26% African American, 0.10% Pacific Islander, 2.10% from other races
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, and 0.90% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.59% of the population.

There were 469 households out of which 20.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.3% were married couples
Marriage
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 living together, 11.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.7% were non-families. 35.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 20.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.13 and the average family size was 2.73.

In the town the population was spread out with 20.0% under the age of 18, 5.8% from 18 to 24, 24.8% from 25 to 44, 25.9% from 45 to 64, and 23.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 45 years. For every 100 females there were 83.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 79.0 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $28,313, and the median income for a family was $39,375. Males had a median income of $26,167 versus $21,354 for females. The per capita income
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 for the town was $17,255. About 8.2% of families and 12.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 17.0% of those under age 18 and 20.9% of those age 65 or over.

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