Rutherfordton, North Carolina

Infobox Settlement
official_name = Rutherfordton, North Carolina
settlement_type = Town
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map_caption = Location of Rutherfordton, North Carolina


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subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = United States
subdivision_type1 = State
subdivision_name1 = North Carolina
subdivision_type2 = County
subdivision_name2 = Rutherford
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unit_pref = Imperial
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area_total_km2 = 10.8
area_land_km2 = 10.8
area_water_km2 = 0.0
area_total_sq_mi = 4.2
area_land_sq_mi = 4.2
area_water_sq_mi = 0.0

population_as_of = 2000
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population_total = 4131
population_density_km2 = 382.3
population_density_sq_mi = 990.1

timezone = Eastern (EST)
utc_offset = -5
timezone_DST = EDT
utc_offset_DST = -4
elevation_footnotes =
elevation_m = 294
elevation_ft = 965
latd = 35 |latm = 21 |lats = 59 |latNS = N
longd = 81 |longm = 57 |longs = 32 |longEW = W

postal_code_type = ZIP code
postal_code = 28139
area_code = 828
blank_name = FIPS code
blank_info = 37-58460GR|2
blank1_name = GNIS feature ID
blank1_info = 1022450GR|3
website = [http://www.rutherfordton.net/ www.rutherfordton.net]
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Rutherfordton is a town in Rutherford County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 4,131 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Rutherford CountyGR|6. Locals refer to the town as Ruffton, rather than use the full name.

Geography

Rutherfordton is located at coor dms|35|21|59|N|81|57|32|W|city (35.366306, -81.959024)GR|1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 4.2 square miles (10.8 km²), all of it land.

Demographics

As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 4,131 people, 1,602 households, and 1,047 families residing in the town. The population density was 990.1 people per square mile (382.5/km²). There were 1,765 housing units at an average density of 423.0/sq mi (163.4/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 84.17% White, 13.60% African American, 0.12% Native American, 0.73% Asian, 0.73% from other races, and 0.65% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.28% of the population.

There were 1,602 households out of which 30.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.9% were married couples living together, 13.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.6% were non-families. 31.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 16.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.33 and the average family size was 2.91.

In the town the population was spread out with 22.6% under the age of 18, 6.9% from 18 to 24, 28.0% from 25 to 44, 22.0% from 45 to 64, and 20.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 89.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.5 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $37,941, and the median income for a family was $47,381. Males had a median income of $34,592 versus $23,371 for females. The per capita income for the town was $21,742. About 8.8% of families and 10.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 15.4% of those under age 18 and 12.6% of those age 65 or over.

References

External links

* [http://www.rutherfordton.net/ Official website]