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Population (year 2000): 705. Estimated
population in July 2005: 702 (-0.4% change)
Males: 322 (45.7%), Females: 383 (54.3%)
Bladen County
Zip code:
28433
Median resident age: 41.1 years
Median household income: $22,206 (year 2000)
Median house value: $66,000 (year 2000)
Races in Clarkton:
- White Non-Hispanic (61.6%)
- Black (32.3%)
- Hispanic (4.7%)
- Other race (1.4%)
- American Indian (1.4%)
- Two or more races (0.6%)
Ancestries: United States (20.4%), Scotch-Irish
(12.2%), English (9.2%), Scottish (7.0%), German (5.0%), French
(1.1%).
Elevation: 100 feet
Land area: 1.1 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Clarkton
- High school or higher: 67.2%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.2%
- Graduate or professional degree: 2.5%
- Unemployed: 3.7%
- Mean travel time to work: 27.3 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Clarkton town
- Never married: 28.0%
- Now married: 49.4%
- Separated: 2.5%
- Widowed: 10.1%
- Divorced: 10.1%
1.8% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -34 (-4.6%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Clarkton:
- BLADEN COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 12 miles;
ELIZABETHTOWN, NC)
- COLUMBUS COUNTY HOSPITAL INC (about 13 miles;
WHITEVILLE, NC)
- SOUTHEASTERN REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 27
miles; LUMBERTON, NC)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Clarkton:
- FAYETTEVILLE REGIONAL/GRANNIS FIELD (about 37 miles;
FAYETTEVILLE, NC; ID: FAY)
- POPE AFB (about 53 miles; FAYETTEVILLE, NC; ID: POB)
- WILMINGTON INTL (about 55 miles; WILMINGTON, NC; ID:
ILM)
Other public-use airports nearest to Clarkton:
- BLADENBORO (about 9 miles; BLADENBORO, NC; ID: 3W6)
- CURTIS L BROWN JR FIELD (about 10 miles;
ELIZABETHTOWN, NC; ID: EYF)
- COLUMBUS COUNTY MUNI (about 16 miles; WHITEVILLE,
NC; ID: CPC)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Clarkton:
- UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT PEMBROKE (about 40
miles; PEMBROKE, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,806)
- FAYETTEVILLE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 41 miles;
FAYETTEVILLE, NC; FT enrollment: 3,506)
- HORRY-GEORGETOWN TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 43 miles;
CONWAY, SC; FT enrollment: 2,315)
- FAYETTEVILLE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 46
miles; FAYETTEVILLE, NC; FT enrollment: 4,815)
- COASTAL CAROLINA UNIVERSITY (about 51 miles; CONWAY,
SC; FT enrollment: 4,067)
- CAPE FEAR COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 53 miles;
WILMINGTON, NC; FT enrollment: 3,550)
- UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA-WILMINGTON (about 57
miles; WILMINGTON, NC; FT enrollment: 8,996)
Public primary/middle schools in Clarkton:
- CLARKTON SCH OF DISCOVERY (Students: 349;
Location: N COLLEGE STREET; Grades: 06 - 08)
- B T WASHINGTON PRIMARY (Students: 319;
Location: 66 BOOKER T WASHINGTON ROAD; Grades: PK - 05)
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