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Population (year 2000): 5,394. Estimated
population in July 2005: 5,001 (-7.3% change)
Males: 2,367 (43.9%), Females: 3,027 (56.1%)
Chowan County
Zip code:
27932
Median resident age: 37.0 years
Median household income: $25,241 (year 2000)
Median house value: $84,700 (year 2000)
Races in Edenton:
- Black (55.2%)
- White Non-Hispanic (42.3%)
- Hispanic (1.4%)
- Two or more races (0.6%)
Ancestries: United States (12.3%), English
(6.3%), German (4.3%), Irish (4.2%), Italian (2.6%),
Scotch-Irish (1.8%).
Elevation: 16 feet
Land area: 5.0 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Edenton
- High school or higher: 73.1%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 21.0%
- Graduate or professional degree: 5.8%
- Unemployed: 12.0%
- Mean travel time to work: 23.1 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Edenton town
- Never married: 36.4%
- Now married: 39.2%
- Separated: 6.0%
- Widowed: 10.8%
- Divorced: 7.6%
0.8% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +45 (+0.8%).
Hospital/medical center in Edenton:
- CHOWAN HOSPITAL (VIRGINIA RD BOX 629)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Edenton:
- WASHINGTON COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 18 miles;
PLYMOUTH, NC)
- BERTIE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 23 miles; WINDSOR,
NC)
- ALBEMARLE HOSPITAL (about 31 miles; ELIZABETH CITY,
NC)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Edenton:
- PITT-GREENVILLE (about 62 miles; GREENVILLE, NC; ID:
PGV)
- NORFOLK INTL (about 64 miles; NORFOLK, VA; ID: ORF)
- NORFOLK NS (about 64 miles; NORFOLK, VA; ID: NGU)
Other public-use airports nearest to Edenton:
- NORTHEASTERN RGNL (about 5 miles; EDENTON, NC; ID:
EDE)
- PLYMOUTH MUNI (about 21 miles; PLYMOUTH, NC; ID: PMZ)
- ELIZABETH CITY CG AIR STATION/RGNL (about 34 miles;
ELIZABETH CITY, NC; ID: ECG)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Edenton:
- TIDEWATER COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 59 miles;
NORFOLK, VA; Full-time enrollment: 11,042)
- NORFOLK STATE UNIVERSITY (about 60 miles; NORFOLK,
VA; FT enrollment: 5,820)
- EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY (about 61 miles;
GREENVILLE, NC; FT enrollment: 16,633)
- PITT COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 62 miles; GREENVILLE,
NC; FT enrollment: 3,072)
- ECPI COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY (about 62 miles; VIRGINIA
BEACH, VA; FT enrollment: 2,083)
- OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY (about 65 miles; NORFOLK,
VA; FT enrollment: 13,330)
- HAMPTON UNIVERSITY (about 69 miles; HAMPTON, VA; FT
enrollment: 5,249)
Public high school in Edenton:
- JOHN A HOLMES HIGH (Students: 771; Location:
600 WOODARD STREET; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Edenton:
- WHITE OAK ELEMENTARY (Students: 616;
Location: 111 SANDY RIDGE ROAD; Grades: PK - 02)
- D F WALKER ELEMENTARY (Students: 572;
Location: 125 SANDY RIDGE ROAD; Grades: 03 - 05)
Private primary/middle school in Edenton:
- COUNTRYSIDE SCHOOL (Students: 60; Location:
100 COUNTRYSIDE DR; Grades: PK - 2)
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