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Population (year 2000): 6,018. Estimated
population in July 2005: 5,824 (-3.2% change)
Males: 2,823 (46.9%), Females: 3,195 (53.1%)
Richmond County
Zip code:
28345
Median resident age: 37.6 years
Median household income: $29,013 (year 2000)
Median house value: $54,500 (year 2000)
Races in Hamlet:
- White Non-Hispanic (61.1%)
- Black (34.5%)
- American Indian (2.3%)
- Hispanic (1.3%)
- Two or more races (1.2%)
Ancestries: United States (8.6%), Scotch-Irish
(6.1%), English (5.8%), Irish (4.8%), Scottish (3.4%), German
(2.7%).
Elevation: 350 feet
Land area: 5.0 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Hamlet
- High school or higher: 75.1%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.4%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.3%
- Unemployed: 8.4%
- Mean travel time to work: 20.5 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Hamlet city
- Never married: 24.9%
- Now married: 51.2%
- Separated: 4.0%
- Widowed: 9.2%
- Divorced: 10.6%
0.8% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -1,168 (-16.3%).
Hospital/medical center in Hamlet:
- SANDHILLS REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (1000 WEST
HAMLET AVENUE)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Hamlet:
- FIRSTHEALTH RICHMOND MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 6
miles; ROCKINGHAM, NC)
- MARLBORO PARK HOSPITAL (about 16 miles;
BENNETTSVILLE, SC)
- SCOTLAND MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 19 miles;
LAURINBURG, NC)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Hamlet:
- MOORE COUNTY (about 33 miles; PINEHURST/SOUTHERN
PINES, NC; ID: SOP)
- FLORENCE REGIONAL (about 49 miles; FLORENCE, SC; ID:
FLO)
- POPE AFB (about 53 miles; FAYETTEVILLE, NC; ID: POB)
Other public-use airports nearest to Hamlet:
- ROCKINGHAM-HAMLET (about 4 miles; ROCKINGHAM, NC;
ID: 45J)
- MARLBORO COUNTY JETPORT - H.E. AVENT FIELD (about 19
miles; BENNETTSVILLE, SC; ID: BBP)
- CHERAW MUNI/LYNCH BELLINGER FIELD (about 22 miles;
CHERAW, SC; ID: 47J)
Amtrak station:
HAMLET (MAIN ST.). Services: enclosed waiting area, public
restrooms, public payphones, free short-term parking, free
long-term parking, call for taxi service.
College/University in Hamlet:
- RICHMOND COMMUNITY COLLEGE (Full-time
enrollment: 867; Location: 1042 W HAMLET AVE; Public;
Website: www.richmond.cc.nc.us)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Hamlet:
- UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT PEMBROKE (about 39
miles; PEMBROKE, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,806)
- FRANCIS MARION UNIVERSITY (about 48 miles; FLORENCE,
SC; FT enrollment: 2,922)
- FLORENCE DARLINGTON TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 49
miles; FLORENCE, SC; FT enrollment: 2,619)
- FAYETTEVILLE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 54
miles; FAYETTEVILLE, NC; FT enrollment: 4,815)
- CENTRAL CAROLINA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 55 miles;
SANFORD, NC; FT enrollment: 2,400)
- FAYETTEVILLE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 61 miles;
FAYETTEVILLE, NC; FT enrollment: 3,506)
- CAMPBELL UNIVERSITY INC (about 76 miles; BUIES
CREEK, NC; FT enrollment: 5,286)
Public primary/middle schools in Hamlet:
- HAMLET JUNIOR HIGH (Students: 642; Location:
1406 MCDONALD AVE; Grades: 07 - 09)
- MONROE AVENUE ELEMENTARY (Students: 588;
Location: 400 MONROE AVE; Grades: 04 - 06)
- FAIRVIEW HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY (Students: 561;
Location: 104 HAMILTON AVE; Grades: KG - 03)
- RICHMOND PRIMARY (Students: 481; Location:
804 COUNTY HOME ROAD; Grades: PK - 03)
Private primary/middle school in Hamlet:
- SOUTHEASTERN CHRISTIAN ACADY (Students: 21;
Location: 320 CHALK RD; Grades: KG - 10)
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