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Population (year 2000): 1,411. Estimated
population in July 2005: 1,460 (+3.5% change)
Males: 658 (46.6%), Females: 753 (53.4%)
Columbus County
Zip code:
28450
Median resident age: 47.8 years
Median household income: $47,692 (year 2000)
Median house value: $140,400 (year 2000)
Races in Lake Waccamaw:
- White Non-Hispanic (80.7%)
- Black (15.9%)
- American Indian (2.5%)
- Hispanic (0.6%)
- Other race (0.6%)
- Two or more races (0.6%)
Ancestries: United States (29.8%), English
(10.3%), Irish (5.2%), Scotch-Irish (4.5%), Scottish (4.3%),
German (4.0%).
Elevation: 63 feet
Land area: 3.4 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Lake Waccamaw
- High school or higher: 78.8%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 26.9%
- Graduate or professional degree: 7.9%
- Unemployed: 4.2%
- Mean travel time to work: 26.6 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Lake Waccamaw town
- Never married: 19.5%
- Now married: 55.3%
- Separated: 2.0%
- Widowed: 14.3%
- Divorced: 8.8%
0.8% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +458 (+48.1%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Lake Waccamaw:
- COLUMBUS COUNTY HOSPITAL INC (about 14 miles;
WHITEVILLE, NC)
- BLADEN COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 24 miles;
ELIZABETHTOWN, NC)
- BRUNSWICK COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 28 miles;
SUPPLY, NC)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Lake
Waccamaw:
- WILMINGTON INTL (about 43 miles; WILMINGTON, NC; ID:
ILM)
- FAYETTEVILLE REGIONAL/GRANNIS FIELD (about 53 miles;
FAYETTEVILLE, NC; ID: FAY)
- MYRTLE BEACH INTL (about 53 miles; MYRTLE BEACH, SC;
ID: MYR)
Other public-use airports nearest to Lake Waccamaw:
- COLUMBUS COUNTY MUNI (about 14 miles; WHITEVILLE,
NC; ID: CPC)
- CURTIS L BROWN JR FIELD (about 20 miles;
ELIZABETHTOWN, NC; ID: EYF)
- BLADENBORO (about 25 miles; BLADENBORO, NC; ID: 3W6)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Lake Waccamaw:
- HORRY-GEORGETOWN TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 39 miles;
CONWAY, SC; Full-time enrollment: 2,315)
- CAPE FEAR COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 40 miles;
WILMINGTON, NC; FT enrollment: 3,550)
- UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA-WILMINGTON (about 44
miles; WILMINGTON, NC; FT enrollment: 8,996)
- COASTAL CAROLINA UNIVERSITY (about 48 miles; CONWAY,
SC; FT enrollment: 4,067)
- UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT PEMBROKE (about 54
miles; PEMBROKE, NC; FT enrollment: 2,806)
- FAYETTEVILLE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 56 miles;
FAYETTEVILLE, NC; FT enrollment: 3,506)
- FAYETTEVILLE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 62
miles; FAYETTEVILLE, NC; FT enrollment: 4,815)
Public high school in Lake Waccamaw:
- EAST COLUMBUS HIGH (Students: 656; Location:
1 GATOR LANE; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle school in Lake Waccamaw:
- BOYS AND GIRLS HOME (Students: 30; Location:
FLEMINGTON DRIVE; Grades: 04 - 08)
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