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Population (year 2000): 3,111. Estimated
population in July 2005: 3,356 (+7.9% change)
Males: 1,336 (42.9%), Females: 1,775 (57.1%)
Franklin County
Zip code:
27549
Median resident age: 39.7 years
Median household income: $29,755 (year 2000)
Median house value: $92,500 (year 2000)
Races in Louisburg:
- White Non-Hispanic (49.3%)
- Black (46.7%)
- Hispanic (3.0%)
- Other race (1.1%)
- Two or more races (0.8%)
Ancestries: English (9.7%), United States
(7.7%), Irish (5.5%), German (3.4%), Scotch-Irish (2.1%),
Italian (2.0%).
Elevation: 224 feet
Land area: 2.3 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Louisburg
- High school or higher: 71.6%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 22.8%
- Graduate or professional degree: 7.7%
- Unemployed: 7.8%
- Mean travel time to work: 26.4 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Louisburg town
- Never married: 34.3%
- Now married: 37.1%
- Separated: 3.9%
- Widowed: 15.4%
- Divorced: 9.4%
3.6% Foreign born (2.3% Latin America, 0.9%
Asia).
Population change in the 1990s: -321 (-9.4%).
Hospital/medical center in Louisburg:
- FRANKLIN REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (100
HOSPITAL DR BOX 609)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Louisburg:
- MARIA PARHAM HOSPITAL (about 18 miles; HENDERSON,
NC)
- GRANVILLE MEDICAL CENTER (about 28 miles; OXFORD,
NC)
- RALEIGH COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 29 miles; RALEIGH,
NC)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Louisburg:
- ROCKY MOUNT-WILSON RGNL (about 34 miles; ROCKY
MOUNT, NC; ID: RWI)
- RALEIGH-DURHAM INTL (about 38 miles; RALEIGH/DURHAM,
NC; ID: RDU)
- SEYMOUR JOHNSON AFB (about 58 miles; GOLDSBORO, NC;
ID: GSB)
Other public-use airports nearest to Louisburg:
- FRANKLIN COUNTY (about 6 miles; LOUISBURG, NC; ID:
LHZ)
- HENDERSON-OXFORD (about 23 miles; OXFORD, NC; ID:
HNZ)
- WILSON INDUSTRIAL AIR CENTER (about 33 miles;
WILSON, NC; ID: W03)
College/University in Louisburg:
- LOUISBURG COLLEGE (Full-time enrollment: 505;
Location: 501 N MAIN ST; Private, not-for-profit;
Website: www.louisburg.edu)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Louisburg:
- VANCE-GRANVILLE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 18 miles;
HENDERSON, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,076)
- NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY AT RALEIGH (about 31
miles; RALEIGH, NC; FT enrollment: 23,918)
- SHAW UNIVERSITY (about 33 miles; RALEIGH, NC; FT
enrollment: 2,299)
- MEREDITH COLLEGE (about 35 miles; RALEIGH, NC; FT
enrollment: 2,173)
- WAKE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 37 miles;
RALEIGH, NC; FT enrollment: 4,754)
- DURHAM TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 39 miles;
DURHAM, NC; FT enrollment: 2,338)
- DUKE UNIVERSITY (about 44 miles; DURHAM, NC; FT
enrollment: 11,898)
Public high school in Louisburg:
- LOUISBURG HIGH (Students: 627; Location: 201
ALLEN LANE; Grades: 09 - 12)
Private high school in Louisburg:
- CALVARY CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 46;
Location: 394 FERRELLS BRIDGE RD; Grades: KG - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Louisburg:
- ROYAL ELEMENTARY (Students: 596; Location:
308 FLAT ROCK CHURCH ROAD; Grades: KG - 05)
- TERRELL LANE MIDDLE (Students: 544; Location:
101 TERRELL LANE; Grades: 06 - 08)
- LOUISBURG ELEMENTARY (Students: 512;
Location: 50 STONE SOUTHERLAND ROAD; Grades: KG - 05)
- EDWARD BEST ELEMENTARY (Students: 406;
Location: 4011 NC 56 HWY EAST; Grades: KG - 05)
- LAUREL MILL ELEMENTARY (Students: 323;
Location: 730 LAUREL MILL ROAD; Grades: KG - 05)
- RIVERSIDE ELEMENTARY MAGNET (Students: 235;
Location: 53 WEST RIVER ROAD; Grades: PK - 05)
- A CHILD'S GARDEN SCHOOL (Students: 157;
Location: 306 SANDELWOOD DRIVE; Grades: KG - 05)
Library in Louisburg:
- FRANKLIN COUNTY LIBRARY (Operating income:
$725,530; Location: 906 NORTH MAIN STREET; 87,805 books;
2,513 audio materials; 930 video materials; 197 serial
subscriptions)
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