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Population (year 2000): 2,551. Estimated
population in July 2005: 2,629 (+3.1% change)
Males: 1,165 (45.7%), Females: 1,386 (54.3%)
Robeson County
Zip code:
28364
Median resident age: 34.4 years
Median household income: $23,143 (year 2000)
Median house value: $56,500 (year 2000)
Races in Maxton:
- Black (64.1%)
- White Non-Hispanic (24.9%)
- American Indian (8.4%)
- Two or more races (1.8%)
- Hispanic (1.6%)
- Other race (1.1%)
Ancestries: United States (7.1%), Scotch-Irish
(3.5%), English (3.3%), Irish (3.3%), German (1.9%), Scottish
(1.4%).
Elevation: 195 feet
Land area: 2.2 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Maxton
- High school or higher: 69.9%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.9%
- Graduate or professional degree: 2.2%
- Unemployed: 9.4%
- Mean travel time to work: 24.4 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Maxton town
- Never married: 32.4%
- Now married: 43.7%
- Separated: 5.9%
- Widowed: 12.1%
- Divorced: 6.0%
1.7% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -371 (-12.7%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Maxton:
- SCOTLAND MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 8 miles;
LAURINBURG, NC)
- ST EUGENE MEDICAL CENTER (about 23 miles; DILLON,
SC)
- MARLBORO PARK HOSPITAL (about 25 miles;
BENNETTSVILLE, SC)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Maxton:
- MOORE COUNTY (about 35 miles; PINEHURST/SOUTHERN
PINES, NC; ID: SOP)
- FAYETTEVILLE REGIONAL/GRANNIS FIELD (about 38 miles;
FAYETTEVILLE, NC; ID: FAY)
- POPE AFB (about 39 miles; FAYETTEVILLE, NC; ID: POB)
Other public-use airports nearest to Maxton:
- LAURINBURG-MAXTON (about 4 miles; MAXTON, NC; ID:
MEB)
- CLIO CROP CARE (about 19 miles; CLIO, SC; ID: 9W9)
- DILLON COUNTY (about 21 miles; DILLON, SC; ID: DLC)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Maxton:
- UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT PEMBROKE (about 12
miles; PEMBROKE, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,806)
- FAYETTEVILLE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 37
miles; FAYETTEVILLE, NC; FT enrollment: 4,815)
- FAYETTEVILLE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 41 miles;
FAYETTEVILLE, NC; FT enrollment: 3,506)
- FRANCIS MARION UNIVERSITY (about 45 miles; FLORENCE,
SC; FT enrollment: 2,922)
- FLORENCE DARLINGTON TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 49
miles; FLORENCE, SC; FT enrollment: 2,619)
- CENTRAL CAROLINA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 52 miles;
SANFORD, NC; FT enrollment: 2,400)
- CAMPBELL UNIVERSITY INC (about 63 miles; BUIES
CREEK, NC; FT enrollment: 5,286)
Public primary/middle schools in Maxton:
- PROSPECT ELEMENTARY (Students: 866; Location:
4024 MISSOURI ROAD; Grades: PK - 08)
- R B DEAN ELEMENTARY (Students: 459; Location:
202 S HOOPER ST; Grades: PK - 04)
- OXENDINE ELEMENTARY (Students: 382; Location:
5599 OXENDINE SCHOOL RD; Grades: PK - 06)
- TOWNSEND MIDDLE (Students: 299; Location: 105
CAROLINA STREET; Grades: 05 - 08)
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