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Population (year 2000): 1,146. Estimated
population in July 2005: 1,148 (+0.2% change)
Males: 511 (44.6%), Females: 635 (55.4%)
Robeson County
Zip code:
28383
Median resident age: 38.1 years
Median household income: $18,021 (year 2000)
Median house value: $45,000 (year 2000)
Races in Rowland:
- Black (68.0%)
- White Non-Hispanic (26.7%)
- American Indian (4.9%)
- Two or more races (0.7%)
Ancestries: English (5.8%), Scottish (3.8%),
United States (3.2%), German (1.7%).
Elevation: 151 feet
Land area: 1.1 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Rowland
- High school or higher: 68.9%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 15.8%
- Graduate or professional degree: 5.1%
- Unemployed: 9.5%
- Mean travel time to work: 25.7 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Rowland town
- Never married: 31.5%
- Now married: 38.4%
- Separated: 6.3%
- Widowed: 15.0%
- Divorced: 8.8%
0.4% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +5 (+0.4%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Rowland:
- ST EUGENE MEDICAL CENTER (about 10 miles; DILLON,
SC)
- SOUTHEASTERN REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 20
miles; LUMBERTON, NC)
- SCOTLAND MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 21 miles;
LAURINBURG, NC)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Rowland:
- FLORENCE REGIONAL (about 39 miles; FLORENCE, SC; ID:
FLO)
- FAYETTEVILLE REGIONAL/GRANNIS FIELD (about 43 miles;
FAYETTEVILLE, NC; ID: FAY)
- POPE AFB (about 48 miles; FAYETTEVILLE, NC; ID: POB)
Other public-use airports nearest to Rowland:
- DILLON COUNTY (about 9 miles; DILLON, SC; ID: DLC)
- CLIO CROP CARE (about 17 miles; CLIO, SC; ID: 9W9)
- LUMBERTON MUNI (about 18 miles; LUMBERTON, NC; ID:
LBT)
Amtrak station near Rowland:
- 10 miles: DILLON (100 N. RAILROAD AVE.). Services:
enclosed waiting area, public payphones, call for car
rental service, call for taxi service.
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Rowland:
- UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT PEMBROKE (about 13
miles; PEMBROKE, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,806)
- FRANCIS MARION UNIVERSITY (about 38 miles; FLORENCE,
SC; FT enrollment: 2,922)
- FLORENCE DARLINGTON TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 43
miles; FLORENCE, SC; FT enrollment: 2,619)
- FAYETTEVILLE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 45
miles; FAYETTEVILLE, NC; FT enrollment: 4,815)
- FAYETTEVILLE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 47 miles;
FAYETTEVILLE, NC; FT enrollment: 3,506)
- HORRY-GEORGETOWN TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 49 miles;
CONWAY, SC; FT enrollment: 2,315)
- COASTAL CAROLINA UNIVERSITY (about 51 miles; CONWAY,
SC; FT enrollment: 4,067)
Public high school in Rowland:
- SOUTH ROBESON HIGH (Students: 524; Location:
3268 SOUTH ROBESON RD; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Rowland:
- UNION ELEMENTARY (Students: 432; Location:
2547 NC HWY 710 SOUTH; Grades: PK - 06)
- SOUTHSIDE/ASHPOLE ELEM (Students: 349;
Location: 607 S MARTIN L KING JR ST; Grades: PK - 05)
- ROWLAND MIDDLE (Students: 192; Location: 408
W CHAPEL ST; Grades: 06 - 08)
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