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Population (year 2000): 1,374. Estimated
population in July 2005: 1,315 (-4.3% change)
Males: 623 (45.3%), Females: 751 (54.7%)
Halifax County
Zip code:
27890
Median resident age: 42.3 years
Median household income: $32,668 (year 2000)
Median house value: $58,200 (year 2000)
Races in Weldon:
- Black (62.7%)
- White Non-Hispanic (35.9%)
- Hispanic (0.8%)
- Two or more races (0.7%)
Ancestries: English (8.4%), United States
(3.6%), Scotch-Irish (3.2%), German (2.6%), Subsaharan African
(2.2%), Irish (1.5%).
Elevation: 75 feet
Land area: 1.8 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Weldon
- High school or higher: 72.8%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 18.9%
- Graduate or professional degree: 7.5%
- Unemployed: 5.3%
- Mean travel time to work: 18.5 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Weldon town
- Never married: 29.4%
- Now married: 50.0%
- Separated: 2.9%
- Widowed: 9.7%
- Divorced: 8.0%
0.4% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -143 (-9.4%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Weldon:
- HALIFAX REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER INC (about 6 miles;
ROANOKE RAPIDS, NC)
- GREENSVILLE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 19 miles;
EMPORIA, VA)
- OUR COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 25 miles; SCOTLAND
NECK, NC)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Weldon:
- ROCKY MOUNT-WILSON RGNL (about 45 miles; ROCKY
MOUNT, NC; ID: RWI)
- PITT-GREENVILLE (about 57 miles; GREENVILLE, NC; ID:
PGV)
- KINSTON RGNL JETPORT AT STALLINGS FLD (about 77
miles; KINSTON, NC; ID: ISO)
Other public-use airports nearest to Weldon:
- HALIFAX COUNTY (about 7 miles; ROANOKE RAPIDS, NC;
ID: RZZ)
- EMPORIA-GREENSVILLE REGIONAL (about 20 miles;
EMPORIA, VA; ID: EMV)
- LAWRENCEVILLE/BRUNSWICK MUNI (about 27 miles;
LAWRENCEVILLE, VA; ID: LVL)
College/University in Weldon:
- HALIFAX COMMUNITY COLLEGE (Full-time
enrollment: 886; Location: 200 COLLEGE DRIVE; Public)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Weldon:
- VANCE-GRANVILLE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 56 miles;
HENDERSON, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,076)
- VIRGINIA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 56 miles;
PETERSBURG, VA; FT enrollment: 3,641)
- PITT COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 61 miles; GREENVILLE,
NC; FT enrollment: 3,072)
- EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY (about 61 miles;
GREENVILLE, NC; FT enrollment: 16,633)
- JOHN TYLER COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 65 miles;
CHESTER, VA; FT enrollment: 2,520)
- UNIVERSITY OF RICHMOND (about 76 miles; RICHMOND,
VA; FT enrollment: 3,756)
- VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY (about 78 miles;
RICHMOND, VA; FT enrollment: 18,753)
Public high school in Weldon:
- WELDON HIGH (Students: 313; Location: 415
COUNTY ROAD; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle school in Weldon:
- WELDON ELEMENTARY (Students: 415; Location:
805 WASHINGTON AVE; Grades: PK - 04)
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