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Population (year 2000): 5,148. Estimated
population in July 2005: 5,212 (+1.2% change)
Males: 2,253 (43.8%), Females: 2,895 (56.2%)
Columbus County
Zip code:
28472
Median resident age: 41.0 years
Median household income: $25,455 (year 2000)
Median house value: $84,600 (year 2000)
Races in Whiteville:
- White Non-Hispanic (60.3%)
- Black (36.7%)
- American Indian (1.0%)
- Hispanic (0.9%)
- Two or more races (0.8%)
- Other race (0.6%)
Ancestries: United States (16.9%), English
(8.7%), Scotch-Irish (4.4%), German (3.5%), Irish (3.5%),
Scottish (2.2%).
Elevation: 101 feet
Land area: 5.4 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Whiteville
- High school or higher: 74.6%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 22.8%
- Graduate or professional degree: 8.6%
- Unemployed: 8.2%
- Mean travel time to work: 16.4 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Whiteville city
- Never married: 24.1%
- Now married: 46.6%
- Separated: 4.0%
- Widowed: 14.8%
- Divorced: 10.4%
1.3% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -300 (-5.5%).
Hospital/medical center in Whiteville:
- COLUMBUS COUNTY HOSPITAL INC (500 JEFFERSON
ST)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Whiteville:
- BLADEN COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 24 miles;
ELIZABETHTOWN, NC)
- LORIS COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 24 miles; LORIS, SC)
- SOUTHEASTERN REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 29
miles; LUMBERTON, NC)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Whiteville:
- FAYETTEVILLE REGIONAL/GRANNIS FIELD (about 47 miles;
FAYETTEVILLE, NC; ID: FAY)
- MYRTLE BEACH INTL (about 48 miles; MYRTLE BEACH, SC;
ID: MYR)
- WILMINGTON INTL (about 56 miles; WILMINGTON, NC; ID:
ILM)
Other public-use airports nearest to Whiteville:
- COLUMBUS COUNTY MUNI (about 5 miles; WHITEVILLE, NC;
ID: CPC)
- BLADENBORO (about 16 miles; BLADENBORO, NC; ID: 3W6)
- TWIN CITY (about 20 miles; LORIS, SC; ID: 5J9)
College/University in Whiteville:
- SOUTHEASTERN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (Full-time
enrollment: 1,353; Location: 4564 CHADBOURN HWY; Public;
Website: www.southeastern.cc.nc.us)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Whiteville:
- HORRY-GEORGETOWN TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 31 miles;
CONWAY, SC; Full-time enrollment: 2,315)
- COASTAL CAROLINA UNIVERSITY (about 40 miles; CONWAY,
SC; FT enrollment: 4,067)
- UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT PEMBROKE (about 42
miles; PEMBROKE, NC; FT enrollment: 2,806)
- FAYETTEVILLE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 50 miles;
FAYETTEVILLE, NC; FT enrollment: 3,506)
- CAPE FEAR COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 54 miles;
WILMINGTON, NC; FT enrollment: 3,550)
- FAYETTEVILLE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 55
miles; FAYETTEVILLE, NC; FT enrollment: 4,815)
- UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA-WILMINGTON (about 58
miles; WILMINGTON, NC; FT enrollment: 8,996)
Public high school in Whiteville:
- WHITEVILLE HIGH (Students: 842; Location: 413
N LEE STREET; Grades: 09 - 12)
Private high schools in Whiteville:
- WACCAMAW ACADEMY (Students: 253; Location: PO
BOX 507; Grades: PK - 12)
- COLUMBUS CHRISTIAN ACADEMY (Students: 147;
Location: 115 W CALHOUN ST PO BOX 1100; Grades: KG - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Whiteville:
- WILLIAMS TOWNSHIP ELEMENTARY (Students: 694;
Location: 10400 JAMES B WHITE HWY; Grades: PK - 08)
- WHITEVILLE PRIMARY (Students: 657; Location:
805 BARBCREST AVENUE; Grades: PK - 02)
- CENTRAL MIDDLE (Students: 630; Location: 310
S MARTIN L KING JR AVE; Grades: 06 - 08)
- EDGEWOOD ELEMENTARY (Students: 576; Location:
317 E CALHOUN STREET; Grades: 03 - 05)
- OLD DOCK ELEMENTARY (Students: 340; Location:
12489 NEW BRITTON HWY; Grades: KG - 08)
- NORTH WHITEVILLE ACADEMY (Students: 6;
Location: 2322 JAMES B WHITE HWY NORTH; Grades: 06 - 12)
Private primary/middle school in Whiteville:
- WHITEVILLE BAPTIST ACADEMY (Students: 18;
Location: 1409 PINCKNGY; Grades: KG - 11)
Library in Whiteville:
- COLUMBUS COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating
income: $1,161,906; Location: 407 N. POWELL BOULEVARD;
97,092 books; 1,123 audio materials; 2,575 video
materials; 321 serial subscriptions)
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