Aulander, North Carolina
| Aulander, North Carolina | |
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| Town | |
 Location of Aulander, North Carolina |
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| Coordinates: 36°13′42″N 77°6′42″W / 36.22833°N 77.11167°WCoordinates: 36°13′42″N 77°6′42″W / 36.22833°N 77.11167°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | North Carolina |
| County | Bertie |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.5 sq mi (3.8 km2) |
| • Land | 1.5 sq mi (3.8 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
| Elevation | 66 ft (20 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 895 |
| • Density | 606/sq mi (233.9/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 27805 |
| Area code(s) | 252 |
| FIPS code | 37-02580 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1018874 |
Aulander is a town in Bertie County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 645 at the 2010 census.
What is now known as Aulander was called "Harmon's Crossroads" during the Civil War. The town of Aulander was established on March 8, 1885. Andrew Dunning, a prominent area resident, wanted to name it Orlando, but this idea was nixed by local postal officials, who worried that it would be confused with Orlando, Florida. So the name was written differently to avoid confusion.
As of the census of 2000, there were 888 people, 371 households, and 247 families residing in the town. The population density was 601.4 people per square mile (231.7/km²). There were 412 housing units at an average density of 279.0 per square mile (107.5/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 57.09% White, 41.10% African American, 0.11% Native American, 0.23% Asian, 1.13% from other races, and 0.34% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.24% of the population.
There were 371 households out of which 25.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 42.0% were married couples living together, 19.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.4% were non-families. 29.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 18.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.39 and the average family size was 2.90.
In the town, the population was spread out with 24.7% under the age of 18, 7.9% from 18 to 24, 24.3% from 25 to 44, 23.9% from 45 to 64, and 19.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 90.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 79.8 males.
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