Castalia, North Carolina
| Castalia, North Carolina | |
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| Town | |
 Castalia, North Carolina
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| Coordinates: 36°4′53″N 78°3′31″W / 36.08139°N 78.05861°WCoordinates: 36°4′53″N 78°3′31″W / 36.08139°N 78.05861°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | North Carolina |
| County | Nash |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.7 sq mi (1.9 km2) |
| • Land | 0.7 sq mi (1.9 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
| Elevation | 308 ft (94 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 268 |
| • Density | 462.4/sq mi (178.5/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 27816 |
| Area code(s) | 919, |
| FIPS code | 37-10860 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0982735 |
Castalia (pronounced "Cas-tale-yuh"), is a town in Nash County, North Carolina, United States. It is part of the Rocky Mount, North Carolina Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 268 at the 2010 census.
Castalia is located at 36°4′53″N 78°3′31″W / 36.08139°N 78.05861°W (36.081258, -78.058682).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.7 square miles (1.8 km2), all of it land.
As of the census of 2000, there were 340 people, 132 households, and 102 families residing in the town. The population density was 462.4 people per square mile (177.4/km²). There were 139 housing units at an average density of 189.0 per square mile (72.5/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 50.59% White, 48.24% African American, and 1.18% Hispanic or Latino or more races.
There were 132 households out of which 36.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.8% were married couples living together, 18.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.7% were non-families. 20.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.58 and the average family size was 2.87.
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