Colerain, North Carolina | |
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Town | |
Location of Colerain, North Carolina |
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Coordinates: 36°12′4″N 76°46′5″W / 36.20111°N 76.76806°WCoordinates: 36°12′4″N 76°46′5″W / 36.20111°N 76.76806°W | |
Country | United States |
State | North Carolina |
County | Bertie |
Government | |
• Mayor | Thomas Waicul |
Area | |
• Total | 0.3 sq mi (0.7 km2) |
• Land | 0.3 sq mi (0.7 km2) |
• Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
Elevation | 59 ft (18 m) |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 204 |
• Density | 776/sq mi (299.6/km2) |
Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
• Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
ZIP code | 27924 |
Area code(s) | 252 |
FIPS code | 37-13560 |
GNIS feature ID | 1019733 |
Colerain is a town in Bertie County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 204 at the 2010 census.
Colerain, North Carolina, was named after Coleraine in Ireland.
On April 16, 2011, the town was hit by an EF-3 tornado that killed 12 people and caused extensive damage.
The Garrett-White House was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.
Colerain is located at 36°12′4″N 76°46′5″W / 36.20111°N 76.76806°W (36.201138, -76.768050).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.27 square miles (0.7 km2), all of it land.
As of the census of 2000, there were 221 people, 103 households, and 66 families residing in the town. The population density was 821.1 people per square mile (316.0/km²). There were 121 housing units at an average density of 449.5 per square mile (173.0/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 93.21% White, 2.71% African American and 4.07% Native American. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.07% of the population.