Macclesfield, North Carolina
| Macclesfield, North Carolina | |
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| Town | |
 Location of Macclesfield, North Carolina |
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| Coordinates: 35°45′6″N 77°40′18″W / 35.75167°N 77.67167°WCoordinates: 35°45′6″N 77°40′18″W / 35.75167°N 77.67167°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | North Carolina |
| County | Edgecombe |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.5 sq mi (1.3 km2) |
| • Land | 0.5 sq mi (1.3 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
| Elevation | 95 ft (29 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 471 |
| • Density | 903.9/sq mi (349.0/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 27852 |
| Area code(s) | 252 |
| FIPS code | 37-39960 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1024124 |
Macclesfield is a town in Edgecombe County, North Carolina, United States. It is part of the Rocky Mount, North Carolina Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 471 at the 2010 census.
Macclesfield was started between 1900 and 1901 when the Tarboro, North Carolina businessman, Henry Clark Bridgers founded The Macclesfield Company. The Macclesfield Company bought land surrounding the tracks of East Carolina Railway in what is now Macclesfield and build warehouses and other buildings.
Bracebridge Hall was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1971, with a boundary increase in 2005.
Macclesfield is located at 35°45′6″N 77°40′18″W / 35.75167°N 77.67167°W (35.751637, -77.671674).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.5 square miles (1.3 km2), of which, 0.5 square miles (1.3 km2) of it is land and 1.96% is water.
As of the census of 2000, there were 458 people, 209 households, and 142 families residing in the town. The population density was 903.9 people per square mile (346.7/km²). There were 229 housing units at an average density of 451.9 per square mile (173.4/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 81.44% White, 17.69% African American, 0.87% from other races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.97% of the population.
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