Roper, North Carolina
| Roper, North Carolina | |
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| Town | |
 Location of Roper, North Carolina |
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| Coordinates: 35°52′33″N 76°36′54″W / 35.87583°N 76.61500°WCoordinates: 35°52′33″N 76°36′54″W / 35.87583°N 76.61500°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | North Carolina |
| County | Washington |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.9 sq mi (2.2 km2) |
| • Land | 0.9 sq mi (2.2 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
| Elevation | 10 ft (3 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 611 |
| • Density | 706.9/sq mi (272.9/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 27970 |
| Area code(s) | 252 |
| FIPS code | 37-57740 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1022387 |
Roper is a town in Washington County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 611 at the 2010 census. It was known as Lee's Mill (named for Thomas Lee) until 1890, when the John L. Roper Lumber Company was established in the town and its name changed to Roper.
Roper is located at 35°52′33″N 76°36′54″W / 35.87583°N 76.61500°W (35.875877, -76.614905).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.9 square miles (2.3 km2), all of it land.
As of the census of 2000, there were 613 people, 238 households, and 165 families residing in the town. The population density was 706.9 people per square mile (272.0/km²). There were 268 housing units at an average density of 309.0 per square mile (118.9/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 20.55% White, 75.20% African American, 3.43% from other races, and 0.82% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 5.06% of the population.
There were 238 households, of which 31.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 37.0% were married couples living together, 28.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.3% were not families. About 29.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 17.6% 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 3.16.
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