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Seaboard, North Carolina

Seaboard, North Carolina
Town
Location of Seaboard, North Carolina
Location of Seaboard, North Carolina
Coordinates: 36°29′22″N 77°26′21″W / 36.48944°N 77.43917°W / 36.48944; -77.43917Coordinates: 36°29′22″N 77°26′21″W / 36.48944°N 77.43917°W / 36.48944; -77.43917
Country United States
State North Carolina
County Northampton
Area
 • Total 1.0 sq mi (2.7 km2)
 • Land 1.0 sq mi (2.7 km2)
 • Water 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation 135 ft (41 m)
Population (2010)
 • Total 632
 • Density 676.6/sq mi (261.2/km2)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code 27876
Area code(s) 252
FIPS code 37-59980
GNIS feature ID 0994451

Seaboard is a township in Northampton County, North Carolina, United States, created as a company town by the Seaboard and Roanoke Railroad about 10 miles northeast of Weldon, North Carolina in the mid-1840s as a place for railroad employees to live.

The population was 632 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina Micropolitan Statistical Area.

The Seaboard Historic District was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005.

Seaboard is located at 36°29′22″N 77°26′21″W / 36.48944°N 77.43917°W / 36.48944; -77.43917 (36.489488, -77.439255).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 1.0 square mile (2.6 km2), all of it land.

As of the census of 2000, there were 695 people, 300 households, and 183 families residing in the town. The population density was 676.6 people per square mile (260.5/km²). There were 338 housing units at an average density of 329.1 per square mile (126.7/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 27.48% White, 71.22% African American, 0.29% Asian, 0.14% Pacific Islander, and 0.86% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.43% of the population.


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