Whiteville, North Carolina

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Whiteville, North Carolina
City
Columbus County Courthouse
Whiteville is located in North Carolina
Whiteville
Whiteville
Location within the state of North Carolina
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Country United States
State North Carolina
County Columbus
Government
 • Mayor Terry Mann
Area
 • Total 5.4 sq mi (14.1 km2)
 • Land 5.4 sq mi (14.1 km2)
 • Water 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation 101 ft (30 m)
Population (2010)
 • Total 5,394
 • Density 987/sq mi (381.2/km2)
Time zone EST (UTC-5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code 28472
Area code(s) 910
FIPS code 37-73660[1]
GNIS feature ID 1025798[2]
Website www.whitevillecity.com

Whiteville is a city in Columbus County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 5,394 at the 2010 census.[3] It is the largest city in Columbus County and is the county seat.[4]

History

The city was named in 1810 for James B. White, the original owner of the town site.[5] A post office called Whiteville has been in operation since 1821.[6]

The Columbus County Courthouse was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.[7]

Geography

Whiteville is located in north-central Columbus County at Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. (34.330096, -78.704533).[8] Combined U.S. Routes 74 and 76 bypass the city on its north side and lead east 46 miles (74 km) to Wilmington. US 74 leads northwest 32 miles (51 km) to Lumberton, and US 76 leads west 67 miles (108 km) to Florence, South Carolina. U.S. Route 701 passes through the west side of Whiteville, leading north 23 miles (37 km) to Elizabethtown and southwest 44 miles (71 km) to Conway, South Carolina.

According to the United States Census Bureau, Whiteville has a total area of 5.4 square miles (14.1 km2), all of it land.[3]

Demographics

Historical population
Census Pop. %±
1890 372 —
1900 634 70.4%
1910 1,368 115.8%
1920 1,604 17.3%
1930 2,203 37.3%
1940 3,011 36.7%
1950 4,238 40.8%
1960 4,683 10.5%
1970 4,195 −10.4%
1980 5,565 32.7%
1990 5,078 −8.8%
2000 5,148 1.4%
2010 5,394 4.8%
Est. 2014 5,601 [9] 3.8%
U.S. Decennial Census[10]

As of the census[1] of 2000, there were 5,148 people, 2,191 households, and 1,336 families residing in the city. The population density was 957.5 people per square mile (369.5/km²). There were 2,450 housing units at an average density of 455.7 per square mile (175.8/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 60.51% White, 36.67% African American, 0.64% Native American, 0.74% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 0.56% from other races, and 0.84% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.93% of the population.

There were 2,191 households out of which 27.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 38.1% were married couples living together, 20.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 39.0% were non-families. 36.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 16.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.22 and the average family size was 2.88.

In the city the population was spread out with 24.1% under the age of 18, 7.8% from 18 to 24, 23.5% from 25 to 44, 24.4% from 45 to 64, and 20.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 77.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 72.9 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $25,455, and the median income for a family was $34,128. Males had a median income of $35,074 versus $23,000 for females. The per capita income for the city was $18,337. About 19.0% of families and 26.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 37.0% of those under age 18 and 33.7% of those age 65 or over.

Education

The Whiteville City School system includes the following schools:

Whiteville High School, home of the Wolfpack, competes in division 1A NCHSAA sports and has won 16 state championships: seven in baseball (1983, 1985, 1989, 1991, 2012, 2014, and 2015), four individual track championships, one in team golf (1986), two in football (1965 and 1987), and three in basketball (1969, 1999, and 2000).

Columbus Christian Academy is a private K-12 school in Whiteville. Waccamaw Academy, which opened in 1968, closed in 2012.

Southeastern Community College is located a few miles to the west of Whiteville.

Arts and culture

Whiteville is notable for being the location of the courthouse-burning scene in the 1996 film adaptation of Dorothy Allison's novel Bastard out of Carolina. It is also regionally known for its popular N.C. Pecan Harvest Festival.

Whiteville was the scene of then-President Bill Clinton's 1999 "Bridging the Digital Divide" speech at the Vineland Station Railroad Depot, which is now refurbished as a community center. Clinton revisited in the spring of 2008 to campaign for his wife, presidential candidate Hillary Clinton.

Whiteville is also the home of the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences at Whiteville, a satellite museum of the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences.

The official newspaper serving Columbus County, The News Reporter, is based in Whiteville and has been in circulation since 1896.

The stretch of U.S. Route 701 through Columbus County is named for Whiteville's founder, James B. White, Columbus County's first state senator.

Notable people

Sports

Literature

  • A. R. Ammons, one of the most highly lauded American poets of the late twentieth century. He often mentioned his growing up in Whiteville in several interviews and essays, and occasionally used Columbus County as the setting for his poetry.

Science

Transportation

Although the railroad tracks leading from west of town toward Lake Waccamaw have long been disconnected, Whiteville is served by the Columbus County Municipal Airport and several highways, which include U.S. Route 74, U.S. Route 76, U.S. Route 701, North Carolina Highway 130, and North Carolina Highway 131.

References

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