Elizabethtown, North Carolina facts for kids
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Elizabethtown, North Carolina
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A view of Broad Street
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Location in Bladen County and the state of North Carolina.
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| Country | United States | |
| State | North Carolina | |
| County | Bladen | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 5.11 sq mi (13.24 km2) | |
| • Land | 5.07 sq mi (13.13 km2) | |
| • Water | 0.04 sq mi (0.11 km2) | |
| Elevation | 118 ft (36 m) | |
| Population
(2020)
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| • Total | 3,296 | |
| • Density | 650.23/sq mi (251.05/km2) | |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) | |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) | |
| ZIP code |
28337
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| Area codes | 910, 472 | |
| FIPS code | 37-20600 | |
| GNIS feature ID | 2406434 | |
Elizabethtown is a town in Bladen County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 3,296 at the 2020 census. It is the county seat of Bladen County.
Contents
History
Some hold Elizabethtown is named for Elizabeth, the wife of George Carteret, while others believe it was named for the love interest of a local landowner.
The Mt. Horeb Presbyterian Church and Cemetery and Trinity Methodist Church are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 4.7 square miles (12.1 km2), of which 4.6 square miles (12.0 km2) is land and 0.039 square miles (0.1 km2), or 0.73%, is water.
Browns Creek, a tributary to the Cape Fear River, drains the south side of Elizabethtown.
| Climate data for Elizabethtown, North Carolina, 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1946–2021 | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °F (°C) | 81 (27) |
85 (29) |
90 (32) |
94 (34) |
96 (36) |
101 (38) |
103 (39) |
105 (41) |
99 (37) |
95 (35) |
89 (32) |
82 (28) |
105 (41) |
| Mean maximum °F (°C) | 73.4 (23.0) |
76.2 (24.6) |
82.3 (27.9) |
86.5 (30.3) |
91.3 (32.9) |
95.6 (35.3) |
97.0 (36.1) |
96.4 (35.8) |
91.4 (33.0) |
85.8 (29.9) |
79.1 (26.2) |
74.8 (23.8) |
98.7 (37.1) |
| Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 54.4 (12.4) |
58.7 (14.8) |
66.2 (19.0) |
74.6 (23.7) |
81.5 (27.5) |
87.4 (30.8) |
91.0 (32.8) |
88.5 (31.4) |
83.6 (28.7) |
74.8 (23.8) |
64.7 (18.2) |
57.7 (14.3) |
73.6 (23.1) |
| Daily mean °F (°C) | 43.0 (6.1) |
46.2 (7.9) |
53.2 (11.8) |
61.7 (16.5) |
69.7 (20.9) |
76.8 (24.9) |
80.8 (27.1) |
78.8 (26.0) |
73.6 (23.1) |
63.1 (17.3) |
52.5 (11.4) |
46.3 (7.9) |
62.1 (16.7) |
| Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 31.6 (−0.2) |
33.7 (0.9) |
40.2 (4.6) |
48.8 (9.3) |
57.8 (14.3) |
66.3 (19.1) |
70.5 (21.4) |
69.0 (20.6) |
63.6 (17.6) |
51.5 (10.8) |
40.3 (4.6) |
35.0 (1.7) |
50.7 (10.4) |
| Mean minimum °F (°C) | 16.4 (−8.7) |
20.9 (−6.2) |
25.1 (−3.8) |
34.5 (1.4) |
44.7 (7.1) |
56.2 (13.4) |
63.2 (17.3) |
60.9 (16.1) |
52.7 (11.5) |
36.1 (2.3) |
26.9 (−2.8) |
21.7 (−5.7) |
15.0 (−9.4) |
| Record low °F (°C) | −3 (−19) |
8 (−13) |
13 (−11) |
24 (−4) |
32 (0) |
44 (7) |
53 (12) |
50 (10) |
41 (5) |
21 (−6) |
16 (−9) |
−3 (−19) |
−3 (−19) |
| Average precipitation inches (mm) | 3.73 (95) |
3.48 (88) |
3.91 (99) |
3.55 (90) |
4.05 (103) |
5.08 (129) |
5.33 (135) |
6.56 (167) |
6.89 (175) |
3.70 (94) |
3.62 (92) |
3.38 (86) |
53.28 (1,353) |
| Average snowfall inches (cm) | 0.3 (0.76) |
0.5 (1.3) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.8 (2.06) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.01 in) | 10.8 | 9.6 | 10.0 | 8.2 | 8.7 | 9.6 | 11.3 | 11.1 | 9.9 | 7.3 | 7.6 | 10.4 | 114.5 |
| Average snowy days (≥ 0.1 in) | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Source: NOAA (snow/snow days 1981–2010) | |||||||||||||
Demographics
| Historical population | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1870 | 62 | — | |
| 1880 | 212 | 241.9% | |
| 1900 | 144 | — | |
| 1910 | 117 | −18.7% | |
| 1920 | 335 | 186.3% | |
| 1930 | 765 | 128.4% | |
| 1940 | 1,123 | 46.8% | |
| 1950 | 1,611 | 43.5% | |
| 1960 | 1,625 | 0.9% | |
| 1970 | 1,418 | −12.7% | |
| 1980 | 3,551 | 150.4% | |
| 1990 | 3,704 | 4.3% | |
| 2000 | 3,698 | −0.2% | |
| 2010 | 3,583 | −3.1% | |
| 2020 | 3,296 | −8.0% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census | |||
2020 census
| Race | Num. | Perc. |
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| White | 1,488 | 45.15% |
| Black or African American | 1,530 | 46.42% |
| Native American | 25 | 0.76% |
| Asian | 10 | 0.3% |
| Pacific Islander | 6 | 0.03% |
| Other/Mixed | 104 | 3.16% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 139 | 4.22% |
As of the 2020 United States Census, there were 3,296 people, 1,482 households, and 750 families residing in the town.
See also
In Spanish: Elizabethtown (Carolina del Norte) para niños
