Seaboard, North Carolina facts for kids
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Seaboard, North Carolina
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Location of Seaboard, North Carolina
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| Country | United States |
| State | North Carolina |
| County | Northampton |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.96 sq mi (2.49 km2) |
| • Land | 0.96 sq mi (2.49 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 125 ft (38 m) |
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| • Total | 542 |
| • Density | 562.82/sq mi (217.31/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code |
27876
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| Area code(s) | 252 |
| FIPS code | 37-59980 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2407302 |
Seaboard is a town in Northampton County, North Carolina, United States, created as a company town by the Seaboard and Roanoke Railroad, approximately 10 miles northeast of Weldon 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.
History
The area was settled in about 1750. It was incorporated in 1877 and named for the Seaboard Air Line Railroad.
The Seaboard Historic District was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 1.0 square mile (2.6 km2), all land.
The town is located along North Carolina Highway 186, near the North Carolina-Virginia border, and serves as the northern terminus of North Carolina Highway 305.
Demographics
| Historical population | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1880 | 167 | — | |
| 1890 | 201 | 20.4% | |
| 1900 | 287 | 42.8% | |
| 1910 | 280 | −2.4% | |
| 1930 | 534 | — | |
| 1940 | 562 | 5.2% | |
| 1950 | 745 | 32.6% | |
| 1960 | 624 | −16.2% | |
| 1970 | 611 | −2.1% | |
| 1980 | 687 | 12.4% | |
| 1990 | 791 | 15.1% | |
| 2000 | 695 | −12.1% | |
| 2010 | 632 | −9.1% | |
| 2020 | 542 | −14.2% | |
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2020 census
| Race | Number | Percentage |
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| White (non-Hispanic) | 91 | 16.79% |
| Black or African American (non-Hispanic) | 427 | 78.78% |
| Native American | 1 | 0.18% |
| Other/Mixed | 18 | 3.32% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 5 | 0.92% |
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 542 people, 295 households, and 189 families residing in the town.
Notable people
- Wilson Goode, first African-American Mayor of Philadelphia
- Wilson Roosevelt Jerman, American butler who served eleven different U.S. presidents in the White House
- William Ivey Long, costume designer for stage and film
- Marshall Parker, former South Carolina politician
- Malcolm Tann, professional boxer
See also
In Spanish: Seaboard para niños
