Tag: Clarkton
Clarkton is a town in Bladen County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 705 at the 2000 census.
Clarkton is located at 34°29′22″N 78°39′24″W / 34.48944°N 78.65667°W / 34.48944; -78.65667 (34.489425, -78.656804).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 1.1 square miles (2.8 km), all of it land.
As of the census of 2000, there were 705 people, 285 households, and 176 families residing in the town. The population density was 630.1 people per square mile (243.0/km²). There were 321 housing units at an average density of 286.9 per square mile (110.7/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 64.68% White, 32.34% African American, 0.99% Native American, 1.42% from other races, and 0.57% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.68% of the population.
There were 285 households out of which 29.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 37.5% were married couples living together, 21.1% had a female householder…
