Yanceyville, North Carolina

Infobox Settlement
official_name = Yanceyville, North Carolina
settlement_type = Town
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map_caption = Location of Yanceyville, North Carolina


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subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = United States
subdivision_type1 = State
subdivision_name1 = North Carolina
subdivision_type2 = County
subdivision_name2 = Caswell
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area_total_km2 = 12.1
area_land_km2 = 12.0
area_water_km2 = 0.1
area_total_sq_mi = 4.7
area_land_sq_mi = 4.6
area_water_sq_mi = 0.0

population_as_of = 2000
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population_total = 2091
population_density_km2 = 174.1
population_density_sq_mi = 450.9

timezone = Eastern (EST)
utc_offset = -5
timezone_DST = EDT
utc_offset_DST = -4
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elevation_m = 188
elevation_ft = 617
latd = 36 |latm = 24 |lats = 25 |latNS = N
longd = 79 |longm = 20 |longs = 30 |longEW = W

postal_code_type = ZIP code
postal_code = 27379
area_code = 336
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blank_info = 37-76000GR|2
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blank1_info = 0997688GR|3
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Yanceyville, first incorporated in 1833, is the county seat of Caswell County, North Carolina, United States.GR|6 The population was 2,091 at the 2000 census. It has been the county seat since 1792 (although the settlement was originally called Caswell Court House until 1833). The original court house, located off the square in the center of town, is now a museum, housing historical records; the modern court house is located a few blocks from the original court house.

There remains uncertainty as to the person for whom Yanceyville is named. Some say it is named for James Yancey (1768-1829). Others claim it is named for his younger brother, [http://www.rootsweb.com/~ncccha/biographies/bartlettyancey.html Bartlett Yancey, Jr. (1785-1828)] . A few believe the name honored the entire Yancey family, long prominent in the area.

Geography

Yanceyville is located at coor dms|36|24|25|N|79|20|30|W|city (36.407037, -79.341545).GR|1

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) of it is land and 0.04 square miles (0.1 km²) of it (0.85%) is water.

Demographics

As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 2,091 people, 658 households, and 400 families residing in the town. The population density was 450.9 people per square mile (174.0/km²). There were 748 housing units at an average density of 161.3/sq mi (62.2/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 44.29% White, 53.99% African American, 0.33% Native American, 0.14% Asian, 0.33% from other races, and 0.91% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.00% of the population.

There were 658 households out of which 29.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 33.0% were married couples living together, 24.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 39.2% were non-families. 36.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 19.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.21 and the average family size was 2.88.

The population consisted of 19.6% under the age of 18, 8.4% from 18 to 24, 32.9% from 25 to 44, 20.8% from 45 to 64, and 18.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 126.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 138.6 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $20,353, and the median income for a family was $26,417. Males had a median income of $24,632 versus $20,398 for females. The per capita income for the town was $16,956. About 23.3% of families and 27.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 41.7% of those under age 18 and 24.1% of those age 65 or over.

References

External links

* [http://www.rootsweb.com/~ncccha Caswell County Historical Association]
* [http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ncccha Caswell County Historical Association Message Board]
* [http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=caswellcounty Caswell County Family Tree]
* [http://ncccha.blogspot.com/ Caswell County Historical Association Web Log]
* [http://www.rootsweb.com/~nccaswel/ Caswell County North Carolina GenWeb]
* [http://www.caswellvoices.com Caswell County Discussion Forum]