Cedar Point, North Carolina

Cedar Point is located at the western end of Carteret County at 34°41′8″N 77°4′57″W / 34.68556°N 77.08250°W / 34.68556; -77.08250 (34.685574, -77.082371).^[4] It is bordered to the north by the town of Peletier and to the east by the town of Cape Carteret. To the south is Bogue Sound, crossed by the B. Cameron Langston Bridge to Emerald Isle, and to the west is the tidal White Oak River, crossed by North Carolina Highway 24 to the town of Swansboro in Onslow County.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town of Cedar Point has a total area of 2.2 square miles (5.7 km²), of which 0.004 square miles (0.01 km²), or 0.23%, is water.^[3]

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.		%±
1990	628		—
2000	929		47.9%
2010	1,279		37.7%
Est. 2015	1,304	^[5]	2.0%
U.S. Decennial Census^[6]

As of the census^[1] of 2000, there were 929 people, 438 households, and 278 families residing in the town. The population density was 381.8 people per square mile (147.6/km²). There were 893 housing units at an average density of 367.0 per square mile (141.9/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 98.92% White, 0.32% African American, 0.11% Native American, 0.32% Asian, 0.11% Pacific Islander, and 0.22% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.86% of the population.

There were 438 households out of which 21.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.3% were married couples living together, 5.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.5% were non-families. 30.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 15.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.12 and the average family size was 2.61.

In the town the population was spread out with 17.7% under the age of 18, 5.8% from 18 to 24, 23.5% from 25 to 44, 30.8% from 45 to 64, and 22.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 47 years. For every 100 females there were 98.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.2 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $40,655, and the median income for a family was $46,818. Males had a median income of $30,000 versus $30,104 for females. The per capita income for the town was $25,457. About 11.1% of families and 10.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 13.0% of those under age 18 and 9.5% of those age 65 or over.

References

1 2 "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on 2013-09-11. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
1 2 "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Cedar Point town, North Carolina". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Retrieved December 23, 2014.
↑ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
↑ "Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2015". Retrieved July 2, 2016.
↑ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Archived from the original on May 11, 2015. Retrieved June 4, 2015.

External links

Town of Cedar Point official website

Municipalities and communities of Carteret County, North Carolina, United States

County seat: Beaufort

Towns	Atlantic Beach Beaufort Bogue Cape Carteret Cedar Point Emerald Isle Indian Beach Morehead City Newport Peletier Pine Knoll Shores

CDPs	Atlantic Broad Creek Davis Gloucester Harkers Island Marshallberg

Other unincorporated communities	Cedar Island Gales Creek Merrimon Otway Salter Path Sea Level Stella Wildwood

Ghost towns	Diamond City Portsmouth

The Crystal Coast of North Carolina

Landforms	Cape Lookout Harkers Island Core Banks Shackleford Banks Bogue Banks Bear Island

Places	Counties: Carteret County Onslow County Towns/Cities: Beaufort Morehead City Atlantic Beach Pine Knoll Shores Salter Path Indian Beach Emerald Isle Cape Carteret Cedar Point Swansboro

Waterways	Atlantic Ocean Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway Core Sound Bogue Sound

Protected areas	Cape Lookout National Seashore Shackleford Banks Fort Macon State Park North Carolina Aquarium at Pine Knoll Shores Hammocks Beach State Park

Transportation	Highways: U.S. Highway 70 North Carolina Highway 58 North Carolina Highway 24 North Carolina Highway 101 Airports: Michael J. Smith Field Albert J. Ellis Airport Coastal Carolina Regional Airport

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