Atkinson, North Carolina

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{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2024}}
{{Infobox settlement
| official_name = Atkinson, North Carolina
| settlement_type = [[Town]]
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| map_caption = Location of Atkinson, North Carolina
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| pushpin_label = Atkinson
| subdivision_type = [[List of sovereign states|Country]]
| subdivision_name = United States
| subdivision_type1 = [[U.S. state|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[North Carolina]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of counties in North Carolina|County]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Pender County, North Carolina|Pender]]
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| leader_title = Mayor
| leader_name = Gary Alsup
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| unit_pref = Imperial
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| area_total_km2 = 2.56
| area_land_km2 = 2.56
| area_water_km2 = 0.00
| area_total_sq_mi = 0.99
| area_land_sq_mi = 0.99
| area_water_sq_mi = 0.00

| population_as_of = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
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| population_total = 296
| population_density_km2 = 115.46
| population_density_sq_mi = 298.99

| timezone = [[North American Eastern Time Zone|Eastern (EST)]]
| utc_offset = -5
| timezone_DST = EDT
| utc_offset_DST = -4
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| elevation_ft = 62
| coordinates = {{coord|34|31|39|N|78|10|11|W|region:US_type:city|display=inline,title}}
| postal_code_type = [[ZIP code]]
| postal_code = 28421
| area_codes = [[Area codes 910 and 472|910, 472]]
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| blank_info = 37-02460<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |accessdate=January 31, 2008 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref>
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| blank1_info = 2405178<ref name=gnis>{{GNIS|2405178}}</ref>
| website = {{URL|https://www.atkinsonnc.org/}}
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'''Atkinson''' is a town in [[Pender County, North Carolina|Pender County]], [[North Carolina]], United States. At the [[2010 United States census|2010 census]], the town population was 299. It is part of the [[Wilmington, North Carolina|Wilmington]] [[Wilmington metropolitan area|Metropolitan Statistical Area]]. The town was incorporated in 1909.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Error |url=https://edocs.deq.nc.gov/CoastalManagement/DocView.aspx?id=247374&undefined&cr=1 |access-date=October 19, 2023 |website=edocs.deq.nc.gov}}</ref>

==Geography==

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|1.0|sqmi|km2}}, all land.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|align=left|1910= 115
|1920= 296
|1930= 331
|1940= 312
|1950= 294
|1960= 302
|1970= 325
|1980= 298
|1990= 275
|2000= 236
|2010= 299
|2020= 296
| estyear = 2023
| estimate = 336
| estref = <ref name="USCensusEst2023">{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/tables/2020-2023/cities/totals/SUB-IP-EST2023-POP-37.xlsxx |date=May 16, 2024|title=City and Town Population Totals: 2020-2023|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=May 16, 2024}}</ref>
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|accessdate=June 4, 2015 }}</ref>
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As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 236 people, 106 households, and 71 families residing in the town. The population density was {{convert|238.5|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 117 housing units at an average density of {{convert|118.3|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the town was 89.41% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]] and 10.59% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]]. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 2.12% of the population.

There were 106 households, out of which 25.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.7% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 8.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.1% were non-families. 30.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.23 and the average family size was 2.76.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 21.6% under the age of 18, 8.1% from 18 to 24, 25.4% from 25 to 44, 27.1% from 45 to 64, and 17.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 82.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.8 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $34,375, and the median income for a family was $45,417. Males had a median income of $30,417 versus $22,813 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $18,135. About 4.6% of families and 10.0% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 13.7% of those under the age of eighteen and 10.5% of those 65 or over. {{clear left}}

==References==
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{{Pender County, North Carolina}}

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[[Category:Towns in North Carolina]]
[[Category:Towns in Pender County, North Carolina]]
[[Category:Cape Fear (region)]]

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