Everything about Spring Lake North Carolina totally explained
Spring Lake is a town in
Cumberland County,
North Carolina,
United States. The population was 8,098 at the 2000 census.
History
Spring Lake became the name of the town around 1923. Previously, the town was called "Clayton Cut" and more recently "Prince's Siding."
The modern growth spurt, beginning in
World War II is attributed to the proximity of
Fort Bragg, North Carolina.
Throughout most of the 20th century, local financial services were provided to citizens of Spring Lake,
Fayetteville, and
Lumberton by
Home Federal Savings and Loan Association. This long-time Fayetteville establishment was purchased by
New South Bank in the 1990s, which later became
First South Bank.
Geography
Spring Lake is located at (35.177593, -78.975501).
According to the
United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 3.7
square miles (9.6
km²).3.7 square miles (9.5 km²) of it's land and 0.04 square miles (0.1 km²) of it (0.54%) is water.
Demographics
As of the
census of 2000, there were 8,098 people, 3,109 households, and 2,117 families residing in the town. The
population density was 2,203.9 people per square mile (851.9/km²). There were 3,623 housing units at an average density of 986.0/sq mi (381.2/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 33.97%
White, 51.11%
African American, 0.83%
Native American, 3.59%
Asian, 0.37%
Pacific Islander, 4.88% from
other races, and 5.25% from two or more races.
Hispanic or
Latino of any race were 11.89% of the population.
There were 3,109 households out of which 40.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 42.6% were
married couples living together, 20.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.9% were non-families. 24.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 2.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.60 and the average family size was 3.08.
In the town the population was spread out with 30.3% under the age of 18, 16.9% from 18 to 24, 33.4% from 25 to 44, 14.7% from 45 to 64, and 4.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 26 years. For every 100 females there were 100.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.4 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $27,322, and the median income for a family was $28,300. Males had a median income of $25,016 versus $17,979 for females. The
per capita income for the town was $12,683. About 22.6% of families and 23.7% of the population were below the
poverty line, including 32.4% of those under age 18 and 10.9% of those age 65 or over.
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