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  State: North Carolina
        
        Time zone: Eastern GMT -5:00. 
| Population: | 25,983 | 
| 2000 Population: | 27,435 | 
| White Population: | 18,630 | 
| Black Population: | 6,106 | 
| Hispanic Population: | 2,165 | 
| Asian Population: | 623 | 
| Hawaiian Population: | 196 | 
| Indian Population: | 35 | 
| Other Population: | 944 | 
| Male Population: | 15,301 | 
| Female Population: | 12,134 | 
| Median Age: | 23.9 | 
| Male Median Age: | 23.3 | 
| Female Median Age: | 25.6 | 
| Households: | 8,977 | 
| Average Household Size: | 2.85 | 
| Average House Value: | $86,400 | 
| Average Household Income: | $34,626 | 
| Land Area: | 165.366 sq mi | 
| Water Area: | 8.941 sq mi | 
            Cherry Point, NC (       2.4 miles)
             Arapahoe, NC (       8.0 miles)
             Newport, NC (       8.5 miles)
             Morehead City, NC (      12.4 miles)
             Grantsboro, NC (      13.5 miles)
             Salter Path, NC (      14.5 miles)
             Atlantic Beach, NC (      14.5 miles)
             Oriental, NC (      14.5 miles)
             New Bern, NC (      16.8 miles)
             
| 2000 Population: | 8,049,313 | 
| White Population: | 5,804,656 | 
| Black Population: | 1,737,545 | 
| Asian Population: | 113,689 | 
| Indian Population: | 99,551 | 
| Hawaiian Population: | 3,983 | 
| Other Population: | 186,629 | 
| Male Population: | 3,942,695 | 
| Female Population: | 4,106,618 | 
| Median Age: | 35.30 | 
| Male Median Age: | 33.80 | 
| Female Median Age: | 36.70 | 
| 2000 Households: | 3,132,013 | 
| White Households: | 2,366,455 | 
| Black Households: | 626,997 | 
| Asian Households: | 33,079 | 
| Indian Households: | 34,038 | 
| Hawaiian Households: | 1,033 | 
| Average Household Size: | 2.49 | 
| Average Family Size: | 2.98 |