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Topsail Beach is a town in Pender County
Pender County, North Carolina

Pender County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of 2000, the population was 41,082. Its county seat is Burgaw, North Carolina....
, North Carolina
North Carolina

North Carolina is a U.S. state located on the Atlantic Seaboard in the southeastern United States. The state borders South Carolina and Georgia to the south, Tennessee to the west and Virginia to the north....
, United States
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
. The population was 471 at the 2000 census.

ail Beach is located at (34.370399, -77.625756).

According to the United States Census Bureau
United States Census Bureau

The United States Census Bureau is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census. It also gathers other national demographic and economic data....
, the town has a total area of 5.8 square mile
Square mile

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s (15.2 kmē).4.4 square miles (11.3 kmē) of it is land and 1.5 square miles (3.8 kmē) of it (25.30%) is water.

It is the southern most town on Topsail Island
Topsail Island

Topsail Island is a 26-mile long barrier island off the coast of North Carolina, United States just south of Camp Lejeune, the Bogue Banks, and the Outer Banks....
.

f the census
Census

A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population....
 of 2000, there were 471 people, 252 households, and 159 families residing in the town.






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Topsail Beach is a town in Pender County
Pender County, North Carolina

Pender County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of 2000, the population was 41,082. Its county seat is Burgaw, North Carolina....
, North Carolina
North Carolina

North Carolina is a U.S. state located on the Atlantic Seaboard in the southeastern United States. The state borders South Carolina and Georgia to the south, Tennessee to the west and Virginia to the north....
, United States
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
. The population was 471 at the 2000 census.

Geography

Topsail Beach is located at (34.370399, -77.625756).

According to the United States Census Bureau
United States Census Bureau

The United States Census Bureau is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census. It also gathers other national demographic and economic data....
, the town has a total area of 5.8 square mile
Square mile

The square mile is an Imperial system and US customary system of measure for an area equal to the area of a square of one mile. It should not be confused with miles square, which refers to the number of miles on each side squared....
s (15.2 kmē).4.4 square miles (11.3 kmē) of it is land and 1.5 square miles (3.8 kmē) of it (25.30%) is water.

It is the southern most town on Topsail Island
Topsail Island

Topsail Island is a 26-mile long barrier island off the coast of North Carolina, United States just south of Camp Lejeune, the Bogue Banks, and the Outer Banks....
.

Demographics

As of the census
Census

A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population....
 of 2000, there were 471 people, 252 households, and 159 families residing in the town. The population density
Population density

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 was 107.7 people per square mile (41.6/kmē). There were 1,149 housing units at an average density of 262.8/sq mi (101.5/kmē). The racial makeup of the town was 99.36% White, 0.21% Native American, 0.21% Asian, 0.21% from other races
Race (United States Census)

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. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.42% of the population.

There were 252 households out of which 9.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.3% were married couples
Marriage

Marriage is a social, spirituality, or law union of individuals. This union may also be called matrimony, while the ceremony that marks its beginning is usually called a wedding and the married status created is sometimes called wedlock....
 living together, 2.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.9% were non-families. 31.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1.87 and the average family size was 2.26.

In the town the population was spread out with 7.0% under the age of 18, 4.5% from 18 to 24, 17.6% from 25 to 44, 44.2% from 45 to 64, and 26.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 56 years. For every 100 females there were 99.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 102.8 males.

The average income for a household in the town is $55,750, and the median income for a family was $64,167. Males had a median income of $45,313 versus $25,139 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income

Per capita income means how much each individual receives, in monetary terms, of the yearly income generated in the country. This is what each citizen is to receive if the yearly national income is divided equally among everyone....
 for the town was $35,838. About 0.8% of families and 6.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.8% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.

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