Rocky Mount-Wilson-Roanoke Rapids combined statistical area

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Rocky Mount-Wilson-Roanoke Rapids
Combined Statistical Area
Country United States
State North Carolina
Principal cities - Rocky Mount
 - Wilson
 - Roanoke Rapids
 - Tarboro
Area
 • Total2,674 sq mi (6,930 km2)
Population
 (2017 Census estimate[1])
 • Density112/sq mi (43/km2)
 • CSA
299,581
Time zoneEST
 • Summer (DST)EDT
Area code252

The Rocky Mount-Wilson-Roanoke Rapids Combined Statistical Area, as defined by the United States Census Bureau, is an area consisting of five counties in northeastern North Carolina. As of the 2010 census, the CSA had a population of 310,416, with an estimated population of 297,726 in 2018.[2] The statistical area includes the Rocky Mount Metropolitan Statistical Area, Wilson Micropolitan Statistical Area, and Roanoke Rapids Micropolitan Statistical Area, and the counties of Nash, Wilson, Edgecombe, Halifax, Northampton.

Attractions[edit]

Sunrise over Lake Gaston.
Medoc Mountain State Park in autumn.
White cockatoo bird at Sylvan Heights Bird Park.
Vollis Simpson Whirligig Park sculpture.

Communities[edit]

Places with more than 50,000 inhabitants[edit]

Places with 5,000 to 15,000 inhabitants[edit]

Places with 1,000 to 5,000 inhabitants[edit]

Places with 500 to 1,000 inhabitants[edit]

Places with less than 500 inhabitants[edit]

Unincorporated places[edit]

Demographics[edit]

As of the census estimate of 2017,[1] there were 299,581 people and 118,537 households residing within the CSA. The racial makeup of the CSA was 44.2% White, 46.8% African American, 0.9% Native American, 0.4% Asian, 0% Pacific Islander, 0.3% from other races, and 1.5% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 5.9% of the population.

The median income for a household in the CSA was $41,974. The per capita income for the CSA was $22,133.

Higher education[edit]

Government[edit]

The municipalities and counties in the Rocky Mount-Wilson-Roanoke Rapids CSA belong to the Upper Coastal Plain Council of Governments as part of the North Carolina Councils of Governments.[6]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Rocky Mount-Wilson-Roanoke Rapids, NC CSA - Profile data - Census Report". Census Reporter. Knight Foundation. Retrieved July 29, 2019.
  2. ^ "Annual Estimates of the Resident Population: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2018 - United States -- Combined Statistical Area; and for Puerto Rico". American FactFinder. U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved July 15, 2019.
  3. ^ "Halifax Day". North Carolina Historic Sites. Retrieved April 1, 2013.
  4. ^ Graff, Michael (January 31, 2013). "The Birdman at Sylvan Heights Bird Park". Retrieved October 1, 2019.
  5. ^ "Discover Edgecombe". TripNC.com. Retrieved October 1, 2019.
  6. ^ "Welcome to Upper Coastal Plain". Upper Coastal Plain Council of Governments. Retrieved July 29, 2019.