Winterville, North Carolina

Winterville is a town in Pitt County, North Carolina, United States. The population is 9,269 as of the 2010 census. The town is a part of the Village.

History
The Cox-Ange House and Renston Rural Historic District are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Geography
Winterville is located at  (35.529934, -77.400021).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , all of it land.

Demographics

As of 2010, there were 10,791 people, 1,848 households, and 1,371 families living in the town. The population density was 1,954.1 people per square mile (755.0/km²). There were 1,937 housing units at an average density of 790.0 per square mile (305.3/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 59.24% White, 38.36% African American, 0.35% Native American, 0.81% Asian, 0.10% Pacific Islander, 0.40% from other races, and 0.73% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.02% of the population.

There were 1,848 households out of which 38.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.6% were married couples living together, 17.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.8% were non-families. 22.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.57 and the average family size was 3.01.

In the town, the population was spread out with 28.0% under the age of 18, 7.9% from 18 to 24, 34.3% from 25 to 44, 19.7% from 45 to 64, and 10.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females, there were 84.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 79.6 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $37,230, and the median income for a family was $47,167. Males had a median income of $36,004 versus $30,000 for females. The per capita income for the town was $19,810. About 10.3% of families and 11.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 16.4% of those under age 18 and 12.4% of those age 65 or over.

Education
 Pitt Community College
 W.H. Robinson Elementary School
 A.G. Cox Middle School
 South Central High School
 Brookhaven Christian School
 Christ Covenant School
 Creekside Elementary

Parks and Recreation
Winterville Parks and Recreation has 4 baseball fields, an amphitheater for concerts and Movie in the Park events it also features
a mile long trail around the park. Winterville Baseball is part of The Cal Ripken League and has succeeded in All-Star tournaments over the last decade.

Growth
In recent years, the town of Winterville has experienced major growth both residentially and commercially. Since the 1990s, subdivisions such as Winterville Crossing, Cedar Ridge, Irish Creek and many others surrounding the area have sprouted.

Notable people
 Derek Cox (born 1986) – an American football cornerback for the New England Patriots of the National Football League
 Ivan Koloff - Wrestling champion
 Jimmy Donaldson - Creator of youtube channel "Mrbeast".
Taylor Walden - Founder of Simple & Sentimental.

References

External links
 Official website of Winterville, NC
 Winterville Watermelon Festival
 Greenville-Pitt County Chamber of Commerce

Category:Towns in Pitt County, North Carolina
Category:Towns in North Carolina
Category:Greenville, North Carolina metropolitan area