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GEOGRAPHY


Candor is located at 35°17'35" North, 79°44'33" West (35.293032, -79.742423).

According to the United States Census Bureau , the town has a total area of 3.1 Km&2 (1.2 Mi&2 ). 3.1 km&2 (1.2 mi&2) of it is land.


DEMOGRAPHICS

As of the Census of 2000, there were 825 people, 280 households, and 204 families residing in the town. The Population Density was 267.7/km&2 (691.2/mi&2). There were 299 housing units at an average density of 97.0/km&2 (250.5/mi&2). The racial makeup of the town was 79.03% White , 8.73% African American , 0.24% Native American , 0.00% Asian , 0.36% Pacific Islander , 7.39% from Other Races , and 4.24% from two or more races. 27.03% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 280 households out of which 30.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.1% were Married Couples living together, 11.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.1% were non-families. 26.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.76 and the average family size was 3.21.

In the town the population was spread out with 23.4% under the age of 18, 7.8% from 18 to 24, 27.2% from 25 to 44, 21.9% from 45 to 64, and 19.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 101.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.7 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $37,917, and the median income for a family was $42,000. Males had a median income of $27,031 versus $20,673 for females. The Per Capita Income for the town was $15,107. 14.4% of the population and 8.3% of families were below the Poverty Line . 16.8% of those under the age of 18 and 6.6% of those 65 and older were living below the poverty line.


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