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GEOGRAPHY


Plymouth is located at 35°51'35" North, 76°44'52" West (35.859729, -76.747770).

According to the United States Census Bureau , the town has a total area of 10.0 Km&2 (3.9 Mi&2 ). 10.0 km&2 (3.9 mi&2) of it is land and 0.26% is water.


DEMOGRAPHICS

As of the Census of 2000, there were 4,107 people, 1,623 households, and 1,119 families residing in the town. The Population Density was 409.7/km&2 (1,061.7/mi&2). There were 1,829 housing units at an average density of 182.5/km&2 (472.8/mi&2). The racial makeup of the town was 35.04% White , 63.09% African American , 0.02% Native American , 0.61% Asian , 0.00% Pacific Islander , 0.73% from Other Races , and 0.51% from two or more races. 1.31% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 1,623 households out of which 33.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 39.1% were Married Couples living together, 27.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.0% were non-families. 28.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.43 and the average family size was 2.99.

In the town the population was spread out with 28.6% under the age of 18, 7.5% from 18 to 24, 23.0% from 25 to 44, 23.1% from 45 to 64, and 17.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 77.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 71.0 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $17,281, and the median income for a family was $26,800. Males had a median income of $26,352 versus $17,350 for females. The Per Capita Income for the town was $12,067. 37.5% of the population and 30.8% of families were below the Poverty Line . 54.3% of those under the age of 18 and 28.8% of those 65 and older were living below the poverty line.


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