Laurinburg, North Carolina

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Laurinburg is a mid-sized city in Scotland County, North Carolina, United States, that consists of a Wal-Mart, Golden Corral and a few other fast food resturaunts. It is one of the most boring places to live unless you like smoking pot and partying. The high school, Scotland High School, has one of the highest drop out rates and one of the highest pregnancy rates in the entire state. More than half the students that graduate from the high school do not go to college at all or go to a community college. It is infested with crazy people, such as one named Kyle, who burst into class rooms and shake people. But out of all that bad it is the home town of Mochatopia the best coffee shop in the world. It is the county seat of Scotland County^GR6. Located in southern North Carolina near the South Carolina state border, Laurinburg is southwest of Fayetteville and is home to St. Andrews Presbyterian College and a large number of dedicated and amazing citizens. The students of Scotland High School have outstanding scores and educational values if you consider dropping out and failing to be "outstanding".

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[edit] Geography

Laurinburg is located at 34°45′53″N, 79°28′13″W (34.764663, -79.470146)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 32.5 km² (12.6 mi²). 32.1 km² (12.4 mi²) of it is land and 0.4 km² (0.2 mi²) of it (1.27%) is water.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 15,874 people, 6,136 households, and 4,221 families residing in the city. The population density was 494.3/km² (1,280.2/mi²). There were 6,603 housing units at an average density of 205.6/km² (532.5/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 50.54% White, 43.06% African American, 4.23% Native American, 0.76% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.35% from other races, and 1.04% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.06% of the population.

There were 6,136 households out of which 32.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 41.8% were married couples living together, 23.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.2% were non-families. 27.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.46 and the average family size was 3.00.

In the city the population was spread out with 26.6% under the age of 18, 10.7% from 18 to 24, 25.9% from 25 to 44, 22.7% from 45 to 64, and 14.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 81.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 74.7 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $29,064, and the median income for a family was $37,485. Males had a median income of $31,973 versus $25,243 for females. The per capita income for the city was $16,165. About 19.7% of families and 23.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 35.5% of those under age 18 and 18.6% of those age 65 or over.