Goldsboro is a town in
Caroline County,
Maryland
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, United States.The population was 246 at the
2010 United States Census. The
zip code is 21636. First known as Oldtown, it was renamed in 1870 for the prominent Goldsborough family who owned land in the area.
Castle Hall was listed on the
National Register of Historic Places
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in 1975.
Geography
Goldsboro is located at (39.035483, -75.787085).
According to the
United States Census Bureau
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, the town has a total area of , of which is land and is water.
Transportation
The primary means of travel to and from Goldsboro is by road. Three state highways serve the town:
Maryland Route 313, which, while signed north-south, comes in from the south but turns toward the west within the town;
Maryland Route 311, which heads north out of town from MD 313; and
Maryland Route 287, which departs eastward from MD 313 in Goldsboro.
Demographics
2010 census
As of the
census
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of 2010, there were 246 people, 87 households, and 69 families living in the town. The
population density
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was . There were 97 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the town was 87.0%
White
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, 4.9%
African American
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, 0.4%
Native American, 7.3% from
other races, and 0.4% from two or more races.
Hispanic
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or
Latino of any race were 8.1% of the population.
There were 87 households, of which 43.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.0% were
married couples
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living together, 18.4% had a female householder with no husband present, 6.9% had a male householder with no wife present, and 20.7% were non-families. 19.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.83 and the average family size was 3.10.
The median age in the town was 34 years. 30.5% of residents were under the age of 18; 7.6% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 31.2% were from 25 to 44; 15.9% were from 45 to 64; and 14.6% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the town was 46.7% male and 53.3% female.
2000 census
As of the
census
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of 2000, there were 216 people, 77 households, and 58 families living in the town. The population density was . There were 84 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the town was 93.98%
White
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, 5.56%
African American
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, and 0.46% from two or more races.
Hispanic
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or
Latino of any race were 2.78% of the population.
There were 77 households, out of which 37.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.5% were
married couples
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living together, 13.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.4% were non-families. 20.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.81 and the average family size was 3.17.
In the town, the population was spread out, with 31.5% under the age of 18, 5.6% from 18 to 24, 31.0% from 25 to 44, 21.3% from 45 to 64, and 10.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 102.7 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $39,500, and the median income for a family was $38,750. Males had a median income of $27,083 versus $23,750 for females. The
per capita income
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for the town was $14,548. About 5.1% of families and 9.6% of the population were below the
poverty line
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, including 21.7% of those under the age of eighteen and none of those 65 or over.
References
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Towns in Maryland
Towns in Caroline County, Maryland