Ansonville, North Carolina

• Discover Anson bike ride set for Nov. 6
  

  Participants in the 2009 Discover Anson Bike Ride are shown leaving Ansonville Elementary School at the beginning of their journey across the county.

• More than 100 turn out for artist reception
  

  Betty Thompson of Red Hill Basket Makers demonstrates how to make a basket during the Anson County Arts Council Second Sunday Artist Reception on Sunday, Aug.

• Anson schools have mixed AYP results
  

  Preliminary results released recently show that only five of Anson County's 11 public schools made AYP, or adequate yearly progress, for 2010.

• NC Wildlife officer accused of burning his own home
  

  Sheriff's deputies and the SBI have charged a North Carolina Wildlife Officer who is accused of setting his own house on fire last month.

• Couple accused of killing friend for car
  

  Investigators say a man murdered his friend for his car and cash. "He was lured out to be robbed and that's what happened," said Anson County Sheriff Tommy Allen, Jr.

City Description

Ansonville is a town in Anson County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 636 at the 2000 census. Ansonville is located at 35°06′17″N 80°06′35″W / 35.104652°N 80.109658°W / 35.104652; -80.109658. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 1.5 square miles (3.8 km), all of it land. As of the census of 2000, there were 636 people, 242 households, and 172 families residing in the town. The population density was 435.2 people per square mile (168.2/km). There were 262 housing units at an average density of 179.3/sq mi (69.3/km). The racial makeup of the town was 22.48% White, 76.42% African American, 0.47% Asian, and 0.63% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.31% of the population. There were 242 households out of which 28.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.2% were married couples living together, 22.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.9% were non-families. 28.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.63 and the average family size was 3.24. In the town the

City Contained By:

• Anson County
• North Carolina
• United States of America

Timezones:

• North American Eastern Time Zone

Size:

• 3.8849821655 km squared

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