Roper

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Roper

Total population

384

Median home value

$71,400

9%

Bachelor's+

Median income

$22,819

Roper$23k

National$74k

Weather62°F · Clear

Coordinates35.88°, -76.62°

Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Roper is a town in Washington County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 485 at the 2020 Census. It was known as Lee's Mill until 1890, when the John L. Roper Lumber Company was established in the town and its name changed to Roper.

History & geography

Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).

Demographics & economy

Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Current forecast

Forecast for Roper, NC from NOAA NWS API.

Health (adults)

Age-adjusted prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES (latest release).

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Schools

Public K–12 schools within ~10 mi from Urban Institute Education Data Portal (NCES Common Core of Data, 2022).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Nearby places in North Carolina

• Cape Colony
  9.9 mi away
• Jamesville
  16.5 mi away
• Pantego
  20.3 mi away
• Hertford
  22.3 mi away
• Belhaven
  23.2 mi away
• Chowan Beach
  23.8 mi away
• Askewville
  24.2 mi away
• Bear Grass
  29.7 mi away
• Bath
  30.2 mi away
• Everetts
  31.2 mi away
• Bayview
  31.8 mi away
• Lewiston Woodville
  35.4 mi away

Browse all places in North Carolina →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Roper

Narrative of the adventures and escape of Moses Roper from American slavery

Moses Roper · 1838

North Carolina slave narratives

William L. Andrews · 2003

North Carolina Slave Narratives

William L. (ed.) Andrews · 2007

The North Carolina roots of African American literature

William L. Andrews · 2006

Moses Roper and Harriet Jacobs

Moses Roper · 2021

Randle in Virginia, North Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, and ????

Mary Kate Randle Durham · 1993

Abraham Fleming and his descedants

Julia Fleming Roper · 2003

Our McDaniel family

Julia Fleming Roper · 1998

Search results from Open Library.