Eastover is a town in Cumberland County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 3,656 at the 2020 census. It was incorporated on July 25, 2007.

History

The Robert Williams House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.

Geography

Eastover is located northeast of the center of Cumberland County. It is northeast of downtown Fayetteville.

U.S. Route 301 passes through the center of the town as Dunn Road. Interstate 95 runs parallel to US 301 on the east side of town, with access from Exits 55, 56, and 58. I-95 leads northeast to the Rocky Mount area and southwest to Florence, South Carolina. Interstate 295 leaves I-95 at Exit 58 and heads west as a northern bypass of Fayetteville, while the southern terminus of U.S. Route 13 is also at Exit 58, with the highway leading northeast to Goldsboro.

According to the United States Census Bureau, Eastover has a total area of , of which , or 0.08%, is water.

Demographics

2020 census

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:right"

|+Eastover racial composition

!scope="col"| Race

!scope="col"| Number

!scope="col"| Percentage

|-

!scope="row"| White (non-Hispanic)

| 2,548

| 69.69%

|-

!scope="row"| Black or African American (non-Hispanic)

| 686

| 18.76%

|-

!scope="row"| Native American

| 54

| 1.48%

|-

!scope="row"| Asian

| 33

| 0.9%

|-

!scope="row"| Pacific Islander

| 4

| 0.11%

|-

!scope="row"| Other/Mixed

| 176

| 4.81%

|-

!scope="row"| Hispanic or Latino

| 155

| 4.24%

|}

As of the 2020 census, Eastover had a population of 3,656. The median age was 48.6 years. 19.9% of residents were under the age of 18 and 23.3% were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females, there were 90.4 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 84.4 males age 18 and over.

3.6% of residents lived in urban areas, while 96.4% lived in rural areas.

There were 1,494 households in Eastover, of which 29.3% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 52.9% were married-couple households, 15.5% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 26.3% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 25.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

There were 1,476 households, out of which 29.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.4% were headed by married couples living together, 13.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.4% were non-families. 24.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.4% were someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.40, and the average family size was 2.86.

References

  • Town of Eastover official website