Gamewell is a town in Caldwell County, North Carolina, United States. As of the 2020 census, Gamewell had a population of 3,702. It is part of the Hickory–Lenoir–Morganton Metropolitan Statistical Area.
History
Gamewell was incorporated as a town in 1981.
Geography
Gamewell is located in southwestern Caldwell County. It is bordered on the northeast by the city of Lenoir, the county seat. U.S. Route 64 passes through the town, leading northeast into Lenoir and southwest to Morganton.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , all land. Gamewell is located in the valley of Lower Creek, a southwestward-flowing tributary of the Catawba River.
Demographics
2020 census
As of the 2020 census, Gamewell had a population of 3,702. The median age was 45.4 years. 20.4% of residents were under the age of 18 and 21.8% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 94.7 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 94.7 males age 18 and over.
6.3% of residents lived in urban areas, while 93.7% lived in rural areas.
There were 1,533 households in Gamewell, of which 29.6% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 47.3% were married-couple households, 19.1% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 25.7% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 26.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
!scope="col"| Race
!scope="col"| Number
!scope="col"| Percentage
|-
!scope="row"| White (non-Hispanic)
| 3,142
| 84.87%
|-
!scope="row"| Black or African American (non-Hispanic)
| 199
| 5.38%
|-
!scope="row"| Native American
| 12
| 0.32%
|-
!scope="row"| Asian
| 16
| 0.43%
|-
!scope="row"| Pacific Islander
| 1
| 0.03%
|-
!scope="row"| Other/Mixed
| 170
| 4.59%
|-
!scope="row"| Hispanic or Latino
| 162
| 4.38%
|}
2000 census
As of the census