Parmele is a town in Martin County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 243 at the 2020 census.
Geography
Parmele is in western Martin County, west of Williamston, the county seat, and the same distance east of Tarboro. U.S. Route 64 Alt passes through the north side of the town, leading east to Robersonville and west to Bethel. The current U.S. Route 64 freeway (opened in 1996) passes to the north of Parmele, with the closest access from either Robersonville or Bethel.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the town of Parmele has a total area of , all land.
2020 census
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
|+Parmele town, North Carolina – Racial and ethnic composition<br><small></small>
!Race / Ethnicity <small>(NH = Non-Hispanic)</small>
!Pop 2000
!Pop 2010
!style="background-color: #ffffb3;" |Pop 2020
!% 2000
!% 2010
!style="background-color: #ffffb3;" |% 2020
|-
|White alone (NH)
|31
|24
|style='background: #ffffe6; |31
|10.69%
|8.63%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |12.76%
|-
|Black or African American alone (NH)
|249
|254
|style='background: #ffffe6; |184
|85.86%
|91.37%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |75.72%
|-
|Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)
|0
|0
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0
|0.00%
|0.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.00%
|-
|Asian alone (NH)
|1
|0
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0
|0.34%
|0.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.00%
|-
|Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone (NH)
|0
|0
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0
|0.00%
|0.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.00%
|-
|Other race alone (NH)
|0
|0
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0
|0.00%
|0.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.00%
|-
|Mixed race or Multiracial (NH)
|7
|0
|style='background: #ffffe6; |8
|2.41%
|0.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |3.29%
|-
|Hispanic or Latino (any race)
|2
|0
|style='background: #ffffe6; |20
|0.69%
|0.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |8.23%
|-
|Total
|290
|278
|style='background: #ffffe6; |243
|100.00%
|100.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |100.00%
|}
2000 census
As of the census
Eloise Greenfield (1929–2021), born in Parmele, was an author of children's books, poetry, and a biography of her family.