Roper is a town in Washington County, North Carolina, United States. The population was at the Census. It was known as Lee's Mill (named for Thomas Lee) until 1890, when the John L. Roper Lumber Company was established in the town and its name changed to Roper.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , all land.
Demographics
2020 census
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
|+Roper 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)
|121
|111
|style='background: #ffffe6; |70
|19.74%
|18.17%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |14.43%
|-
|Black or African American alone (NH)
|458
|479
|style='background: #ffffe6; |390
|74.71%
|78.40%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |80.41%
|-
|Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)
|0
|0
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1
|0.00%
|0.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.21%
|-
|Asian alone (NH)
|0
|0
|style='background: #ffffe6; |5
|0.00%
|0.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1.03%
|-
|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)
|3
|3
|style='background: #ffffe6; |10
|0.49%
|0.49%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |2.06%
|-
|Hispanic or Latino (any race)
|31
|18
|style='background: #ffffe6; |9
|5.06%
|2.95%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1.86%
|-
|Total
|613
|611
|style='background: #ffffe6; |485
|100.00%
|100.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |100.00%
|}
2000 census
As of the census