Vanceboro is a town in Craven County, North Carolina, United States. As of the 2020 census, Vanceboro had a population of 869. Originally called Swift Creek, residents renamed the town for Zebulon B. Vance after he visited there during his 1876 campaign for governor. It is part of the New Bern, North Carolina Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has area of , all land.
Demographics
2020 census
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:right"
|+Vanceboro racial composition
!scope="col"| Race
!scope="col"| Number
!scope="col"| Percentage
|-
!scope="row"| White (non-Hispanic)
| 555
| 63.87%
|-
!scope="row"| Black or African American (non-Hispanic)
| 247
| 28.42%
|-
!scope="row"| Native American
| 2
| 0.23%
|-
!scope="row"| Other/Mixed
| 41
| 4.72%
|-
!scope="row"| Hispanic or Latino
| 24
| 2.76%
|}
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 869 people, 464 households, and 318 families residing in the town.
2000 census
As of the census