Stovall, North Carolina

Abrams Plains, Maurice Hart House, Hill Airy and John W. Stovall Farm are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[5]

John Penn, one of the original signers of the United States Declaration of Independence, lived just 2 miles east of Stovall. His estate and former grave site are now maintained by the Daughters of the American Revolution.

Stovall's Railroad Station

Stovall is located at 36°26′49″N 78°34′8″W (36.446894, -78.568979).[6]

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 1.0 square mile (2.6 km²): all of it land.

Stovall is located in the Sassafras Fork voting precinct in Granville County.

As of the 2010 census,[2] there were 418 people and 170 households. The population density was 418.0 people per square mile (154.8/km²). There were 191 housing units at an average density of 191.0 per square mile (70.7/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 54.5% White, 41.4% African American, 4.1% from other races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.8% of the population.

There were 170 households out of which 25.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them. In the town, the population was spread out with 24.6% under the age of 18, 9.1% from 18 to 24, 9.3% from 25 to 34, 18.7% from 35 to 49, 18.7% from 50 to 64, and 19.6% who were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females, there were 96.2 males.

The median income[8] for a household in the town was $35,313, and the mean income for a household was $46,795. The median and mean family incomes were $55,938 and $68,693, respectively. The per capita income for the town was $24,117. About 6.9% of families and 10.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 12.5% of those under age 18 and 11.3% of those age 65 or over.

The Mayor of Stovall is Janet C. Parrott.

The Stovall Town Commissioners are:

• Dale Hughes
• Doug Lunsford, Jr.
• Carl T. Roberts
• Ricky Sneed
• Mike Williford