Aberdeen, North Carolina

Aberdeen is a town in Moore County, North Carolina, United States. It is part of the Raleigh–Durham–Cary-Chapel Hill Combined Statistical Area. The population was 3,400 at the 2000 census.HistoryScottish emigrants were the first Europeans to settle the area in the 1700s and Aberdeen was formerly known as Bethesda and Blue’s Crossing before it adopted its current name in the later part of the 1800s.The Aberdeen Historic District, Bethesda Presbyterian Church, John Blue House, and Malcolm Blue Farm are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.GeographyAberdeen is located at .According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 6.2sqmi, of which, 6.2sqmi of it is land and 0.16% is water.Education The O'Neal SchoolDemographicsAs of 2007, there were 5,052 people. In 2000 there were 1,526 households, and 929 families residing in the town. The population density was 551.6 people per square mile (213.1/km²). There were 1,655 housing units at an average density of 268.5 per square mile (103.7/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 73.03% White, 21.76% African American, 0.94% Native American, 1.21% Asian, 1.76% from other races, and 1.29% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.97% of the population.