Colerain, North Carolina

Colerain is a town in Bertie County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 204 at the 2010 census.Name and historyColerain, North Carolina, was named after Coleraine in Ireland.On April 16, 2011, the town was hit by an EF-3 tornado that killed 12 people and caused extensive damage.The Garrett-White House was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.GeographyColerain is located at .According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.7km2, all of it land.DemographicsAs of the census of 2000, there were 221 people, 103 households, and 66 families residing in the town. The population density was 821.1 people per square mile (316.0/km²). There were 121 housing units at an average density of 449.5 per square mile (173.0/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 93.21% White, 2.71% African American and 4.07% Native American. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.07% of the population.There were 103 households out of which 19.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.2% were married couples living together, 1.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.9% were non-families. 32.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 18.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.15 and the average family size was 2.70.