Farmville, North Carolina

Farmville is a town in Pitt County, North Carolina, eight miles to the west of Greenville, North Carolina. The population is 4,654 as of the 2010 Census. Farmville is a part of the Greenville Metropolitan Area located in North Carolina's Inner Banks region. Farmville has been a Tree City USA community through the Arbor Day Foundation for 36 years, proving its commitment to managing and expanding its public trees.HistoryThe Farmville Historic District and Benjamin May-Lewis House are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.GeographyFarmville is located at .According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 3.1sqmi, all of it land.DemographicsAs of the census of 2014, there were 5,012 people, 2,394 households, and 1,992 families residing in the town. The population density was 1,387.4 people per square mile (535.8/km²). There were 2,010 housing units at an average density of 648.2 per square mile (250.3/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 47.37% White, 50.09% African American, 0.07% Native American, 0.23% Asian, 1.19% from other races, and 1.05% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.12% of the population.