Grimesland, North Carolina

Grimesland is a town in Pitt County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 441 at the 2010 census. The town is a part of the Greenville Metropolitan Area located in North Carolina's Inner Banks region.HistoryGrimesland was named for Gen. Bryan Grimes. The town was laid out on Grimes' plantation.Grimesland Plantation was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1971.GeographyGrimesland is located at .According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.5sqmi, all of it land.DemographicsAs of the census of 2000, there were 440 people, 174 households, and 116 families residing in the town. The population density was 890.4 people per square mile (346.7/km²). There were 187 housing units at an average density of 378.4 per square mile (147.3/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 62.05% White, 29.09% African American, 0.23% Asian, 7.73% from other races, and 0.91% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 8.86% of the population.