Hamlet, North Carolina

Hamlet is a city in Richmond County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 6,495 at the 2010 census.GeographyHamlet is located at .According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 5.14sqmi, of which 5.05sqmi is land and 0.09sqmi is water.DemographicsAs of the census of 2000, there were 6,018 people, 2,453 households, and 1,682 families residing in the city. The population density was. There were 2,738 housing units at an average density of 542.5PD/sqmi. The racial makeup of the city was 61.85% White, 34.51% African American, 1.61% Native American, 0.35% Asian, 0.48% from other races, and 1.20% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.26% of the population.There were 2,453 households out of which 30.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.4% were married couples living together, 20.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.4% were non-families. 28.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.44 and the average family size was 2.98.