Lattimore, North Carolina

Lattimore is a town in Cleveland County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 488 at the 2010 census.HistoryA post office called Lattimore has been in operation since 1886. The town was named for an early settler.GeographyLattimore is located at .According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 1.0sqmi, all of it land.DemographicsAs of the census of 2000, there were 419 people, 119 households, and 79 families residing in the town. The population density was 419.9 people per square mile (161.8/km²). There were 127 housing units at an average density of 127.3 per square mile (49.0/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 97.14% White, 2.15% African American, 0.24% Asian, 0.24% from other races, and 0.24% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.48% of the population.There were 119 households out of which 31.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.8% were married couples living together, 7.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.6% were non-families. 32.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 17.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.38 and the average family size was 3.05.