Peletier, North Carolina

Peletier is a town in Carteret County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 644 at the 2010 census.The town was named for the late-18th century Pelletier family.GeographyPeletier is located in western Carteret County at. It is bordered to the south by the towns of Cape Carteret and Cedar Point. To the west is the tidal White Oak River, which forms the Carteret/Onslow County line. To the north and east is Croatan National Forest.North Carolina Highway 58 passes through Peletier, leading south 5mi to Emerald Isle on the Atlantic shoreline, and northwest to Maysville and U.S. Route 17.According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 9.5km2, of which 9.4sqkm is land and 0.1sqkm, or 1.56%, is water.DemographicsAs of the census of 2000, there were 487 people, 206 households, and 146 families residing in the town. The population density was 148.2 people per square mile (57.2/km2). There were 282 housing units at an average density of 85.8/sq mi (33.1/km2). The racial makeup of the town was 97.13% White, 0.62% African American, 0.62% Native American and 1.64% Asian. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.03% of the population.