River Road, North Carolina

River Road is a census-designated place (CDP) in Beaufort County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 4,394 at the 2010 Census.GeographyRiver Road is located at, on the north bank of the tidal Pamlico River. The town of Washington Park borders the CDP on the west, and the city of Washington, the Beaufort County seat, is 5mi to the west of River Road.North Carolina Highway 32 is the main road through the CDP, leading west into Washington and northeast to U.S. Route 264.According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 18.4sqkm, all of it land.DemographicsAs of the census of 2000, there were 4,094 people, 1,660 households, and 1,183 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 578.5 people per square mile (223.3/km²). There were 1,946 housing units at an average density of 275.0 per square mile (106.1/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 67.98% White, 26.23% African American, 0.29% Native American, 0.22% Asian, 0.15% Pacific Islander, 4.49% from other races, and 0.64% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 9.82% of the population.