Sharpsburg, North Carolina

Sharpsburg is a town in Edgecombe, Nash, and Wilson counties, North Carolina, United States. It is part of the Rocky Mount, North Carolina Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 2,024 at the 2010 census.GeographySharpsburg is located at, at the northern corner of Wilson County and the southwest corner of Edgecomb County, and near the southeast corner of Nash County. U.S. Route 301 passes through the center of town. Downtown Rocky Mount is 6mi to the north, and Wilson is to the south.According to the United States Census Bureau, Sharpsburg has a total area of 2.6sqkm, all of it land.DemographicsAs of the census of 2000, there were 2,421 people, 884 households, and 649 families residing in the town. The population density was 2,646.7 people per square mile (1,027.2/km²). There were 994 housing units at an average density of 1,086.7 per square mile (421.7/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 39.45% White, 58.65% African American, 0.21% Native American, 0.08% Asian, 0.08% Pacific Islander, 0.54% from other races, and 0.99% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.94% of the population.