Zebulon was incorporated in 1825. The town was named after Zebulon Pike, a war hero and explorer. Singer/Songwriter Vic Chesnutt grew up in Zebulon. Vic was ranked as the #5 living songwriter by NPR in 2006.
Geography
Zebulon is located at . According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 3.5 square miles, of which 3.5 square miles is land and 0.04 square mile is water. Soils in Zebulon have dark reddish brown loamy surface horizons over red to dark red clay and are mostly mapped as Davidson or Lloyd series.
Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 1,181 people, 464 households, and 324 families residing in the city. The population density was 338.0 people per square mile. There were 499 housing units at an average density of 142.8 per square mile. The racial makeup of the city was 60.12% White, 36.92% African American, 0.08% Native American, 1.27% Asian, 0.68% from other races, and 0.93% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.95% of the population. There were 464 households, out of which 36.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 43.1% were married couplesliving together, 22.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.0% were non-families. 27.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.50 and the average family size was 3.06. In the city, the population was spread out, with 28.4% under the age of 18, 9.7% from 18 to 24, 28.6% from 25 to 44, 20.0% from 45 to 64, and 13.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median agewas 34 years. For every 100 females, there were 84.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 76.3 males. The median income for a household in the city was $29,125, and the median income for a family was $35,333. Males had a median income of $25,804 versus $19,479 for females. The per capita income for the city was $12,772. About 12.8% of families and 15.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 14.8% of those under age 18 and 27.1% of those age 65 or over.
The Pike County School District serves Zebulon. The school district has one Pre-K building, one primary school, one elementary school, one middle school, a ninth grade academy and two high schools. The district has 156 full-time teachers and over 2,800 students.
