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Roper is a town in Washington County.
The community was named for John L. Roper, lumber merchant
The latitude of Roper is 35.877N. The longitude is -76.615W.
It is in the Eastern Standard time zone. Elevation is 10 feet.The estimated population, in 2003, was 593.
Sections below provide additional information and links about Roper demographics, travel and tourism, nearby airports, cemeteries, the Washington County economy, education, environment, genealogy, government, historic sites, libraries, maps, museums, newspapers and other media, nonprofit groups, real estate, recreation, religion, transportation, and weather in the 27970 ZIP code.
0% of Roper residents report German ancestry, and 1% report Irish. For more info on local ancestry groups, see the Roper ancestry & family history guide.
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At the time of the 2000 census, the per capita income in Roper was $14,736, compared with $21,587 nationally.
8% of Roper residents age 25 and older have a bachelor's or advanced college degree.
Median rent in Roper, at the time of the 2000 Census, was $259. Monthly homeowner costs, for people with mortgages, were $761.
Washington County supported John Kerry in the 2004 presidential election. For more information, see our Roper political report.
The average commute time for Roper workers is 37 minutes, compared with 26 minutes nationwide.
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