Maysville is a town in Jones County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 1,019 in 2010. It is part of the New Bern, North Carolina Micropolitan Statistical Area.HistoryMaysville derives its name from an early settler.GeographyMaysville is located at .According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.8sqmi, all of it land.DemographicsAt the 2000 census, there were 1,002 people, 389 households and 255 families residing in the town. The population density was 1,326.8 per square mile (509.0/km²). There were 483 housing units at an average density of 639.6 per square mile (245.4/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 40.82% White, 55.89% African American, 0.30% Native American, 0.30% Asian, 0.30% Pacific Islander, 1.40% from other races, and 1.00% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.20% of the population.There were 389 households of which 34.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 39.3% were married couples living together, 20.3% had a female householder with no husband present and 34.2% were non-families. 29.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.58 and the average family size was 3.20.
