| Official Name: | Calypso, North Carolina |
| Settlement Type: | Town |
| Pushpin Map: | North Carolina |
| Pushpin Label: | Calypso |
| Pushpin Label Position: | left |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within the state of North Carolina |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | North Carolina |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Duplin |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 2.60 |
| Area Land Km2: | 2.59 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.00 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 1.00 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 1.00 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.00 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 327 |
| Population Density Km2: | 126.12 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 326.67 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Elevation Ft: | 161 |
| Coordinates: | 35.1544°N -78.1044°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 28325 |
| Area Code: | 919 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 37-09760[2] |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 2405366 |
Calypso is a town in Duplin County, North Carolina, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 327. At the previous census in 2010, the population was 538.[3]
The Bryan Whitfield Herring Farm was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2001.
Calypso is located in northwestern Duplin County. U.S. Route 117 passes through the town, leading northeast 4miles to Mount Olive and to Goldsboro, and south 3miles to Faison and to Warsaw. U.S. Route 117 Connector leads southwest 5miles to Interstate 40 at a point north of Wilmington and south of Raleigh.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Calypso has a total area of 2.6sqkm, all land.[3]
As of the census of 2000, there were 410 people, 178 households, and 111 families residing in the town. The population density was 422.7sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 204 housing units at an average density of 210.3sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the town was 71.71% White, 22.93% African American, 0.49% Native American, 0.49% Asian, 3.17% from other races, and 1.22% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.39% of the population.
There were 178 households, out of which 24.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.6% were married couples living together, 12.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.1% were non-families. 28.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 17.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.30 and the average family size was 2.87.
In the town, the population was spread out, with 21.0% under the age of 18, 6.6% from 18 to 24, 26.6% from 25 to 44, 24.1% from 45 to 64, and 21.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females, there were 92.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.0 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $26,667, and the median income for a family was $31,875. Males had a median income of $25,865 versus $19,583 for females. The per capita income for the town was $13,244. About 12.5% of families and 14.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 20.9% of those under age 18 and 14.6% of those age 65 or over.