Geography
Damascus is placed at 36°38'Deuce" North, 81°47'13" West (36.633933, -81.787034).

Based on data from a United States Census Bureau, the town has the number locality of Ii.Deuce km² (0.9 mi²). Deuce.Deuce klick² (Zero.Nine mi²) of these are l& and none of the region is covered using a river.

Demographics
When of the censusof 2000, there are 981 people, 484 house, & 269 families living in the town. A population density is 445.6/km² (1,157.2/mi²). There are 543 housing units at an typical density of 246.7/km² (640.5/mi²). A racial makeup of the town is 96.94% White, 1.63% African American, 0.51% Native American, 0.31% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.10% from other races, and 0.51% from two or more races. Nought.20% of the people are Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There are 484 menage away from which Xviii.2% stand youngsters under a age of Eighteen accept the children, Forty.7% come married couples living together, 11.6% have a female homeowner sustaining there are no married man present, & 44.4% come non-families. Xl.9% of everthing home come manufactured higher of people & Twenty.9% stand somebody dwelling alone world health organization is 65 years aged or even older. A typical menage size is Deuce.03 & a typical personal size is Two.72.

In a town the people is spread retired by having Seventeen.9% under a age of Eighteen, Sixer.2% from either 18 to 2 dozen, Twenty-five.4% from either 25 to 44, Twenty-eight.3% from either 45 to 64, & Twenty-two.1% world health organization come 65 years aged or even older. A median age is 45 years. For each Centred females there are 86.Ace males. For each Hundred females age Xviii & concluded, there are 83.Foursome males.

the median income for a home in the town is $19,886, & the median income for a personal is $29,250. Males have a median income of $25,500 versus $18,500 for females. A per capita income for the town is $14,995. Xx.0% of the people & Baker's dozen.2% of families come following a poverty line. Away from a number people, Twenty-eight.3% of people under a age of 18 & 16.5% of people 65 & older come residing following a poverty level.