List of census-designated places in North Carolina
This is a list of census-designated places in the U.S. state of North Carolina.
Census-designated places (CDPs) are unincorporated communities lacking elected municipal officers and boundaries with legal status.[1] The term "census designated place" has been used as an official classification by the U.S. Census Bureau since 1980.[2] Prior to that, select unincorporated communities were surveyed in the U.S. Census.[2]
Census-designated places in North Carolina
[edit]
Former census-designated places
[edit]| CDP | County | Location of County |
Population (2020) |
Population (2010) |
Population (2000) |
Population (1990)[3] |
Population (1980) |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Altamahaw-Ossipee | Alamance | 
|
x
|
x
|
1,061
|
1,076
|
Split prior to the 2010 census into Altamahaw CDP and the town of Ossipee | |
| Badin | Stanly | 
|
x
|
x
|
x
|
1,481
|
Incorporated prior to the 2000 census | |
| Boger City | Lincoln | 
|
x
|
x
|
554
|
1,373
|
Annexed by Lincolnton; no longer listed as a CDP after the 2000 census | |
| Bonnie Doone | Cumberland | 
|
x
|
x
|
x
|
3,893
|
Annexed by Fayetteville; not listed as a CDP in the 2000 census | |
| Butner | Granville | 
|
x
|
x
|
7,591
|
4,679
|
Incorporated prior to the 2010 census | |
| Camp Lejeune Central | Onslow | 
|
x
|
x
|
x
|
36,716
|
Annexed by Jacksonville prior to the 2000 census | |
| Eastover | Cumberland |
|
x
|
x
|
1,376
|
1,243
|
Incorporated prior to the 2010 census | |
| Fort Bragg | Cumberland Hoke |
|
x
|
x
|
29,183
|
34,744
|
Annexed by Fayetteville; not listed as a CDP in the 2010 census | |
| Hemby Bridge | Union | 
|
x
|
x
|
x
|
2,876
|
Incorporated prior to the 2000 census | |
| Lewisville | Forsyth | 
|
x
|
x
|
x
|
3,206
|
Incorporated prior to the 2000 census | |
| Masonboro | New Hanover | 
|
x
|
x
|
11,812
|
7,010
|
Annexed by Wilmington after the 2000 census | |
| New Hope | Wake | 
|
x
|
x
|
x
|
5,694
|
Annexed by Raleigh prior to the 2000 census | |
| New River Station | Onslow |
|
x
|
x
|
x
|
9,732
|
Annexed by Jacksonville prior to the 2000 census | |
| North Hickory | Catawba | 
|
x
|
x
|
x
|
4,299
|
Annexed by Hickory prior to the 2000 census | |
| Parkwood | Durham | 
|
x
|
x
|
x
|
4,123
|
Annexed by Durham prior to the 2000 census | |
| Pleasant Garden | Guilford | 
|
x
|
x
|
x
|
2,228
|
Incorporated prior to the 2000 census | |
| Pope AFB | Cumberland |
|
x
|
x
|
2,583
|
2,228
|
Annexed by Fayetteville prior to the 2010 census | |
| Poplar Tent | Cabarrus | 
|
x
|
x
|
x
|
3,872
|
Annexed by Concord prior to the 2000 census | |
| Seagate | New Hanover |
|
x
|
x
|
4,590
|
5,444
|
Annexed by Wilmington after the 2000 census | |
| Sedge Garden | Forsyth |
|
x
|
x
|
x
|
2,784
|
Annexed by Winston-Salem prior to the 2000 census | |
| Sherrills Ford | Catawba |
|
x
|
x
|
941
|
3,185
|
Merged into the Lake Norman of Catawba CDP for the 2010 census | |
| Smith Creek | New Hanover |
|
x
|
x
|
x
|
7,461
|
Annexed by Wilmington prior to the 2000 census | |
| South Gastonia | Gaston | 
|
x
|
x
|
5,433
|
5,487
|
Annexed by Gastonia; last appeared in the 2000 census |
See also
[edit]- North Carolina statistical areas
- List of counties in North Carolina
- List of municipalities in North Carolina
- List of unincorporated communities in North Carolina
References
[edit]- ^ "Geographic Terms and Concepts– Place". United States Census Bureau. United States Department of Commerce. Retrieved February 24, 2014.
- ^ a b "Chapter 9 – Places" in Geographic Areas Reference Manual (GARM), United States Census Bureau. Accessed November 19, 2016.
- ^ a b "1990 Census of Population - General Population Characteristics - North Carolina" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
- "State of North Carolina Census Designated Places - Current/ACS22 - Data as of January 1, 2022". United States Census Bureau. January 1, 2022.
- "State of North Carolina Census Designated Places - BVP20". United States Census Bureau. January 1, 2020.
