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
Former census-designated places
| 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
- North Carolina statistical areas
- List of counties in North Carolina
- List of municipalities in North Carolina
- List of unincorporated communities in North Carolina
References
- ^ "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.
