Buies Creek, North Carolina

Coordinates: 35°24′29″N 78°44′29″W / 35.40806°N 78.74139°W / 35.40806; -78.74139
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Buies Creek, North Carolina
FIPS code
37-08760[3]
GNIS feature ID2402731[2]

Buies Creek (

Combined Statistical Area (CSA) as defined by the United States Census Bureau
.

History

The James Archibald Campbell House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1977.[5]

Incorporation

The wooded hamlet of Buies Creek was incorporated by the North Carolina General Assembly in 1914. The town charter was repealed in 1967.[6]

Geography

The community is in eastern Harnett County, 7 miles (11 km) northwest of

CDP has a total area of 2.30 square miles (5.95 km2), of which 0.004 square miles (0.01 km2), or 0.25%, is water.[7]

Buies Creek, a tributary of the Cape Fear River, drains the town of Buies Creek.

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
20002,215—
20102,94232.8%
20203,25310.6%
U.S. Decennial Census[8]

2020 census

Buies Creek racial composition[9]
Race Number Percentage
White
(non-Hispanic) 		2,448 75.25%
Black or African American
(non-Hispanic) 		465 14.29%
Native American
 8 0.25%
Asian
 77 2.37%
Pacific Islander
 2 0.06%
Other/Mixed
 99 3.04%
Latino
 154 4.73%

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 3,253 people, 531 households, and 107 families residing in the CDP.

2010 census

At the

racial makeup of the CDP was 78.3% White, 14.8% African American, 0.7% Native American, 2.2% Asian, 0.0% Pacific Islander, 1.9% from other races, and 2.2% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.6%.[3]

Of the 577 households 15.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 29.6% were married couples living together, 7.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 59.8% were non-families. 36.6% of households were one person and 9.7% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.07 and the average family size was 2.73.

The age distribution was 4.3% under the age of 14, 32.4% from 15 to 19, 42.0% from 20 to 24, 9.0% from 25 to 44, 7.9% from 45 to 64, and 4.5% 65 or older. The median age was 21 years. For every 100 females, there were 80.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 80.1 males.

As of the 2014 American Community Survey (ACS), the median household income was $31,959, and the median family income was $51,106. Males had a median income of $9,625 versus $11,908 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $8,301. As of the 2010 ACS, about 12.0% of families and 38.0% of the population were below the

poverty line
, including 28.8% of those under age 18 and 0.0% of those age 65 or over. It is also the home of many farms and primarily known because it is home to Campbell University.

Colleges and universities

Notable people

References

  1. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
  2. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Buies Creek, North Carolina
  3. ^ a b "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  4. ^ "Talk Like a Tarheel" Archived 22 June 2013 at the Wayback Machine, from the North Carolina Collection's website at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 2013-02-08.
  5. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  6. ^ 1967 Session Laws of North Carolina, Chapter 1145 (accessed 14 February 2007)
  7. ^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001): Buies Creek CDP, North Carolina". American Factfinder. U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved December 13, 2017.
  8. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
  9. ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved December 22, 2021.
  10. ^ Founders Week | Campbell unveils statue of Founding President J.A. Campbell. Retrieved November 1, 2020.
  11. ^ Woody Upchurch Stats. Baseball-Reference. Retrieved November 1, 2020.

External links

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