Dudley, North Carolina

Coordinates: 35°15′58″N 78°02′18″W / 35.26611°N 78.03833°W / 35.26611; -78.03833
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Dudley, North Carolina
ZIP code
28333[3]
Area code(s)919 and 984
GNIS feature ID2812802[2]

Dudley is an

Metropolitan Statistical Area
.

History

Another town named Dudley originally existed several miles north from its current location. It was founded by Labon Lewis, the son of a Revolutionary soldier, named for his deceased brother Dudley Lewis. On January 13, 1840, a post office was established for this town. This office's name was later changed to Everettsville, which was moved to a new location in 1849 and was closed in 1866.

The second and present town bearing the name was set up around 1836-1840 as a camp for the

Edward B. Dudley
, the railroad's founder. In the years in which the village grew, it gained a depot and a passenger station. Its post office was established on February 3, 1850.

In December 1862, during the Battle of Goldsborough Bridge, a number of buildings and railroad cars were destroyed in Dudley by the Union Army under Maj. Gen. John G. Foster.

Dudley was

incorporated in 1897, with J. W. Hatch elected as the town's first mayor
. The town's government lasted for many years until eventually no more officials were elected and the incorporation ended.

The

Georgia Pacific Corporation opened a facility in Dudley in 1973 and now employs over 625 people.[5]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
2020826—
U.S. Decennial Census[6]
2020[7]

2020 census

Dudley CDP, North Carolina - Demographic Profile
(NH = Non-Hispanic)
Race / Ethnicity Pop 2020[7] % 2020
White
alone (NH) 		148 17.92%
Black or African American
alone (NH) 		335 40.56%
Alaska Native
alone (NH) 		0 0.00%
Asian alone (NH) 0 0.00%
Pacific Islander alone (NH) 2 0.24%
Some Other Race alone (NH) 2 0.24%
Mixed Race/Multi-Racial (NH) 31 3.75%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 308 37.29%
Total 826 100.00%

Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos can be of any race.

Education

Education in Dudley is administered by the Wayne County

Mount Olive College in Mount Olive.

Transportation

Passenger

Roads

  • The main highway in Dudley is US 117.

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: Dudley, North Carolina
  3. ^ "Dudley ZIP Code". zipdatamaps.com. 2023. Retrieved January 12, 2023.
  4. ^ "Dudley CDP, North Carolina". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved April 7, 2022.
  5. ^ Dudley Archived September 10, 2005, at the Wayback Machine
  6. US Census Bureau
    .
  7. ^ a b "P2 HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE - 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) - Dudley CDP, North Carolina". United States Census Bureau.

2. See also: http://www.usgennet.org/usa/nc/county/wayne/articles/dudley.htm

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