Old Hundred, North Carolina
Old Hundred, North Carolina | |
|---|---|
Old Hundred, North Carolina Old Hundred, North Carolina | |
| Coordinates: 34°49′46″N 79°35′25″W / 34.82944°N 79.59028°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | North Carolina |
| County | Scotland |
| Area | |
• Total | 0.97 sq mi (2.51 km2) |
| • Land | 0.97 sq mi (2.51 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 312 ft (95 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 218 |
| • Density | 224.51/sq mi (86.70/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 28351[3] |
| Area codes | 910, 472 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1021733[2] |
Old Hundred is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Scotland County, North Carolina, United States. Its population was 287 as of the 2010 census.[4] Old Hundred has the lowest per capita income ($5,846) of any CDP in North Carolina.[5]
History
Old Hundred was originally calculated to be the 100-mile-marker point along the Wilmington, Charlotte and Rutherford Railroad, traveling west of Wilmington. The calculation was inaccurate and later corrected, but the name remained.[6] The longest straight stretch of railroad track in the United States, spanning 78.86 miles, connects Old Hundred and Wilmington.[7]
Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the community has an area of 0.971 square miles (2.51 km2), all of it land.[4] U.S. Route 74 passes through the community.[8]
Demographics
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 218 | — | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[9] | |||
References
- ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Old Hundred, North Carolina
- ^ "Old Hundred NC ZIP Code". zipdatamaps.com. 2023. Retrieved February 17, 2023.
- ^ a b "2010 Census Gazetteer Files - Places: North Carolina". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved February 26, 2017.
- ^ Census reporter
- ^ Marks 2021, p. 11.
- ^ Tyner 2005, p. 34.
- ^ Gibson, NC, 7'5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1949 (1983 rev.)
- ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
Works cited
- Marks, Stuart A. (2021). Southern Hunting in Black and White: Nature, History, and Ritual in a Carolina Community. Princeton University Press. ISBN 9780691226866.
- Tyner, K. Blake (2005). Robeson County in Vintage Postcards. Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 9780738541624.