Long Creek, North Carolina
Census-designated place
Long Creek is located in North Carolina
Long Creek
Long Creek
Long Creek is located in the United States
Long Creek
Long Creek
Coordinates: 34°26′18″N 78°0′58″W / 34.43833°N 78.01611°W / 34.43833; -78.01611
CountryUnited States
StateNorth Carolina
CountyPender
Area
[1]
 • Total2.02 sq mi (5.22 km2)
 • Land2.01 sq mi (5.21 km2)
 • Water0.01 sq mi (0.01 km2)
Elevation
[2]
20 ft (6 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total277
 • Density137.74/sq mi (53.18/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP Code
28457 (Rocky Point)
Area codes910, 472
FIPS code37-39060
GNIS feature ID2812800[2]

Long Creek is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Pender County, North Carolina, United States.[2] It was first listed as a CDP in the 2020 census with a population of 277.[3]

The community is in southwestern Pender County, along North Carolina Highway 210. It is named for Long Creek, a southward-flowing stream that runs along the western edge of the community and leads southeast to the Northeast Cape Fear River. The community is 7 miles (11 km) west of Rocky Point, 10 miles (16 km) southwest of Burgaw, the Pender county seat, and 21 miles (34 km) north of Wilmington.

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
2020277—
U.S. Decennial Census[4]
2020[5]

2020 census

Long Creek CDP, North Carolina – Demographic Profile
(NH = Non-Hispanic)
Race / Ethnicity Pop 2020[5] % 2020
White alone (NH) 121 43.68%
Black or African American alone (NH) 125 45.13%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) 2 0.72%
Asian alone (NH) 1 0.36%
Pacific Islander alone (NH) 0 0.00%
Some Other Race alone (NH) 4 1.44%
Mixed Race/Multi-Racial (NH) 12 4.33%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 12 4.33%
Total 277 100.00%

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.

References

  1. ↑ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
  2. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Long Creek, North Carolina
  3. ↑ "Long Creek CDP, North Carolina". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved April 7, 2022.
  4. ↑ "Decennial Census of Population and Housing by Decades". US Census Bureau.
  5. 1 2 "P2 HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Long Creek CDP, North Carolina". United States Census Bureau.


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