456
10 North Carolina
Population and Housing Unit Counts
U.S. Census Bureau, 2010 Census
Table 6.
Rank of Counties by Percent Change in Population: 2000 to 2010
[For information concerning historical counts and geographic change, see “User Notes” For information on confidentiality, nonsampling error, and definitions, see Appendixes]
Population
Percent change
Population
Percent change
County/County Equivalent
County/County Equivalent
2010
2000 Rank
Percent
2010
2000 Rank
Percent
Union County
201,292 r 123,772
1
626 Nash County
95,840 r
87,385
51
97
Brunswick County
107,431 r
73,141
2
469 Haywood County
59,036
54,033
52
93
Camden County
9,980
6,885
3
450 Bladen County
35,190
32,278
53
90
Wake County
900,993 r 627,866
4
435 Catawba County
154,358 r 141,686
54
89
Hoke County
46,952
33,646
5
395 Robeson County
134,168 r 123,245
55
89
Johnston County
168,878 r 121,900
6
385 Randolph County
141,752 r 130,471
56
86
Cabarrus County
178,011
131,063
7
358 Gaston County
206,086 r 190,304
57
83
Mecklenburg County
919,628 r 695,370
8
323 Wayne County
122,623
113,329
58
82
Iredell County
159,437
122,660
9
300 Swain County
13,981
12,968
59
78
Currituck County
23,547
18,190
10
295 Rutherford County
67,810 r
62,901
60
78
Chatham County
63,505
49,329
11
287 Bertie County
21,282 r
19,757
61
77
Franklin County
60,619
47,260
12
283 Hertford County
24,669 r
22,977
62
74
Pender County
52,217
41,082
13
271 Caldwell County
83,029 r
77,386
63
73
New Hanover County
202,667 r 160,327
14
264 McDowell County
44,996
42,151
64
67
Harnett County
114,678
91,025
15
260 Anson County
26,948
25,275
65
66
Pitt County
168,148 r 133,719
16
257 Beaufort County
47,759
44,958
66
62
Granville County
59,916
48,498
17
235 Tyrrell County
4,407
4,149
67
62
Lincoln County
78,265
63,780
18
227 Rowan County
138,428
130,340
68
62
Jackson County
40,271
33,121
19
216 Columbus County
58,098
54,749
69
61
Clay County
10,587
8,775
20
206 Stokes County
47,401
44,711
70
60
Durham County
267,587
223,314
21
198 Madison County
20,764
19,635
71
57
Henderson County
106,740
89,173
22
197 Vance County
45,422
42,954
72
57
Watauga County
51,079 r
42,693
23
196 Yadkin County
38,406
36,348
73
57
Duplin County
58,505
49,063
24
192 Wilkes County
69,340
65,632
74
56
Davie County
41,240
34,835
25
184 Cumberland County
319,431
302,963
75
54
Perquimans County
13,453
11,368
26
183 Sampson County
63,431
60,161
76
54
Onslow County
177,772
150,355
27
182 Warren County
20,972
19,972
77
50
Moore County
88,247 r
74,762
28
180 Chowan County
14,793 r
14,150
78
45
Lee County
57,866 r
49,208
29
176 Alleghany County
11,155
10,677
79
45
Pasquotank County
40,661
34,897
30
165 Stanly County
60,585
58,100
80
43
Guilford County
488,406
421,048
31
160 Avery County
17,797
17,167
81
37
Gates County
12,197
10,516
32
160 Montgomery County
27,798
26,822
82
36
Orange County
133,801 r 115,531
33
158 Surry County
73,673
71,219
83
34
Alamance County
151,131
130,800
34
155 Burke County
90,912 r
89,145
84
20
Buncombe County
238,318
206,330
35
155 Rockingham County
93,643
91,928
85
19
Forsyth County
350,670
306,067
36
146 Cleveland County
98,078
96,287
86
19
Macon County
33,922 r
29,808
37
138 Edgecombe County
56,552
55,606
87
17
Dare County
33,920
29,967
38
132 Pamlico County
13,144
12,934
88
16
Craven County
103,505 r
91,523
39
131 Caswell County
23,719
23,501
89
09
Cherokee County
27,444
24,298
40
129 Scotland County
36,157
35,998
90
04
Transylvania County
33,090
29,334
41
128 Yancey County
17,818
17,774
91
02
Greene County
21,362
18,974
42
126 Richmond County
46,639
46,564
92
02
Carteret County
66,469
59,383
43
119 Northampton County
22,099
22,086
93
01
Polk County
20,510
18,324
44
119 Lenoir County
59,495 r
59,636
94
–02
Ashe County
27,281
24,384
45
119 Hyde County
5,810
5,826
95
–03
Graham County
8,861
7,993
46
109 Mitchell County
15,579
15,687
96
–07
Person County
39,464
35,623
47
108 Jones County
10,153
10,381
97
–22
Alexander County
37,198
33,603
48
107 Washington County
13,228
13,723
98
–36
Davidson County
162,878
147,246
49
106 Martin County
24,505 r
25,546
99
–41
Wilson County
81,234 r
73,811
50
101 Halifax County
54,691
57,370 100
–47
753
Population and Housing Unit Counts
North Carolina 11
U.S. Census Bureau, 2010 Census
Table 7.
Population by Urban and Rural: 2010—Con.
[For information on confidentiality, nonsampling error, and definitions, see Appendixes]
State
County/County Equivalent
Total
population
Urban
Rural
Percent of total
population
Total
In urbanized
area
In urban
cluster
Total
In place Not in place
Urban
Rural
North Carolina
9,535,483
6,301,756
5,232,799
1,068,957
3,233,727
389,997
2,843,730
661
339
Alamance County
151,131
107,971
107,971
–
43,160
4,270
38,890
714
286
Alexander County
37,198
10,126
4,738
5,388
27,072
1,939
25,133
272
728
Alleghany County
11,155
–
–
–
11,155
1,770
9,385
–
1000
Anson County
26,948
5,791
–
5,791
21,157
5,741
15,416
215
785
Ashe County
27,281
4,129
–
4,129
23,152
330
22,822
151
849
Avery County
17,797
1,996
–
1,996
15,801
2,645
13,156
112
888
Beaufort County
47,759
16,429
–
16,429
31,330
4,626
26,704
344
656
Bertie County
21,282
3,566
–
3,566
17,716
2,751
14,965
168
832
Bladen County
35,190
3,085
–
3,085
32,105
6,027
26,078
88
912
Brunswick County
107,431
61,278
39,915
21,363
46,153
7,195
38,958
570
430
Buncombe County
238,318
180,932
180,932
–
57,386
3,276
54,110
759
241
Burke County
90,912
52,136
52,136
–
38,776
2,208
36,568
573
427
Cabarrus County
178,011
143,738
143,551
187
34,273
6,819
27,454
807
193
Caldwell County
83,029
54,444
54,444
–
28,585
2,241
26,344
656
344
Camden County
9,980
45
–
45
9,935
1,053
8,882
05
995
Carteret County
66,469
44,798
–
44,798
21,671
4,672
16,999
674
326
Caswell County
23,719
191
–
191
23,528
2,205
21,323
08
992
Catawba County
154,358
107,595
101,101
6,494
46,763
6,017
40,746
697
303
Chatham County
63,505
21,641
6,513
15,128
41,864
2,054
39,810
341
659
Cherokee County
27,444
–
–
–
27,444
3,729
23,715
–
1000
Chowan County
14,793
4,790
–
4,790
10,003
214
9,789
324
676
Clay County
10,587
–
–
–
10,587
311
10,276
–
1000
Cleveland County
98,078
43,360
11,171
32,189
54,718
7,552
47,166
442
558
Columbus County
58,098
11,274
–
11,274
46,824
8,059
38,765
194
806
Craven County
103,505
74,825
50,503
24,322
28,680
4,697
23,983
723
277
Cumberland County
319,431
276,729
276,729
–
42,702
7,493
35,209
866
134
Currituck County
23,547
397
–
397
23,150
4,094
19,056
17
983
Dare County
33,920
24,097
–
24,097
9,823
7,576
2,247
710
290
Davidson County
162,878
85,699
85,699
–
77,179
9,804
67,375
526
474
Davie County
41,240
12,253
7,062
5,191
28,987
2,253
26,734
297
703
Duplin County
58,505
7,919
–
7,919
50,586
7,281
43,305
135
865
Durham County
267,587
252,528
252,528
–
15,059
2,070
12,989
944
56
Edgecombe County
56,552
30,930
17,349
13,581
25,622
3,663
21,959
547
453
Forsyth County
350,670
324,908
324,908
–
25,762
2,368
23,394
927
73
Franklin County
60,619
8,900
4,829
4,071
51,719
5,092
46,627
147
853
Gaston County
206,086
165,595
158,926
6,669
40,491
1,387
39,104
804
196
Gates County
12,197
–
–
–
12,197
610
11,587
–
1000
Graham County
8,861
–
–
–
8,861
665
8,196
–
1000
Granville County
59,916
27,112
963
26,149
32,804
1,871
30,933
453
547
Greene County
21,362
–
–
–
21,362
3,908
17,454
–
1000
Guilford County
488,406
426,406
426,406
–
62,000
14,227
47,773
873
127
Halifax County
54,691
24,772
–
24,772
29,919
6,232
23,687
453
547
Harnett County
114,678
50,549
12,294
38,255
64,129
2,786
61,343
441
559
Haywood County
59,036
26,306
26,306
–
32,730
2,216
30,514
446
554
Henderson County
106,740
71,227
71,227
–
35,513
15,371
20,142
667
333
Hertford County
24,669
7,737
–
7,737
16,932
1,707
15,225
314
686
Hoke County
46,952
26,692
26,692
–
20,260
2,198
18,062
568
432
Hyde County
5,810
–
–
–
5,810
1,975
3,835
–
1000
Iredell County
159,437
98,991
98,991
–
60,446
1,332
59,114
621
379
Jackson County
40,271
10,837
–
10,837
29,434
2,219
27,215
269
731
Johnston County
168,878
80,999
37,449
43,550
87,879
7,685
80,194
480
520
Jones County
10,153
–
–
–
10,153
1,617
8,536
–
1000
Lee County
57,866
33,120
–
33,120
24,746
2,530
22,216
572
428
Lenoir County
59,495
32,719
–
32,719
26,776
1,107
25,669
550
450
Lincoln County
78,265
35,569
10,797
24,772
42,696
3,196
39,500
454
546
McDowell County
44,996
13,363
–
13,363
31,633
1,822
29,811
297
703
Macon County
33,922
6,781
–
6,781
27,141
959
26,182
200
800
Madison County
20,764
1,948
1,948
–
18,816
1,634
17,182
94
906
Martin County
24,505
5,361
–
5,361
19,144
3,505
15,639
219
781
Mecklenburg County
919,628
909,830
909,830
–
9,798
2,066
7,732
989
11
Mitchell County
15,579
2,704
–
2,704
12,875
854
12,021
174
826
Montgomery County
27,798
6,439
–
6,439
21,359
2,496
18,863
232
768
Moore County
88,247
43,543
–
43,543
44,704
8,114
36,590
493
507
Nash County
95,840
50,256
50,256
–
45,584
8,444
37,140
524
476
New Hanover County
202,667
198,178
198,178
–
4,489
2,595
1,894
978
22
Northampton County
22,099
2,350
–
2,350
19,749
4,222
15,527
106
894
Onslow County
177,772
130,931
105,419
25,512
46,841
6,145
40,696
737
263
Orange County
133,801
95,625
95,625
–
38,176
576
37,600
715
285
Pamlico County
13,144
–
–
–
13,144
5,507
7,637
–
1000
Pasquotank County
40,661
23,860
–
23,860
16,801
308
16,493
587
413
Pender County
52,217
16,315
2,143
14,172
35,902
6,625
29,277
312
688
Perquimans County
13,453
–
–
–
13,453
2,737
10,716
–
1000
303
12 North Carolina
Population and Housing Unit Counts
U.S. Census Bureau, 2010 Census
Table 7.
Population by Urban and Rural: 2010—Con.
[For information on confidentiality, nonsampling error, and definitions, see Appendixes]
State
County/County Equivalent
Total
population
Urban
Rural
Percent of total
population
Total
In urbanized
area
In urban
cluster
Total
In place Not in place
Urban
Rural
Person County
39,464
9,660
–
9,660
29,804
326
29,478
245
755
Pitt County
168,148
125,378
117,798
7,580
42,770
5,268
37,502
746
254
Polk County
20,510
1,585
–
1,585
18,925
1,795
17,130
77
923
Randolph County
141,752
62,027
21,284
40,743
79,725
6,799
72,926
438
562
Richmond County
46,639
25,404
–
25,404
21,235
2,250
18,985
545
455
Robeson County
134,168
50,161
505
49,656
84,007
5,320
78,687
374
626
Rockingham County
93,643
35,636
–
35,636
58,007
5,512
52,495
381
619
Rowan County
138,428
84,687
84,687
–
53,741
1,413
52,328
612
388
Rutherford County
67,810
26,418
–
26,418
41,392
3,751
37,641
390
610
Sampson County
63,431
9,538
–
9,538
53,893
8,388
45,505
150
850
Scotland County
36,157
18,660
–
18,660
17,497
2,870
14,627
516
484
Stanly County
60,585
19,561
–
19,561
41,024
11,204
29,820
323
677
Stokes County
47,401
11,520
11,520
–
35,881
2,835
33,046
243
757
Surry County
73,673
22,982
–
22,982
50,691
5,171
45,520
312
688
Swain County
13,981
–
–
–
13,981
2,415
11,566
–
1000
Transylvania County
33,090
13,356
235
13,121
19,734
144
19,590
404
596
Tyrrell County
4,407
–
–
–
4,407
891
3,516
–
1000
Union County
201,292
146,361
146,361
–
54,931
15,063
39,868
727
273
Vance County
45,422
20,858
–
20,858
24,564
883
23,681
459
541
Wake County
900,993
846,020
833,188
12,832
54,973
1,914
53,059
939
61
Warren County
20,972
–
–
–
20,972
2,099
18,873
–
1000
Washington County
13,228
4,265
–
4,265
8,963
1,060
7,903
322
678
Watauga County
51,079
22,763
–
22,763
28,316
4,825
23,491
446
554
Wayne County
122,623
65,721
61,054
4,667
56,902
3,698
53,204
536
464
Wilkes County
69,340
18,867
–
18,867
50,473
7,560
42,913
272
728
Wilson County
81,234
49,828
638
49,190
31,406
5,315
26,091
613
387
Yadkin County
38,406
5,885
–
5,885
32,521
1,992
30,529
153
847
Yancey County
17,818
–
–
–
17,818
1,693
16,125
–
1000
770
Population and Housing Unit Counts
North Carolina 13
U.S. Census Bureau, 2010 Census
Table 8.
Population and Housing Units: 1990 to 2010; and Area Measurements and Density: 2010—Con.
[For information concerning historical counts and geographic change, see “User Notes” For information on confidentiality, nonsampling error, and definitions, see Appendixes]
State
County/County Equivalent
County Subdivision
Place
Population
Housing units
Area measurements in
square miles
Average per square mile
of land
2010
2000
1990
2010
2000
1990
Total area
Land area
Population
density
Housing unit
density
North Carolina 9,535,483 r 8,046,485
6,632,448
4,327,528 r 3,522,330
2,818,072
53,81916
48,61791
1961
890
Alamance County
Township 1, Patterson
Township 2, Coble
Alamance village
Township 3, Boone Station
Burlington city (part)
Elon town
Gibsonville town (part)
Glen Raven CDP (part)
Ossipee town (part)
Township 4, Morton
Altamahaw CDP
Ossipee town (part)
Township 5, Faucette
Haw River town (part)
Township 6, Graham
Burlington city (part)
Graham city (part)
Haw River town (part)
Swepsonville town (part)
Township 7, Albright
Township 8, Newlin
Saxapahaw CDP (part)
Township 9, Thompson
Saxapahaw CDP (part)
Swepsonville town (part)
Township 10, Melville
Graham city (part)
Mebane city (part)
Swepsonville town (part)
Woodlawn CDP (part)
Township 11, Pleasant Grove
Green Level town (part)
Township 12, Burlington
Burlington city (part)
Glen Raven CDP (part)
Township 13, Haw River
Burlington city (part)
Graham city (part)
Green Level town (part)
Haw River town (part)
Woodlawn CDP (part)
Alexander County
Ellendale township
Gwaltneys township
Little River township
Millers township
Stony Point CDP (part)
Sharpes township
Hiddenite CDP
Stony Point CDP (part)
Taylorsville town (part)
Sugar Loaf township
Taylorsville township
Taylorsville town (part)
Wittenburg township
Bethlehem CDP
Alleghany County
Cherry Lane township
Cranberry township
Gap Civil township
Sparta town
Glade Creek township
Piney Creek township
Prathers Creek township
Whitehead township
151,131
4,869
4,491
951
25,227
8,321
9,419
3,148
1,223
41
5,414
347
502
3,339
44
24,183
7,715
13,943
25
–
4,383
6,349
443
8,532
1,205
1,087
16,681
84
9,600
67
900
4,575
177
37,537
33,246
1,527
5,551
26
126
1,923
2,229
–
37,198
3,632
2,252
1,439
2,221
24
5,154
536
1,137
–
1,326
11,099
2,098
10,075
4,214
11,155
1,528
375
4,474
1,770
1,991
858
869
1,060
r
r
r
r
130,800
4,001
3,390
310
18,926
5,815
6,748
2,187
1,184
(X)
5,084
(X)
(X)
3,241
8
22,827
7,412
12,597
32
(X)
3,400
5,192
478
7,125
940
859
13,244
(X)
6,692
63
907
3,732
–
35,143
31,690
1,566
5,495
–
236
2,042
1,868
144
33,603
3,482
2,130
1,373
1,924
38
4,988
(X)
1,168
(X)
1,426
9,461
1,813
8,819
3,713
10,677
1,625
429
4,177
1,817
1,935
807
774
930
108,213
2,800
3,231
258
14,895
4,449
4,448
1,484
1,296
(X)
4,501
(X)
(X)
3,007
(X)
19,327
6,089
10,303
209
(X)
2,567
3,296
458
4,809
720
(X)
9,277
(X)
4,269
(X)
(X)
2,779
(X)
32,797
28,960
1,320
4,927
–
123
(X)
1,646
(X)
27,544
3,047
1,860
630
1,162
(X)
4,076
(X)
1,131
(X)
1,023
8,334
1,566
7,412
3,186
9,590
1,205
451
3,676
1,957
2,134
666
767
691
66,576
2,095
1,958
401
10,518
4,102
3,063
1,330
550
21
2,394
177
252
1,525
18
10,564
3,066
6,418
13
–
1,925
2,680
191
3,699
552
492
7,195
49
4,218
39
385
1,896
60
17,632
15,891
602
2,495
11
56
849
1,004
–
16,189
1,591
1,004
645
918
7
2,222
260
504
–
644
4,580
1,026
4,585
1,917
8,094
1,654
378
2,466
966
1,407
822
613
754
r
r
r
r
55,463
1,659
1,517
161
7,427
2,516
2,006
861
518
(X)
2,096
(X)
(X)
1,415
3
9,632
2,943
5,591
11
(X)
1,523
2,145
205
2,917
372
378
5,663
(X)
2,989
27
373
1,501
–
15,580
14,108
621
2,388
–
94
823
875
58
14,098
1,417
881
576
764
10
2,105
(X)
511
(X)
595
4,021
827
3,739
1,549
6,412
1,397
291
2,147
922
1,053
509
472
543
45,312
1,142
1,343
123
5,487
1,859
1,134
614
533
(X)
1,773
(X)
(X)
1,222
(X)
8,240
2,595
4,454
95
(X)
1,077
1,368
176
1,897
273
(X)
3,789
(X)
1,806
(X)
(X)
1,051
(X)
14,876
13,242
547
2,047
–
63
(X)
742
(X)
11,197
1,199
751
256
455
(X)
1,640
(X)
461
(X)
437
3,352
710
3,107
1,310
5,344
1,083
319
1,712
915
1,078
351
430
371
43474
5075
3056
076
2610
637
393
125
150
005
3727
139
057
3580
014
1844
341
804
001
008
2147
6655
266
3528
286
122
2864
074
655
019
368
4474
002
2378
1463
210
1536
003
091
133
269
–
26365
4072
4361
2860
2556
007
2682
159
237
003
2438
3729
234
3666
888
23655
4073
2394
4879
241
3977
2879
3056
2397
42394
5005
2943
075
2530
626
389
125
148
005
3651
136
055
3369
014
1817
336
800
001
005
2106
6558
251
3452
267
117
2789
072
652
019
344
4384
002
2353
1459
203
1438
003
089
133
265
–
25999
4067
4356
2859
2500
007
2671
159
236
003
2437
3695
234
3415
762
23506
4057
2394
4818
240
3951
2842
3051
2393
3565
973
1526
1,2680
9971
1,3292
2,4213
2,5184
8264
8200
1483
2551
9127
991
3143
1,3309
2,2961
1,7429
2,5000
–
2081
968
1765
2472
4513
9291
5981
1167
1,4724
3526
2616
1044
8,8500
1,5953
2,2787
7522
3860
8667
1416
1,4459
8411
–
1431
893
517
503
888
3429
1930
3371
4818
–
544
3004
8966
2950
5530
475
377
157
929
7375
504
302
285
443
1570
419
665
5347
4157
6553
7874
1,0640
3716
4200
656
1301
4582
453
1286
5814
9125
8023
1,3000
–
914
409
761
1072
2067
4205
2580
681
6469
2053
1119
432
3,0000
7493
1,0892
2966
1735
3667
629
6383
3789
–
623
391
230
226
367
1000
832
1635
2136
–
264
1240
4385
1343
2516
344
408
158
512
4025
356
289
201
315
755
14 North Carolina
Population and Housing Unit Counts
U.S. Census Bureau, 2010 Census
Table 8.
Population and Housing Units: 1990 to 2010; and Area Measurements and Density: 2010—Con.
[For information concerning historical counts and geographic change, see “User Notes” For information on confidentiality, nonsampling error, and definitions, see Appendixes]
State
County/County Equivalent
County Subdivision
Place
Population
Housing units
Area measurements in
square miles
Average per square mile
of land
2010
2000
1990
2010
2000
1990
Total area
Land area
Population
density
Housing unit
density
North Carolina—Con
Anson County
26,948
25,275
23,474
11,576
10,221
9,255
53709
53145
507
218
Ansonville township
1,698
1,617
1,581
829
709
647
6906
6857
248
121
Ansonville town
631
636
630
307
262
228
147
147
4293
2088
Burnsville township
1,942
1,604
1,402
911
701
583
4906
4901
396
186
Gulledge township
2,238
2,580
2,096
1,031
1,009
789
6536
6514
344
158
Lanesboro township
6,015
4,540
3,021
1,731
1,390
1,124
6119
6118
983
283
Peachland town
437
554
505
217
213
186
101
101
4327
2149
Polkton town (part)
3,375 r
1,916
662
516
336
260
318
318
1,0613
1623
Lilesville township
3,366
3,426
3,489
1,660
1,467
1,354
10286
9853
342
168
Lilesville town
536
459
468
232
202
201
099
099
5414
2343
Morven township
2,065
2,047
1,736
947
860
688
5288
5247
394
180
McFarlan town
117
89
98
50
44
43
092
092
1272
543
Morven town
511
579
590
258
249
255
103
103
4961
2505
Wadesboro township
9,118
9,039
9,761
4,242
3,913
3,910
7536
7528
1211
563
Polkton town (part)
–
–
(X)
–
–
(X)
001
001
–
–
Wadesboro town
5,813 r
3,568
3,862
2,692 r
1,599
1,642
632
631
9212
4266
White Store township
506
422
388
225
172
160
6132
6127
83
37
Ashe County
27,281
24,384
22,209
17,342
13,268
11,119
42927
42613
640
407
Chestnut Hill township
828
624
535
617
393
300
2203
2152
385
287
Clifton township
1,911
1,635
1,691
1,084
864
780
2987
2961
645
366
Creston township
612
786
670
418
399
326
2889
2874
213
145
Elk township
613
616
526
448
349
312
1171
1163
527
385
Grassy Creek township
455
444
386
401
273
230
1518
1509
302
266
Helton township
718
710
772
448
392
382
1848
1842
390
243
Horse Creek township
680
661
639
392
320
285
1820
1816
374
216
Hurricane township
302
526
571
238
285
273
1386
1382
219
172
Jefferson township
4,718
4,107
3,691
2,660
2,016
1,608
3302
3263
1446
815
Jefferson town (part)
1,544
1,421
1,300
727
616
521
204
204
7569
3564
Laurel township
413
418
452
242
235
209
1160
1156
357
209
North Fork township
868
823
798
587
430
369
2630
2622
331
224
Obids township
1,376
1,400
1,132
1,002
939
764
2256
2222
619
451
Old Fields township
2,708
1,816
1,562
1,961
1,095
815
2236
2234
1212
878
West Jefferson town (part)
4
–
(X)
3
–
(X)
007
007
571
429
Peak Creek township
1,104
1,168
970
861
648
576
3784
3764
293
229
Pine Swamp township
2,614
1,891
1,456
1,686
1,113
809
3592
3555
735
474
Piney Creek township
1,138
906
889
648
453
436
1612
1604
709
404
Lansing town
158
146
125
90
77
72
034
033
4788
2727
Pond Mountain township
240
258
275
179
162
134
1672
1670
144
107
Walnut Hill township
1,369
1,497
1,222
909
781
575
2156
2131
642
427
West Jefferson township
4,614
4,098
3,972
2,561
2,121
1,936
2706
2692
1714
951
Jefferson town (part)
67
1
(X)
27
1
(X)
003
003
2,2333
9000
West Jefferson town (part)
1,295
1,081
1,002
748
601
548
202
202
6411
3703
Avery County
17,797
17,167
14,867
13,890
11,911
8,923
24723
24709
720
562
Altamont township
1,297
1,223
(X)
751
623
(X)
1629
1629
796
461
Crossnore town
192
242
271
87
119
107
045
045
4267
1933
Banner Elk township
2,996
2,654
(X)
4,290
3,121
(X)
2777
2775
1080
1546
Banner Elk town
1,028 r
828
933
607 r
296
229
189
189
5439
3212
Beech Mountain town (part)
24
13
7
347
336
56
159
159
151
2182
Seven Devils town (part)
28
17
20
124
96
118
066
066
424
1879
Sugar Mountain village (part)
198
226
(X)
1,540
1,212
(X)
232
232
853
6638
Beech Mountain township
672
689
(X)
403
328
(X)
1366
1366
492
295
Carey’s Flat township
132
177
(X)
194
194
(X)
4384
4384
30
44
Cranberry township
614
550
(X)
452
256
(X)
912
912
673
496
Elk Park township
1,227
1,146
(X)
603
548
(X)
922
922
1331
654
Elk Park town
452
459
486
250
237
220
069
069
6551
3623
Frank township
296
307
(X)
143
140
(X)
308
308
961
464
Heaton township
443
427
(X)
256
216
(X)
549
549
807
466
Hughes township
490
446
(X)
250
223
(X)
437
437
1121
572
Ingalls township
2,930
2,388
(X)
594
544
(X)
2184
2184
1342
272
Linville township
453
605
(X)
1,271
1,166
(X)
1642
1636
277
777
Grandfather village
25
73
34
409
377
28
153
148
169
2764
Sugar Mountain village (part)
–
–
(X)
–
–
(X)
013
013
–
–
Minneapolis township
384
429
(X)
242
244
(X)
852
852
451
284
Montezuma township
676
629
(X)
395
318
(X)
676
676
1000
584
Newland No 1 township
1,189
1,226
(X)
734
685
(X)
849
849
1400
865
Newland town (part)
321
349
(X)
169
164
(X)
041
041
7829
4122
723
Population and Housing Unit Counts
North Carolina 15
U.S. Census Bureau, 2010 Census
Table 8.
Population and Housing Units: 1990 to 2010; and Area Measurements and Density: 2010—Con.
[For information concerning historical counts and geographic change, see “User Notes” For information on confidentiality, nonsampling error, and definitions, see Appendixes]
State
County/County Equivalent
County Subdivision
Place
Population
Housing units
Area measurements in
square miles
Average per square mile
of land
2010
2000
1990
2010
2000
1990
Total area
Land area
Population
density
Housing unit
density
North Carolina—Con
Avery County—Con
Newland No 2 township
1,096
1,079
(X)
605
582
(X)
759
759
1444
797
Newland town (part)
377
355
(X)
193
199
(X)
034
034
1,1088
5676
Pineola township
1,207
1,407
(X)
1,816
1,854
(X)
1119
1112
1085
1633
Plumtree township
711
729
(X)
376
368
(X)
1401
1401
507
268
Pyatte township
516
498
(X)
255
234
(X)
557
557
926
458
Roaring Creek township
468
558
(X)
260
267
(X)
1400
1400
334
186
Beaufort County
47,759
44,958
42,283
24,688
22,139
19,598
95822
82719
577
298
Bath township
4,649
4,366
3,797
3,084
2,637
2,434
16574
11096
419
278
Bath town
249
275
154
176
150
108
092
036
6917
4889
Bayview CDP
346
(X)
(X)
305
(X)
(X)
106
106
3264
2877
Chocowinity township
9,290
7,664
6,489
4,670
3,722
2,968
17345
15986
581
292
Chocowinity town
820
733
624
393
330
271
101
101
8119
3891
Washington city (part)
7
(X)
(X)
7
(X)
(X)
108
058
121
121
Long Acre township
9,185
8,521
7,845
4,350
3,947
3,448
11550
10939
840
398
Pinetown CDP
155
(X)
(X)
84
(X)
(X)
101
101
1535
832
River Road CDP
4,394
4,094
3,892
2,159
1,946
1,799
711
711
6180
3037
Washington city (part)
264
224
(X)
133
97
(X)
043
043
6140
3093
Washington Park town
451
440
486
220
218
227
026
026
1,7346
8462
Pantego township
6,685
6,894
6,924
3,357
3,270
2,956
19817
18335
365
183
Belhaven town
1,688
1,968
2,269
940
1,015
980
209
159
1,0616
5912
Pantego town
179
170
171
88
78
86
080
080
2238
1100
Richland township
3,112
3,381
3,543
2,311
2,264
2,088
20891
16774
186
138
Aurora town
520
583
654
315
316
296
103
093
5591
3387
Washington township
14,838
14,132
13,684
6,916
6,299
5,704
9645
9588
1548
721
Washington city (part)
9,473 r
9,395
9,160
4,614 r
4,318
3,921
751
718
1,3194
6426
Bertie County
21,282 r
19,757
20,388
9,822 r
9,043
8,331
74125
69927
304
140
Colerain township
3,176
3,320
3,428
1,590
1,528
1,478
8572
7924
401
201
Colerain town
204
221
241
120
121
125
026
026
7846
4615
Powellsville town (part)
262
239
81
138
122
36
030
030
8733
4600
Indian Woods township
471
583
640
264
268
248
3845
3816
123
69
Merry Hill township
992
965
1,144
527
508
482
8975
6988
142
75
Mitchell township
2,628 r
2,427
2,766
1,224 r
1,079
1,076
6973
6973
377
176
Askewville town (part)
5
(X)
(X)
2
(X)
(X)
001
001
5000
2000
Aulander town
895 r
922
1,209
450 r
417
493
148
148
6047
3041
Powellsville town (part)
14
20
22
12
14
13
005
005
2800
2400
Roxobel township
1,671 r
1,796
1,569
812 r
749
644
5887
5867
285
138
Kelford town
251
245
204
130
116
103
048
048
5229
2708
Lewiston Woodville town (part)
–
6
1
–
3
2
002
002
–
–
Roxobel town
240
263
244
128
121
124
104
104
2308
1231
Snakebite township
1,410
1,277
1,204
631
540
456
6829
6829
206
92
Whites township
1,554
1,395
1,578
836
779
660
7347
6331
245
132
Windsor township
7,971 r
6,540
6,322
3,277 r
2,969
2,622
15410
15100
528
217
Askewville town (part)
236
180
201
106
85
83
047
047
5021
2255
Windsor town
3,630 r
2,324
2,209
1,193 r
1,100
979
283
283
1,2827
4216
Woodville township
1,409
1,454
1,737
661
623
665
10288
10099
140
65
Lewiston Woodville town (part)
549
607
787
262
280
322
195
194
2830
1351
Bladen County
35,190
32,278
15,316
17,718
15,316
12,685
88716
87433
402
203
Abbotts township
1,094
1,047
1,173
493
457
472
2818
2817
388
175
Bethel township
4,467
3,423
2,842
1,934
1,536
1,195
4329
4286
1042
451
Dublin town
338
250
246
145
113
113
044
044
7682
3295
Bladenboro township
6,009
5,704
5,362
2,862
2,631
2,267
6448
6426
935
445
Bladenboro town
1,750
1,718
1,821
897
832
821
222
222
7883
4041
Butters CDP
294
261
(X)
129
119
(X)
132
131
2244
985
Brown Marsh township
1,865
1,942
1,911
885
876
768
3334
3329
560
266
Clarkton town
837
705
739
377
321
291
125
124
6750
3040
Carvers Creek township
1,884
2,071
2,035
941
897
809
7476
7402
255
127
East Arcadia town
487
524
468
214
209
174
218
218
2234
982
Central township
1,259
1,124
996
550
490
399
3355
3236
389
170
Colly township
2,262
1,870
1,462
2,136
1,686
1,314
9722
9396
241
227
White Lake town
802
529
390
1,443
1,060
816
262
098
8184
1,4724
Cypress Creek township
965
894
718
441
378
297
4517
4513
214
98
Elizabethtown township
6,948
6,778
5,921
3,320
2,990
2,497
7130
7052
985
471
Elizabethtown town
3,583
3,698
3,704
1,832
1,688
1,586
468
465
7705
3940
756
16 North Carolina
Population and Housing Unit Counts
U.S. Census Bureau, 2010 Census
Table 8.
Population and Housing Units: 1990 to 2010; and Area Measurements and Density: 2010—Con.
[For information concerning historical counts and geographic change, see “User Notes” For information on confidentiality, nonsampling error, and definitions, see Appendixes]
State
County/County Equivalent
County Subdivision
Place
Population
Housing units
Area measurements in
square miles
Average per square mile
of land
2010
2000
1990
2010
2000
1990
Total area
Land area
Population
density
Housing unit
density
North Carolina—Con
Bladen County—Con
Frenches Creek township
1,035
784
731
569
431
366
7920
7862
132
72
Kelly CDP
544
454
(X)
312
244
(X)
1159
1159
469
269
Hollow township
2,318
1,902
1,611
1,028
859
637
4586
4549
510
226
Tar Heel town
117
70
115
65
36
46
017
017
6882
3824
Lake Creek township
909
663
604
602
316
319
7820
7562
120
80
Turnbull township
733
736
475
340
319
175
4896
4896
150
69
White Oak township
1,896
1,765
1,210
856
763
507
8233
8016
237
107
White Oak CDP
338
304
(X)
161
120
(X)
511
511
661
315
Whites Creek township
1,546
1,575
1,612
761
687
663
6131
6093
254
125
Brunswick County
107,431 r
73,141
50,985
77,482 r
51,430
37,114
1,04982
84697
1268
915
Lockwoods Folly township
23,248
16,100
10,705
19,354
13,976
10,084
24546
21179
1098
914
Holden Beach town
575
787
626
2,335
2,062
1,624
342
271
2122
8616
Oak Island town (part)
11
(X)
(X)
7
(X)
(X)
994
994
11
07
St James town (part)
2,849
804
(X)
2,068
618
(X)
743
739
3855
2798
Shallotte town (part)
1,691
491
433
849
153
168
443
438
3861
1938
Varnamtown town
541
481
404
277
235
208
097
091
5945
3044
Northwest township
12,190
9,319
7,454
5,310
3,888
2,917
8647
8509
1433
624
Belville town (part)
2
–
–
2
–
–
004
003
667
667
Leland town (part)
3,671
1,412
1,559
1,707
647
643
316
307
1,1958
5560
Navassa town
1,505
479
445
661
191
144
1382
1334
1128
496
Northwest city
735
671
(X)
326
293
(X)
701
701
1049
465
Sandy Creek town
260
246
243
104
105
82
126
126
2063
825
Shallotte township
26,545
18,420
11,818
23,902
15,502
10,826
14942
11272
2355
2120
Calabash town
1,786
711
1,210
1,445
508
786
368
333
5363
4339
Carolina Shores town
3,048
1,482
(X)
1,981
838
(X)
256
256
1,1906
7738
Ocean Isle Beach town
550
426
523
3,206
2,507
1,915
453
339
1622
9457
Shallotte town (part)
1,984
890
532
1,059
444
245
470
468
4239
2263
Sunset Beach town
3,572
1,824
311
5,110
2,983
1,066
734
645
5538
7922
Smithville township
14,467
12,019
9,488
14,908
10,611
8,506
19938
7728
1872
1929
Bald Head Island village
158
173
78
1,111
599
394
577
387
408
2871
Caswell Beach town
398
370
175
685
571
439
405
293
1358
2338
Oak Island town (part)
6,772
6,571
(X)
8,679
6,651
(X)
998
858
7893
1,0115
St James town (part)
316
–
(X)
195
–
(X)
087
087
3632
2241
Southport city
2,833
2,351
2,369
1,777
1,292
1,166
378
375
7555
4739
Town Creek township
27,533 r
14,424
9,260
12,490 r
6,234
3,844
22151
21276
1294
587
Belville town (part)
1,934 r
363
66
785 r
176
33
181
162
1,1938
4846
Boiling Spring Lakes city
5,372
2,972
1,650
2,418
1,409
824
2399
2329
2307
1038
Bolivia town
143
148
228
77
77
100
064
064
2234
1203
Leland town (part)
9,856
526
242
4,876
272
107
1671
1671
5898
2918
Waccamaw township
3,448
2,859
2,260
1,518
1,219
937
14759
14734
234
103
Shallotte town (part)
–
–
(X)
–
–
(X)
022
022
–
–
Buncombe County
238,318
206,330
174,819
113,365
93,973
77,950
66014
65667
3629
1726
Asheville city
83,393
68,889
61,855
41,626
33,567
29,863
4523
4493
1,8561
9265
Asheville township
16,075
11,881
71,247
7,743
5,273
33,514
2840
2793
5755
2772
Biltmore Forest town (part)
669
(X)
(X)
356
(X)
(X)
140
140
4779
2543
Woodfin town (part)
3,048
(X)
(X)
1,480
(X)
(X)
335
318
9585
4654
Avery Creek township
6,968
5,507
4,653
3,358
2,479
1,839
2896
2868
2430
1171
Avery Creek CDP
1,950
1,405
1,144
824
584
424
173
173
1,1272
4763
Bent Creek CDP
1,287
1,389
1,487
590
583
556
222
221
5824
2670
Black Mountain township
13,416
4,163
10,840
6,984
1,836
5,223
5671
5612
2391
1244
Black Mountain town
7,848
(X)
(X)
4,141
(X)
(X)
672
670
1,1713
6181
Montreat town
723
(X)
(X)
666
(X)
(X)
273
273
2648
2440
Swannanoa CDP (part)
824
857
549
247
260
184
077
074
1,1135
3338
Broad River township
1,763
1,542
1,070
1,140
829
569
4279
4278
412
266
Fairview township
11,111
9,593
6,544
4,931
3,889
2,601
4819
4814
2308
1024
Fairview CDP
2,678
2,495
1,830
1,182
971
718
622
622
4305
1900
Flat Creek township
6,068
4,601
3,602
2,566
1,902
1,326
2149
2149
2824
1194
French Broad township
6,912
5,597
3,940
2,699
2,097
1,438
2447
2381
2903
1134
Woodfin town (part)
1,242
(X)
(X)
295
(X)
(X)
270
259
4795
1139
Ivy township
3,569
3,669
2,757
1,696
1,581
1,182
6187
6186
577
274
Leicester township
19,148
15,702
11,445
8,509
6,504
4,560
6755
6740
2841
1262
Woodfin town (part)
841
(X)
(X)
358
(X)
(X)
184
171
4918
2094
Limestone township
14,394
13,874
16,007
6,324
6,124
7,370
2918
2849
5052
2220
Biltmore Forest town (part)
674
(X)
(X)
333
(X)
(X)
151
151
4464
2205
Royal Pines CDP
4,272
5,334
4,418
1,892
2,303
1,865
272
271
1,5764
6982
Lower Hominy township
9,491
7,767
8,760
4,279
3,536
3,683
1991
1974
4808
2168
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