767
44 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
Surry County—Con
Long Hill township
1,602
1,495
1,434
725
660
568
1187
1181
1356
614
Marsh township
2,631
2,499
1,486
1,041
912
604
2442
2412
1091
432
Mount Airy township
24,334
24,828
23,378
11,599
11,219
10,106
6080
6029
4036
1924
Flat Rock CDP
1,556
1,690
1,812
745
754
795
263
261
5962
2854
Mount Airy city
10,388
8,484
7,156
5,296
4,129
3,417
1179
1165
8917
4546
Toast CDP
1,450
1,922
2,125
704
886
897
152
151
9603
4662
White Plains CDP (part)
715
729
777
336
357
344
283
281
2544
1196
Pilot township
4,020
3,537
3,273
1,882
1,624
1,381
2282
2266
1774
831
Pilot Mountain town
1,477
1,281
1,181
739
644
574
202
200
7385
3695
Rockford township
1,846
1,780
1,392
843
778
584
2728
2686
687
314
Shoals township
2,032
1,872
1,407
962
831
583
2919
2875
707
335
Siloam township
1,148
1,071
859
518
466
369
2028
2002
573
259
South Westfield township
2,233
2,058
1,302
928
870
541
1737
1734
1288
535
Stewarts Creek township
7,169
6,690
5,939
3,164
2,783
2,274
5788
5759
1245
549
Westfield township
2,648
2,464
2,149
1,203
1,084
864
2692
2688
985
448
Swain County
13,981
12,968
11,268
8,723
7,105
5,664
54064
52800
265
165
Charleston township
11,982
11,234
9,883
7,033
5,749
4,625
27058
26959
444
261
Bryson City town
1,424
1,411
1,145
833
713
619
229
218
6532
3821
Cherokee CDP (part)
991
(X)
(X)
531
(X)
(X)
715
715
1386
743
Forneys Creek UT
11
23
(X)
37
67
(X)
18717
17955
01
02
Nantahala township
1,988
1,711
1,370
1,653
1,289
995
8290
7885
252
210
Transylvania County
33,090
29,334
25,520
19,163
15,553
12,893
38051
37853
874
506
Boyd township
3,694
3,349
2,806
1,752
1,505
1,173
4804
4801
769
365
Brevard township
11,623
10,354
10,340
5,771
4,683
4,535
6318
6307
1843
915
Brevard city (part)
7,609
6,789
5,388
3,867
3,058
2,362
504
503
1,5127
7688
Catheys Creek township
3,821
3,606
3,302
1,810
1,589
1,443
3198
3197
1195
566
Brevard city (part)
–
–
–
–
–
–
006
006
–
–
Rosman town (part)
514
444
337
243
214
152
044
044
1,1682
5523
Dunns Rock township
4,877
4,106
3,006
3,494
2,571
1,846
3035
3008
1621
1162
Brevard city (part)
–
–
–
–
–
–
003
003
–
–
Eastatoe township
2,989
2,589
2,335
1,784
1,405
1,130
5032
5013
596
356
Rosman town (part)
62
46
48
29
22
14
006
006
1,0333
4833
Gloucester township
1,326
1,124
715
719
615
446
5693
5692
233
126
Hogback township
2,215
2,000
1,488
2,420
2,007
1,464
6125
6026
368
402
Little River township
2,545
2,206
1,528
1,413
1,178
856
3846
3809
668
371
Tyrrell County
4,407
4,149
3,856
2,068
2,032
1,907
59422
38903
113
53
Alligator township
330
381
437
163
161
185
20619
8557
39
19
Columbia township
2,929
2,590
2,181
1,265
1,183
1,106
12185
6935
422
182
Columbia town
891
819
836
433
411
392
122
120
7425
3608
Gum Neck township
425
462
438
239
256
213
19988
17364
24
14
Scuppernong township
673
673
755
378
412
381
2673
2109
319
179
South Fork township
50
43
45
23
20
22
3957
3937
13
06
Union County
201,292 r
123,772
84,210
72,870 r
45,723
30,758
63953
63152
3187
1154
Buford township
10,323
9,102
7,688
4,075
3,447
2,813
9895
9788
1055
416
Mineral Springs town (part)
14
–
(X)
5
–
(X)
016
016
875
313
Goose Creek township
14,773 r
11,382
8,167
5,593 r
4,195
2,970
8303
8221
1797
680
Fairview town
3,324
(X)
(X)
1,302
(X)
(X)
3028
2992
1111
435
Indian Trail town (part)
161
(X)
(X)
70
(X)
(X)
062
061
2639
1148
Mint Hill town (part)
53
(X)
(X)
18
(X)
(X)
012
012
4417
1500
Monroe city (part)
166
79
(X)
58
31
(X)
068
068
2441
853
Stallings town (part)
1,505
(X)
(X)
545
(X)
(X)
065
064
2,3516
8516
Unionville town (part)
4,678
3,742
(X)
1,732
1,330
(X)
1986
1972
2372
878
Jackson township
11,012
8,086
5,851
4,200
3,013
2,105
5915
5834
1888
720
JAARS CDP
597
360
(X)
177
173
(X)
086
086
6942
2058
Mineral Springs town (part)
555
383
(X)
228
139
(X)
198
197
2817
1157
Waxhaw town (part)
3,203
1,732
1,294
1,189
596
453
583
581
5513
2046
Lanes Creek township
2,650
2,260
1,475
1,044
845
532
4649
4614
574
226
Marshville township
8,523
7,490
6,587
3,360
2,894
2,421
7791
7702
1107
436
Marshville town
2,402
2,360
2,160
926
868
793
222
221
1,0869
4190
Wingate town (part)
362
17
97
109
6
25
017
017
2,1294
6412
Monroe township
52,310
40,806
30,291
19,445
14,999
11,334
10046
9853
5309
1974
Indian Trail town (part)
2,086
695
(X)
771
244
(X)
207
201
1,0378
3836
Mineral Springs town (part)
64
57
(X)
25
23
(X)
055
055
1164
455
Monroe city (part)
32,519
26,071
16,385
12,241
9,558
6,531
2937
2876
1,1307
4256
Unionville town (part)
1,251
1,055
(X)
481
387
(X)
734
724
1728
664
Wesley Chapel village (part)
70
105
(X)
26
34
(X)
002
002
3,5000
1,3000
Wingate town (part)
3,129
2,389
2,724
937
819
654
183
182
1,7192
5148
745
Population and Housing Unit Counts
North Carolina 45
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
Union County—Con
New Salem township
3,532
2,925
2,324
1,428
1,159
887
6797
6702
527
213
Sandy Ridge township
45,672
16,427
8,564
14,786
5,584
2,951
6563
6475
7054
2284
Indian Trail town (part)
–
–
(X)
–
–
(X)
–
–
–
–
Marvin village
5,579
1,039
(X)
1,625
355
(X)
594
589
9472
2759
Mineral Springs town (part)
2,006
930
(X)
770
329
(X)
552
546
3674
1410
Monroe city (part)
–
(X)
(X)
–
(X)
(X)
001
001
–
–
Stallings town (part)
7
9
13
5
4
5
012
012
583
417
Waxhaw town (part)
6,656
893
–
2,328
341
–
584
573
1,1616
4063
Weddington town (part)
8,758
5,997
3,312
3,016
1,975
1,103
1667
1630
5373
1850
Wesley Chapel village (part)
6,487
1,518
(X)
1,998
563
(X)
849
841
7713
2376
Vance township
52,497 r
25,294
13,264
18,939 r
9,587
4,744
3995
3963
1,3247
4779
Hemby Bridge town
1,520 r
1,414
(X)
594 r
542
(X)
239
235
6468
2528
Indian Trail town (part)
31,271 r
11,054
1,942
10,859 r
4,285
717
1917
1907
1,6398
5694
Lake Park village
3,422
2,093
(X)
1,245
781
(X)
081
078
4,3872
1,5962
Monroe city (part)
112
78
(X)
76
32
(X)
032
031
3613
2452
Stallings town (part)
11,920 r
3,162
2,119
4,632 r
1,213
773
693
689
1,7300
6723
Weddington town (part)
694
699
491
267
239
149
114
114
6088
2342
Wesley Chapel village (part)
906
926
(X)
335
315
(X)
105
104
8712
3221
Vance County
45,422
42,954
38,892
20,082
18,196
15,743
26982
25352
1792
792
Dabney township
2,818
2,438
1,967
1,177
969
719
1739
1732
1627
680
Henderson city (part)
56
12
2
51
3
1
038
038
1474
1342
Henderson township
21,046
22,067
22,247
9,457
9,297
9,030
3348
3335
6311
2836
Henderson city (part)
15,312
16,083
15,653
7,050
6,867
6,445
813
812
1,8857
8682
South Henderson CDP
1,213
1,220
1,374
520
505
563
187
187
6487
2781
Kittrell township
5,822
4,667
4,147
2,258
1,828
1,448
4789
4776
1219
473
Kittrell town
467
148
228
81
68
90
021
021
2,2238
3857
Middleburg township
3,712
3,390
2,766
1,891
1,614
1,227
4503
3851
964
491
Middleburg town
133
162
131
56
56
52
057
057
2333
982
Sandy Creek township
6,711
5,896
4,162
2,619
2,342
1,621
3389
3358
1999
780
Townsville township
1,341
1,065
1,181
912
637
723
3958
3311
405
275
Watkins township
640
639
592
287
274
224
1085
1083
591
265
Williamsboro township
3,332
2,792
1,830
1,481
1,235
751
4171
3906
853
379
Wake County
900,993 r
627,866
426,301
371,836 r
258,961
177,075
85732
83522
1,0787
4452
Bartons Creek township
22,055
18,408
11,732
7,988
6,387
3,920
3797
3547
6218
2252
Raleigh city (part)
2,683
2,005
101
1,073
815
33
154
154
1,7422
6968
Buckhorn township
3,251
2,160
1,646
1,173
854
643
3930
3508
927
334
Apex town (part)
1,193
83
(X)
323
35
(X)
111
111
1,0748
2910
Holly Springs town (part)
2
(X)
(X)
1
(X)
(X)
066
066
30
15
Cary township
74,074
69,044
45,074
31,535
28,087
18,397
3239
3177
2,3316
9926
Apex town (part)
209
64
–
78
33
–
026
020
1,0450
3900
Cary town (part)
72,186
66,305
40,926
30,736
26,949
16,804
2565
2514
2,8714
1,2226
Morrisville town (part)
–
–
(X)
–
–
(X)
003
001
–
–
Raleigh city (part)
97
–
7
36
–
3
243
243
399
148
Cedar Fork township
40,841
10,911
2,709
18,180
5,255
1,339
3653
3557
1,1482
5111
Cary town (part)
13,431
5,254
629
5,007
1,829
313
743
706
1,9024
7092
Durham city (part)
–
–
(X)
–
–
(X)
002
002
–
–
Morrisville town (part)
18,576
5,208
1,489
8,357
3,210
754
827
824
2,2544
1,0142
Raleigh city (part)
8,627
14
26
4,704
7
16
643
634
1,3607
7420
Holly Springs township
33,071
16,304
5,786
11,863
6,348
2,131
4797
4685
7059
2532
Apex town (part)
20
–
223
14
–
72
207
207
97
68
Cary town (part)
2,024
284
(X)
760
111
(X)
039
039
5,1897
1,9487
Fuquay-Varina town (part)
756
253
105
246
89
33
133
131
5771
1878
Holly Springs town (part)
22,470
9,192
1,024
7,974
3,642
372
1366
1354
1,6595
5889
House Creek township
57,439
51,727
44,667
29,006
24,657
20,502
2205
2182
2,6324
1,3293
Raleigh city (part)
56,696
51,001
42,565
28,687
24,344
19,509
2031
2010
2,8207
1,4272
Leesville township
41,850
29,998
15,896
18,242
12,452
6,807
2139
2127
1,9676
8576
Raleigh city (part)
30,284
13,905
6,258
14,030
6,948
3,496
935
924
3,2775
1,5184
Little River township
12,528
10,985
8,666
5,163
4,397
3,445
5380
5344
2344
966
Zebulon town (part)
4,433
4,046
3,173
1,862
1,661
1,233
416
414
1,0708
4498
Marks Creek township
21,932
16,278
11,305
8,463
6,348
4,304
5303
5276
4157
1604
Clayton town (part)
–
(X)
(X)
–
(X)
(X)
005
005
–
–
Knightdale town (part)
–
(X)
(X)
–
(X)
(X)
015
015
–
–
Wendell town
5,845
4,247
2,921
2,430
1,785
1,172
522
520
1,1240
4673
Meredith township
13,926
11,498
8,090
7,583
6,097
3,850
956
953
1,4613
7957
Raleigh city (part)
13,744
10,929
6,962
7,490
5,874
3,297
791
790
1,7397
9481
723
46 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
Wake County—Con
Middle Creek township
44,136
25,151
15,105
16,963
10,126
5,886
6079
6042
7305
2808
Angier town (part)
103
(X)
(X)
50
(X)
(X)
026
025
4120
2000
Cary town (part)
1,427
(X)
(X)
456
(X)
(X)
076
076
1,8776
6000
Fuquay-Varina town (part)
17,181
7,645
4,457
7,078
3,286
1,926
1081
1077
1,5953
6572
Holly Springs town (part)
2,189
–
(X)
683
–
(X)
081
081
2,7025
8432
Neuse township
73,617
48,256
32,708
30,459
20,429
14,471
2750
2736
2,6907
1,1133
Raleigh city (part)
71,942
44,189
26,134
29,762
18,880
12,006
2209
2204
3,2642
1,3504
New Light township
7,591
4,708
2,554
2,900
1,827
1,062
4945
4177
1817
694
Panther Branch township
24,019 r
14,851
7,156
8,954 r
5,632
2,681
3913
3841
6253
2331
Garner town (part)
2,359
14
24
863
6
12
140
139
1,6971
6209
Raleigh township
117,838 r
110,725
103,755
50,239 r
45,528
45,165
3753
3743
3,1482
1,3422
Raleigh city (part)
117,555 r
110,412
102,979
50,098 r
45,379
44,776
3685
3677
3,1970
1,3625
St Marys township
58,484 r
38,204
32,324
23,023 r
15,313
12,513
6048
6032
9696
3817
Garner town (part)
22,937 r
17,761
14,940
9,865 r
7,255
5,962
1280
1276
1,7976
7731
Raleigh city (part)
24,482 r
9,778
7,969
8,563
3,572
2,871
977
974
2,5136
8792
St Matthews township
65,731
44,631
26,976
26,318
18,222
11,010
5751
5713
1,1506
4607
Knightdale town (part)
11,401
5,958
1,884
4,723
2,352
785
606
605
1,8845
7807
Raleigh city (part)
40,757
23,087
8,649
16,083
9,632
3,539
1490
1478
2,7576
1,0882
Swift Creek township
50,225
35,472
20,891
21,626
14,494
8,788
4458
4299
1,1683
5030
Cary town (part)
13,005
9,536
2,015
5,778
3,320
743
576
561
2,3182
1,0299
Fuquay-Varina town (part)
–
(X)
(X)
1
(X)
(X)
001
001
–
1000
Garner town (part)
449
12
3
265
2
1
060
060
7483
4417
Raleigh city (part)
18,253
9,872
6,301
8,378
4,914
3,097
609
571
3,1967
1,4673
Wake Forest township
65,491
29,845
15,586
24,860
11,659
6,149
7341
7298
8974
3406
Raleigh city (part)
17,705
902
(X)
6,725
335
(X)
591
589
3,0059
1,1418
Rolesville town
3,786
907
572
1,341
384
227
395
393
9634
3412
Wake Forest town (part)
29,218
12,588
5,832
11,064
5,091
2,333
1482
1470
1,9876
7527
White Oak township
72,894
38,710
10,754
27,298
14,849
4,083
5295
5285
1,3793
5165
Apex town (part)
36,054
20,065
4,745
13,507
7,960
1,754
1200
1200
3,0045
1,1256
Cary town (part)
31,739
13,138
288
11,724
4,644
148
1411
1407
2,2558
8333
Warren County
20,972
19,972
17,265
11,806
10,548
8,714
44376
42846
489
276
Fishing Creek township
1,781
1,692
1,501
815
697
524
4880
4875
365
167
Fork township
517
526
505
275
257
203
4105
4098
126
67
Hawtree township
1,457
1,858
1,340
746
594
537
3784
3759
388
198
Judkins township
718
905
880
433
482
386
5401
5390
133
80
Nutbush township
2,538
1,582
1,387
931
761
693
3377
3223
787
289
River township
1,352
1,199
933
1,091
1,005
913
3433
2858
473
382
Roanoke township
1,214
1,031
544
1,493
1,210
960
1335
927
1310
1611
Sandy Creek township
1,866
1,670
1,275
817
706
519
3326
3311
564
247
Shocco township
1,358
1,270
993
629
543
416
3584
3582
379
176
Sixpound township
1,061
926
1,060
1,124
975
813
3909
3598
295
312
Macon town
119
115
153
63
63
68
047
047
2532
1340
Smith Creek township
2,334
2,198
2,266
1,138
1,039
952
2559
2555
914
445
Norlina town
1,118
1,107
996
567
534
456
112
111
1,0072
5108
Warrenton township
4,776
5,115
4,581
2,314
2,279
1,798
4684
4670
1023
496
Warrenton town
862
811
949
528
472
470
097
097
8887
5443
Washington County
13,228
13,723
13,997
6,491
6,174
5,644
42385
34813
380
186
Lees Mill township
2,884
2,916
2,935
1,488
1,313
1,171
12996
11464
252
130
Roper town
611
613
669
318
268
260
086
086
7105
3698
Plymouth township
7,334
7,569
7,707
3,449
3,314
3,082
7848
7831
937
440
Plymouth town
3,878
4,107
4,328
1,856
1,829
1,793
404
403
9623
4605
Scuppernong township
1,724
1,481
1,481
861
685
635
10740
8252
209
104
Creswell town
276
278
361
133
141
149
057
057
4842
2333
Skinnersville township
1,286
1,757
1,874
693
862
756
10799
7267
177
95
Watauga County
51,079 r
42,693
36,952
32,137 r
23,156
19,538
31345
31256
1634
1028
Bald Mountain township
619
485
370
432
272
197
1179
1165
531
371
Beaverdam township
1,351
1,283
1,176
740
613
529
2680
2675
505
277
Blowing Rock township
2,715
2,858
2,332
3,700
2,671
2,261
1984
1964
1382
1884
Blowing Rock town (part)
1,192
1,365
1,219
1,952
1,433
1,335
261
256
4656
7625
Boone town (part)
–
(X)
(X)
–
(X)
(X)
001
001
–
–
Blue Ridge township
4,211
3,628
2,204
2,891
1,874
1,213
2787
2785
1512
1038
Blowing Rock town (part)
–
(X)
(X)
1
(X)
(X)
002
002
–
500
Boone town (part)
673
320
(X)
393
187
(X)
020
020
3,3650
1,9650
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