Old Hundred, North Carolina

Old Hundred, North Carolina
Old Hundred, North Carolina is located in North Carolina
Old Hundred, North Carolina
Old Hundred, North Carolina
Location within North Carolina
Old Hundred, North Carolina is located in the United States
Old Hundred, North Carolina
Old Hundred, North Carolina
Location within the United States
Coordinates: 34°49′46″N 79°35′25″W / 34.82944°N 79.59028°W / 34.82944; -79.59028
CountryUnited States
StateNorth Carolina
CountyScotland
Area
 • Total
0.97 sq mi (2.51 km2)
 • Land0.97 sq mi (2.51 km2)
 • Water0 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation312 ft (95 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
218
 • Density225/sq mi (86.7/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
28351[3]
Area codes910, 472
GNIS feature ID1021733[2]

Old Hundred is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Scotland County, North Carolina, United States. As of the 2020 census, Old Hundred had a population of 218.[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 (126.91 km), 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.[8] U.S. Route 74 passes through the community.[9]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
2020218—
U.S. Decennial Census[10]

References

  1. ↑ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
  2. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Old Hundred, North Carolina
  3. ↑ "Old Hundred NC ZIP Code". zipdatamaps.com. 2023. Retrieved February 17, 2023.
  4. ↑ "2020 Decennial Census Redistricting Data (Public Law 94-171)". United States Census Bureau. 2021. Retrieved March 11, 2026.
  5. ↑ Census reporter
  6. ↑ Marks 2021, p. 11.
  7. ↑ Tyner 2005, p. 34.
  8. ↑ "2010 Census Gazetteer Files - Places: North Carolina". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved February 26, 2017.
  9. ↑ Gibson, NC, 7'5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1949 (1983 rev.)
  10. ↑ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.

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