Old Hundred, North Carolina

Coordinates: 34°49′46″N 79°35′25″W / 34.82944°N 79.59028°W / 34.82944; -79.59028
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Old Hundred, North Carolina
Old Hundred, North Carolina is located in North Carolina
Old Hundred, North Carolina
Old Hundred, North Carolina
Old Hundred, North Carolina is located in the United States
Old Hundred, North Carolina
Old Hundred, North Carolina
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
 • Total0.97 sq mi (2.51 km2)
 • Land0.97 sq mi (2.51 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation312 ft (95 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total218
 • Density224.51/sq mi (86.70/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. 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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

Historical population
CensusPop.Note
2020218
U.S. Decennial Census[9]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
  2. ^ a b 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. ^ a b "2010 Census Gazetteer Files - Places: North Carolina". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved February 26, 2017.
  5. ^ Census reporter
  6. ^ Marks 2021, p. 11.
  7. ^ Tyner 2005, p. 34.
  8. ^ Gibson, NC, 7'5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1949 (1983 rev.)
  9. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.

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