| Official Name: | Bowdens, North Carolina |
| Settlement Type: | Census-designated place |
| Pushpin Map: | North Carolina#USA |
| Pushpin Label: | Bowdens |
| Coordinates: | 35.0569°N -78.1144°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | North Carolina |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Duplin |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 1.41 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 1.36 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.05 |
| Area Total Km2: | 3.64 |
| Area Land Km2: | 3.52 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.12 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Density Km2: | 55.63 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Elevation Ft: | 161 |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP Code |
| Postal Code: | 28398 |
| Area Codes: | 910, 472 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 37-07340 |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 2812792 |
| Population Total: | 196 |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 144.12 |
Bowdens is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Duplin County, North Carolina, United States. It was first listed as a CDP in the 2020 census with a population of 196.[2]
The community is in northwestern Duplin County, along U.S. Route 117. It is 4miles north of Warsaw and the same distance south of Faison.
| White alone (NH) | 38 | 19.39% | |
| Black or African American alone (NH) | 118 | 60.20% | |
| Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) | 1 | 0.51% | |
| Asian alone (NH) | 0 | 0.00% | |
| Pacific Islander alone (NH) | 0 | 0.00% | |
| Some Other Race alone (NH) | 0 | 0.00% | |
| Mixed Race or Multi-Racial (NH) | 1 | 0.51% | |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 38 | 19.39% | |
| Total | 196 | 100.00% |