This is a list of census-designated places in the U.S. state of North Carolina.
Census-designated places (CDPs) are unincorporated communities lacking elected municipal officers and boundaries with legal status.[1] The term "census designated place" has been used as an official classification by the U.S. Census Bureau since 1980.[2] Prior to that, select unincorporated communities were surveyed in the U.S. Census.[2]
| CDP | County | Location of County | Population (2020) | Population (2010) | Population (2000) | Population (1990) | Population (1980) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Altamahaw-Ossipee | Alamance | Split prior to the 2010 census into Altamahaw CDP and the town of Ossipee | ||||||
| Badin | Stanly | Incorporated prior to the 2000 census | ||||||
| Boger City | Lincoln | Annexed by Lincolnton; no longer listed as a CDP after the 2000 census | ||||||
| Bonnie Doone | Cumberland | Annexed by Fayetteville; not listed as a CDP in the 2000 census | ||||||
| Butner | Granville | Incorporated prior to the 2010 census | ||||||
| Onslow | Annexed by Jacksonville prior to the 2000 census | |||||||
| Cumberland | Incorporated prior to the 2010 census | |||||||
| Cumberland Hoke | Annexed by Fayetteville; not listed as a CDP in the 2010 census | |||||||
| Union | Incorporated prior to the 2000 census | |||||||
| Forsyth | Incorporated prior to the 2000 census | |||||||
| New Hanover | Annexed by Wilmington after the 2000 census | |||||||
| New Hope | Wake | Annexed by Raleigh prior to the 2000 census | ||||||
| Onslow | Annexed by Jacksonville prior to the 2000 census | |||||||
| Catawba | Annexed by Hickory prior to the 2000 census | |||||||
| Durham | Annexed by Durham prior to the 2000 census | |||||||
| Guilford | Incorporated prior to the 2000 census | |||||||
| Cumberland | Annexed by Fayetteville prior to the 2010 census | |||||||
| Poplar Tent | Cabarrus | Annexed by Concord prior to the 2000 census | ||||||
| New Hanover | Annexed by Wilmington after the 2000 census | |||||||
| Forsyth | Annexed by Winston-Salem prior to the 2000 census | |||||||
| Catawba | Merged into the Lake Norman of Catawba CDP for the 2010 census | |||||||
| Smith Creek | New Hanover | Annexed by Wilmington prior to the 2000 census | ||||||
| South Gastonia | Gaston | Annexed by Gastonia; last appeared in the 2000 census | ||||||