Long Creek, North Carolina Explained

Official Name:Long Creek, North Carolina
Settlement Type:Census-designated place
Pushpin Map:North Carolina#USA
Pushpin Label:Long Creek
Coordinates:34.4383°N -78.0161°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:North Carolina
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Pender
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Sq Mi:2.02
Area Land Sq Mi:2.01
Area Water Sq Mi:0.01
Area Total Km2:5.22
Area Land Km2:5.21
Area Water Km2:0.01
Population As Of:2020
Population Density Km2:53.18
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Elevation Ft:20
Postal Code Type:ZIP Code
Postal Code:28457 (Rocky Point)
Area Codes:910, 472
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:37-39060
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:2812800
Population Total:277
Unit Pref:Imperial
Population Density Sq Mi:137.74

Long Creek is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Pender County, North Carolina, United States. It was first listed as a CDP in the 2020 census with a population of 277.[2]

The community is in southwestern Pender County, along North Carolina Highway 210. It is named for Long Creek, a southward-flowing stream that runs along the western edge of the community and leads southeast to the Northeast Cape Fear River. The community is 7miles west of Rocky Point, 10miles southwest of Burgaw, the Pender county seat, and north of Wilmington.

Demographics

2020 census

Long Creek CDP, North Carolina – Demographic Profile
(NH = Non-Hispanic)!Race / Ethnicity!Pop 2020[3] !% 2020
White alone (NH)12143.68%
Black or African American alone (NH)12545.13%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)20.72%
Asian alone (NH)10.36%
Pacific Islander alone (NH)00.00%
Some Other Race alone (NH)41.44%
Mixed Race/Multi-Racial (NH)124.33%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)124.33%
Total277100.00%
Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos can be of any race.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ArcGIS REST Services Directory. United States Census Bureau. September 20, 2022.
  2. Web site: Long Creek CDP, North Carolina. United States Census Bureau. April 7, 2022.
  3. Web site: P2 HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Long Creek CDP, North Carolina. United States Census Bureau.