Old Hundred, North Carolina Explained

Official Name:Old Hundred, North Carolina
Pushpin Map:North Carolina#USA
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:North Carolina
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Scotland
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:2.51
Area Land Km2:2.51
Area Water Km2:0.00
Area Total Sq Mi:0.97
Area Land Sq Mi:0.97
Area Water Sq Mi:0.00
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:218
Population Density Km2:86.70
Population Density Sq Mi:224.51
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Elevation Ft:312
Coordinates:34.8294°N -79.5903°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:28351[2]
Area Codes:910, 472
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:1021733

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.[3] Old Hundred has the lowest per capita income ($5,846) of any CDP in North Carolina.[4]

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. The longest straight stretch of railroad track in the United States, spanning 78.86 miles, connects Old Hundred and Wilmington.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the community has an area of, all of it land.[3] U.S. Route 74 passes through the community.[5]

Demographics

Works cited

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ArcGIS REST Services Directory. United States Census Bureau. September 20, 2022.
  2. Web site: Old Hundred NC ZIP Code. zipdatamaps.com. 2023. February 17, 2023.
  3. Web site: 2010 Census Gazetteer Files - Places: North Carolina. U.S. Census Bureau. February 26, 2017.
  4. https://censusreporter.org/data/distribution/?table=B19301&geo_ids=160|04000US37&primary_geo_id=04000US37 Census reporter
  5. Gibson, NC, 7'5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1949 (1983 rev.)