| Official Name: | Spiveys Corner, North Carolina |
| Settlement Type: | CDP |
| Pushpin Map: | North Carolina |
| Pushpin Label: | Spiveys Corner |
| Pushpin Label Position: | left |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within the state of North Carolina |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | North Carolina |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Sampson |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 20.13 |
| Area Land Km2: | 20.13 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.00 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 7.77 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 7.77 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.00 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 576 |
| Population Density Km2: | 28.62 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 74.12 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Elevation Ft: | 190 |
| Coordinates: | 35.1981°N -78.4825°W |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 37-63920[2] |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 2402887 |
Spivey's Corner [3] is a census-designated place located in Sampson County, North Carolina, United States, at the intersection of U.S. Highway 13 and U.S. Highway 421. As of the 2020 census, the CDP had a total population of 576.
From 1969 to 2015, Spivey's Corner was the home of the National Hollerin' Contest. Contestants from the contest have appeared on Johnny Carson's The Tonight Show and the Late Show with David Letterman.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 7.8sqmi, all land.
As of the 2000 United States Census, there were 448 people in the town, organized into 149 households and 119 families. The population density was 57.8sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 178 housing units at an average density of 23.0/sq mi (8.9/km). The racial makeup of the CDP was 58.48% White, 37.95% African American, 0.22% Native American, 0.00% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 3.35% from other races, and 0.00% from two or more races. 5.58% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There were 149 households, out of which 41.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.1% were married couples living together, 13.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.1% were non-families. 14.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.01 and the average family size was 3.31.
In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 29.9% under the age of 18, 6.9% from 18 to 24, 33.9% from 25 to 44, 21.9% from 45 to 64, and 7.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females, there were 92.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.8 males.
The median income for a household in the CDP was $47,000, and the median income for a family was $48,542. Males had a median income of $36,250 versus $24,643 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $16,371. 25.4% of the population and 21.1% of families were below the poverty line. Out of the total population, 32.2% of those under the age of 18 and 23.8% of those 65 and older were living below the poverty line.
The National Hollerin' Contest, first held in 1969, was an annual competition held in Spivey's Corner. It continued for nearly 50 years, before ending in 2015.
The contest, held on the first Saturday in September, was inaugurated in order to revive the almost-lost art of "hollerin", a sophisticated vocal tradition that served as a means of long-distance communication between individuals as well as an amusing form of entertainment, before the widespread adoption of the telephone. From 1969 until 2012, the contest was held on the third Saturday of June, with it changing to September beginning in 2013. The final contest was held in 2015.