Porters Neck, North Carolina | |
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  Porters Neck, North Carolina  Porters Neck, North Carolina | |
| Coordinates: 34°17′39″N 77°46′10″W / 34.29417°N 77.76944°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | North Carolina |
| County | New Hanover |
| Area | |
| • Total | 5.78 sq mi (14.98 km2) |
| • Land | 5.41 sq mi (14.01 km2) |
| • Water | 0.37 sq mi (0.97 km2) |
| Elevation | 20 ft (6 m) |
| Population (
2020) | |
| • Total | 7,397 |
| • Density | 1,367.28/sq mi (527.87/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 ( Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer ( DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| Area codes | 910, 472 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2584329 [2] |
Porters Neck is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in New Hanover County, North Carolina, United States. Its population was 6,204 as of the 2010 census. [3]
History
William B. Gould was enslaved on Nicholas Nixon's plantation on Porters Neck before escaping in 1862. [4]
Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the community has an area of 5.708 square miles (14.78 km2); 5.365 square miles (13.90 km2) of its area is land, and 0.343 square miles (0.89 km2) is water. [3]
Demographics
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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| 2020 | 7,397 | — | |
| U.S. Decennial Census [5] | |||
References
- ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Porters Neck, North Carolina
- ^ a b "2010 Census Gazetteer Files - Places: North Carolina". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved February 26, 2017.
- ^ Gould IV, William B. (2002). Diary of a Contraband: The Civil War Passage of a Black Sailor (paperback ed.). Stanford University Press. p. 38. ISBN 0-8047-4708-3.
- ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
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