Bunnlevel, North Carolina
Bunnlevel, North Carolina | |
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  Bunnlevel  Bunnlevel | |
| Coordinates: 35°18′36″N 78°46′21″W / 35.31000°N 78.77250°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | North Carolina |
| County | Harnett |
| Area | |
| • Total | 7.59 sq mi (19.66 km2) |
| • Land | 7.56 sq mi (19.58 km2) |
| • Water | 0.03 sq mi (0.09 km2) |
| Elevation | 138 ft (42 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 516 |
| • Density | 68.26/sq mi (26.36/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 28323 |
| Area codes | 910, 472 |
| FIPS code | 37-08880[3] |
| GNIS feature ID | 2584311[2] |
Bunnlevel is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) along U.S. Highway 401 in Stewarts Creek Township, Harnett County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 552 at the 2010 census.[3] It is a part of the Dunn Micropolitan Area, which is also a part of the greater Raleigh–Durham–Cary Combined Statistical Area (CSA) as defined by the United States Census Bureau.
History[edit]
Bunnlevel was originally named "Bunn's Level" after a local resident Joseph Bunn who established the first Post Office April 6, 1846. The community was later incorporated in 1921 as "Bunnlevel" but has since been inactive as a municipality. Another incorporation movement here failed in 1961.[4] Early prominent families included Elliott, McDougald, McNeill, McLean, Walker, Spears, Buie, Bunn, Byrd, Chance, Thomas, Hobbs and Hicks.
Thorbiskope was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.[5]
Geography[edit]
The community is in southern Harnett County along U.S. Route 401, 7 miles (11 km) south of Lillington, the county seat, and 20 miles (32 km) north of Fayetteville. According to the United States Census Bureau, the Bunnlevel CDP has a total area of 7.59 square miles (19.66 km2), of which 7.56 square miles (19.58 km2) are land and 0.03 square miles (0.09 km2), or 0.44%, are water.[3]
Demographics[edit]
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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| 2020 | 516 | — | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[6] | |||
References[edit]
- ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bunnlevel, North Carolina
- ^ a b c "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001): Bunnlevel CDP, North Carolina". American Factfinder. U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved December 13, 2017.
- ^ Powell, William S. (1968), The North Carolina Gazetteer: A Dictionary of Tar Heel Places, Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, p. 75, ISBN 0-8078-1247-1
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |