Porters Neck, North Carolina
Porters Neck, North Carolina | |
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  Porters Neck, North Carolina | |
| Coordinates: 34°17′39″N 77°46′10″W / 34.29417°N 77.76944°WCoordinates: 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 | 5.708 sq mi (14.78 km2) |
| • Land | 5.365 sq mi (13.90 km2) |
| • Water | 0.343 sq mi (0.89 km2) |
| Elevation | 20 ft (6 m) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 6,204 |
| • Density | 1,100/sq mi (420/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| Area code(s) | 910 |
| 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.[1] William B. Gould was enslaved on Nicholas Nixon's plantation on Porters Neck before escaping in 1862.[3]
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.[1]
References[]
- ^ a b c d "2010 Census Gazetteer Files - Places: North Carolina". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved February 26, 2017.
- ^ "Porters Neck Census Designated Place". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
- ^ 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.
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Categories:
- Unincorporated communities in New Hanover County, North Carolina
- Unincorporated communities in North Carolina
- Census-designated places in New Hanover County, North Carolina
- Census-designated places in North Carolina
- Eastern North Carolina geography stubs