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James City, North Carolina
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Location of James City, North Carolina
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| Country | United States |
| State | North Carolina |
| County | Craven |
| Area | |
| • Total | 13.81 sq mi (35.76 km2) |
| • Land | 7.71 sq mi (19.97 km2) |
| • Water | 6.10 sq mi (15.79 km2) |
| Elevation | 23 ft (7 m) |
| Population
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| • Total | 5,291 |
| • Density | 686.16/sq mi (264.93/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| FIPS code | 37-34260 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2402629 |
James City is an unincorporated area and census-designated place (CDP) in Craven County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 5,899 at the 2010 census. It is part of the New Bern, North Carolina Metropolitan Statistical Area.
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History
James City was developed during the American Civil War when Union forces, occupying nearby New Bern, constructed a resettlement camp for freed slaves on land belonging to Confederate Army Colonel Peter G. Evans. Originally referred to as the Trent River Settlement, by 1865 it had been renamed James City, after its founder, Union Army chaplain Horace James, superintendent of Negro affairs and agent for the Bureau of Freedmen, Refugees, and Abandoned Lands.
Geography
James City is located in central Craven County along the west bank of the tidal Neuse River. It is bordered to the north by the city of New Bern, the county seat, across the Trent River, a tributary of the Neuse. To the west are the unincorporated community of Brices Creek, and a more recently annexed portion of New Bern. Coastal Carolina Regional Airport is in the northwestern part of the CDP.
According to the United States Census Bureau, James City has a total area of 13.9 square miles (35.9 km2), of which 7.6 square miles (19.7 km2) is land and 6.3 square miles (16.3 km2), or 45.34%, is water.
Demographics
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 2020 | 5,291 | — | |
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2020 census
| Race | Number | Percentage |
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| White (non-Hispanic) | 3,919 | 74.07% |
| Black or African American (non-Hispanic) | 713 | 13.48% |
| Native American | 8 | 0.15% |
| Asian | 47 | 0.89% |
| Pacific Islander | 5 | 0.09% |
| Other/Mixed | 250 | 4.73% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 349 | 6.6% |
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 5,291 people, 2,144 households, and 1,475 families residing in the CDP.
See also
In Spanish: James City (Carolina del Norte) para niños
