Porters Neck, North Carolina facts for kids

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Unincorporated community
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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

Porters Neck is a small community in New Hanover County, North Carolina, United States. It is an unincorporated community, meaning it is not part of a city or town. It is also a census-designated place, which is a special area defined by the government for counting people. In 2020, about 7,397 people lived there.

History of Porters Neck

Porters Neck has a connection to an important part of American history. A man named William B. Gould was once enslaved on a plantation here. This plantation belonged to Nicholas Nixon. In 1862, William B. Gould bravely escaped to freedom.

Geography and Location

Porters Neck is located in the state of North Carolina. It covers an area of about 5.7 square miles (14.98 square kilometers). Most of this area is land, about 5.4 square miles (14.01 square kilometers). The rest is water, which is about 0.3 square miles (0.97 square kilometers). This community is near the coast, which means it has a mix of land and water features.

Population and People

The number of people living in Porters Neck has changed over time. In 2010, the population was 6,204. By 2020, the population had grown to 7,397 people. This information comes from the United States Census, which counts everyone in the country every ten years.

See also

• In Spanish: Porters Neck (Carolina del Norte) para niños