Bunnlevel, North Carolina

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.

Bunnlevel, North Carolina
Bunnlevel is located in North Carolina
Bunnlevel
Bunnlevel
Bunnlevel is located in the United States
Bunnlevel
Bunnlevel
Coordinates: 35°18′36″N 78°46′21″W / 35.31000°N 78.77250°W / 35.31000; -78.77250
CountryUnited States
StateNorth Carolina
CountyHarnett
Area
 • Total7.59 sq mi (19.66 km2)
 • Land7.56 sq mi (19.58 km2)
 • Water0.03 sq mi (0.09 km2)
Elevation138 ft (42 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total516
 • Density68.26/sq mi (26.36/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
28323
Area codes910, 472
FIPS code37-08880[3]
GNIS feature ID2584311[2]

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

Historical population
CensusPop.Note
2020516
U.S. Decennial Census[6]

References edit

  1. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
  2. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bunnlevel, North Carolina
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ 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
  5. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  6. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.