Old Hundred is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Scotland County, North Carolina, United States. Its population was 287 as of the 2010 census.[3] Old Hundred has the lowest per capita income ($5,846) of any CDP in North Carolina.[4]

Old Hundred, North Carolina
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 34°49′46″N 79°35′25″W
Country	United States
State	North Carolina
County	Scotland
Area [1]
• Total	0.97 sq mi (2.51 km2)
• Land	0.97 sq mi (2.51 km2)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation [2]	312 ft (95 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	218
• Density	224.51/sq mi (86.70/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code	910
GNIS feature ID	1021733[2]

History

Old Hundred was originally calculated to be the 100-mile-marker point along the Wilmington, Charlotte and Rutherford Railroad, traveling west of Wilmington. The calculation was inaccurate and later corrected, but the name remained.[5] The longest straight stretch of railroad track in the United States, spanning 78.86 miles, connects Old Hundred and Wilmington.[6]

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the community has an area of 0.971 square miles (2.51 km²), all of it land.[3] U.S. Route 74 passes through the community.[7]

Demographics

References

Works cited

• Marks, Stuart A. (2021). Southern Hunting in Black and White: Nature, History, and Ritual in a Carolina Community. Princeton University Press. ISBN 9780691226866.
• Tyner, K. Blake (2005). Robeson County in Vintage Postcards. Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 9780738541624.