Bowdens, North Carolina

CountryUnited States

Elevation

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161 ft (49 m)

28398

Bowdens is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Duplin County, North Carolina, United States.^[2] It was first listed as a CDP in the 2020 census, with a population of 196.^[3]

The community is in northwestern Duplin County, along U.S. Route 117. It is 4 miles (6 km) north of Warsaw and the same distance south of Faison.

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2020	196		—
U.S. Decennial Census^[4] 2020^[5]

Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic)	Pop 2020^[5]	% 2020
White alone (NH)	38	19.39%
Black or African American alone (NH)	118	60.20%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)	1	0.51%
Asian alone (NH)	0	0.00%
Pacific Islander alone (NH)	0	0.00%
Some Other Race alone (NH)	0	0.00%
Mixed Race or Multi-Racial (NH)	1	0.51%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	38	19.39%
Total	196	100.00%

v t e Municipalities and communities of Duplin County, North Carolina, United States
County seat: Kenansville
Towns	Beulaville Calypso Faison‡ Greenevers Harrells‡ Kenansville Magnolia Mount Olive‡ Rose Hill Teachey Wallace‡ Warsaw
CDPs	Bowdens Chinquapin Potters Hill
Other communities	Fountaintown Hallsville Kornegay Murphey Safe
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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2020 census

Bowdens, North Carolina
Census-designated place
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Coordinates: 35°3′25″N 78°6′52″W / 35.05694°N 78.11444°W / 35.05694; -78.11444
Country	United States
State	North Carolina
County	Duplin
Area ^[1]
• Total	1.41 sq mi (3.64 km²)
• Land	1.36 sq mi (3.52 km²)
• Water	0.05 sq mi (0.12 km²)
Elevation ^[2]	161 ft (49 m)
Population (2020)
• Total	196
• Density	144.12/sq mi (55.63/km²)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP Code	28398
Area codes	910, 472
FIPS code	37-07340
GNIS feature ID	2812792^[2]