Old Hundred, North Carolina
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Old Hundred, North Carolina | |
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  Old Hundred, North Carolina  Old Hundred, North Carolina | |
| Coordinates: 34°49′46″N 79°35′25″W / 34.82944°N 79.59028°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | North Carolina |
| County | Scotland |
| Area | |
• Total | 0.97 sq mi (2.51 km2) |
| • Land | 0.97 sq mi (2.51 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 312 ft (95 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 218 |
| • Density | 225/sq mi (86.7/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 28351[3] |
| Area codes | 910, 472 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1021733[2] |
Old Hundred is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Scotland County, North Carolina, United States. As of the 2020 census, Old Hundred had a population of 218.[4] Old Hundred has the lowest per capita income ($5,846) of any CDP in North Carolina.[5]
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.[6] The longest straight stretch of railroad track in the United States, spanning 78.86 miles, connects Old Hundred and Wilmington.[7]
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.[8] U.S. Route 74 passes through the community.[9]
