Editing Brogden, North Carolina (section)

==Geography==

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the CDP has a total area of {{convert|2.2|sqmi|km2}}, of which, {{convert|2.2|sqmi|km2}} of it is land and {{convert|0.04|sqmi|km2}} of it (1.82%) is water.

Brogden's elevations are on average 175 feet above sea level. The area is underlain by unconsolidated beds of sand, clay and gravel. Most of these beds were deposited in seawater as the sea advanced and retreated during the geologic development of the [[Atlantic Coastal Plain]]. To a much lesser extent, streams deposited layers of sediment which mixed with that deposited on the sea floor.

The [[climate]] in Brogden is characterized by warm summers and moderate winters. The average temperature is about 62 degrees. Annual precipitation is about 50&nbsp;inches of rainfall per year, with the major portion occurring in the late spring and summer.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.waynegov.com/about/facts.asp |title=Wayne County Facts<!-- Bot generated title --> |access-date=2008-03-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080724230942/http://www.waynegov.com/about/facts.asp |archive-date=2008-07-24 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

Brogden also is the name of a farming community in neighboring [[Johnston County, North Carolina|Johnston County]] where Hollywood actress [[Ava Gardner]] lived as a child.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.johnstoncountync.org/ava-gardner/blog/post/the-birthday-girl-in-her-own-words/|title=Ava Gardner, the Birthday Girl in Her Own Words|date=19 December 2019}}</ref>