Editing Magnolia, North Carolina (section)

==Geography==
Magnolia is located in western Duplin County. [[U.S. Route 117]] passes through the center of town, leading north {{convert|7|mi|0}} to [[Warsaw, North Carolina|Warsaw]] and south {{convert|11|mi}} to [[Wallace, North Carolina|Wallace]]. [[Interstate 40 in North Carolina|Interstate 40]] passes to the east of Magnolia, with access from Exit 373 ([[North Carolina Highway 24|NC 24]]) {{convert|2|mi|0}} northeast of town, and from Exit 369 (US 117) {{convert|3.5|mi}} north of town. I-40 leads south {{convert|56|mi}} to [[Wilmington, North Carolina|Wilmington]] and north {{convert|76|mi}} to [[Raleigh, North Carolina|Raleigh]].

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], Magnolia has a total area of {{convert|2.6|km2|order=flip}}, all  land.<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web |title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Magnolia town, North Carolina |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US3740640 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213055639/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US3740640 |archive-date=February 13, 2020 |accessdate=December 1, 2015 |publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder}}</ref>