Editing Buies Creek, North Carolina

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'''Buies Creek''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|b|uː|iː|z}} {{respell|BOO|eez}})<ref name="North Carolina Collection">[http://www.lib.unc.edu/ncc/ref/resources/tlth.html "Talk Like a Tarheel"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130622041633/http://www.lib.unc.edu/ncc/ref/resources/tlth.html |date=22 June 2013 }}, from the North Carolina Collection's website at the [[University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill]]. Retrieved 2013-02-08.</ref> is a [[census-designated place]] (CDP) located in the [[Neills Creek Township, Harnett County, North Carolina|Neills Creek Township]] of [[Harnett County, North Carolina|Harnett County]], [[North Carolina]], United States. It is the home of [[Campbell University]]. The population was 3,253 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], up from 2,942 in 2010. Buies Creek is a part of the [[Dunn, North Carolina|Dunn]] Micropolitan Area, which is also a part of the greater [[Research Triangle|Raleigh–Durham–Cary]] [[Combined Statistical Area|Combined Statistical Area (CSA)]] as defined by the [[United States Census Bureau]].

==History==
The [[James Archibald Campbell House]] was listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 1977.<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|version=2010a}}</ref>

===Incorporation===
The wooded hamlet of Buies Creek was incorporated by the [[North Carolina General Assembly]] in 1914. The town charter was repealed in 1967.<ref>[http://www.ncga.state.nc.us/EnactedLegislation/SessionLaws/HTML/1967-1968/SL1967-1145.html 1967 Session Laws of North Carolina, Chapter 1145] (accessed 14 February 2007)</ref>

==Geography==
The community is in eastern Harnett County, {{convert|7|mi|0}} northwest of [[Erwin, North Carolina|Erwin]] and {{convert|5|mi|0}} east of [[Lillington, North Carolina|Lillington]], the [[county seat]]. [[U.S. Route 421]] passes through the community, connecting the two nearby towns. According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the [[Census designated place|CDP]] has a total area of {{convert|5.95|km2|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|0.01|km2|order=flip|3}}, or 0.25%, is water.<ref name="Census 2010">{{Cite web |title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001): Buies Creek CDP, North Carolina |url=https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US3708760 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213105701/https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US3708760 |archive-date=13 February 2020 |access-date=December 13, 2017 |work=American Factfinder |publisher=U.S. Census Bureau}}</ref>

[[Buies Creek]], a tributary of the Cape Fear River, drains the town of Buies Creek.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
| 2000 = 2215
| 2010 = 2942
| 2020 = 3253
| footnote = U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=http://www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|accessdate=June 4, 2016}}</ref>
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===2020 census===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:right"
|+Buies Creek racial composition<ref>{{Cite web|title=Explore Census Data|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US3708760&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|access-date=2021-12-22|website=data.census.gov}}</ref>
!scope="col"| Race
!scope="col"| Number
!scope="col"| Percentage
|-
!scope="row"| [[White (U.S. Census)|White]] (non-Hispanic)
| 2,448
| 75.25%
|-
!scope="row"| [[African American (U.S. Census)|Black or African American]] (non-Hispanic)
| 465
| 14.29%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]]
| 8
| 0.25%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]]
| 77
| 2.37%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]]
| 2
| 0.06%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Race (United States Census)|Other/Mixed]]
| 99
| 3.04%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]]
| 154
| 4.73%
|}
As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 3,253 people, 531 households, and 107 families residing in the CDP.

===2010 census===
At the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]] there were 2,942 people, 577 households, and 232 families living in the CDP. The population density was {{convert|1,296.0|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|people&nbsp;|people}}. There were 699 housing units at an average density of {{convert|307.9|/mi2|/km2}}. The [[Race and ethnicity in the United States Census#2010 census|racial makeup]] of the CDP was 78.3% White, 14.8% African American, 0.7% Native American, 2.2% Asian, 0.0% Pacific Islander, 1.9% from other races, and 2.2% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.6%.<ref name="GR2" />

Of the 577 households 15.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 29.6% were married couples living together, 7.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 59.8% were non-families. 36.6% of households were one person and 9.7% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.07 and the average family size was 2.73.

The age distribution was 4.3% under the age of 14, 32.4% from 15 to 19, 42.0% from 20 to 24, 9.0% from 25 to 44, 7.9% from 45 to 64, and 4.5% 65 or older. The median age was 21 years. For every 100 females, there were 80.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 80.1 males.

As of the 2014 American Community Survey (ACS), the median household income was $31,959, and the median family income was $51,106. Males had a median income of $9,625 versus $11,908 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $8,301. As of the 2010 ACS, about 12.0% of families and 38.0% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 28.8% of those under age 18 and 0.0% of those age 65 or over. It is also the home of many farms and primarily known because it is home to Campbell University.

==Colleges and universities==
* [[Campbell University]]

==Notable people==
*[[James Archibald Campbell]], founded [[Campbell University]] (originally Buies Creek Academy) in 1887<ref>[https://news.campbell.edu/articles/founders-week-campbell-unveils-statue-of-founding-president-j-a-campbell/ Founders Week | Campbell unveils statue of Founding President J.A. Campbell]. Retrieved November 1, 2020.</ref>
*[[Paul Green (playwright)|Paul Green]], Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright
*[[Robert Burren Morgan]], United States senator
*[[Woody Upchurch]], former [[Major League Baseball]] pitcher<ref>[https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/u/upchuwo01.shtml Woody Upchurch Stats]. ''Baseball-Reference''. Retrieved November 1, 2020.</ref>
*[[Norman Adrian Wiggins]], academic, university president
*[[Rhett McLaughlin|Rhett James McLaughlin]] and [[Link Neal|Charles Lincoln "Link" Neal III]], internet personalities and hosts of the daily show [[Good Mythical Morning]]

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.campbell.edu/ Campbell University]

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