Editing Sneads Ferry, North Carolina

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'''Sneads Ferry''' is a [[census-designated place]] (CDP) in [[Onslow County, North Carolina|Onslow County]], [[North Carolina]], United States. It is the second largest municipality in Onslow County, behind Jacksonville and is part of the [[Jacksonville, North Carolina]] [[Jacksonville, North Carolina metropolitan area|Metropolitan Statistical Area]].<ref name="plansneadsferry.com">[http://plansneadsferry.com] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006131647/http://plansneadsferry.com/|date=2014-10-06}}</ref>
Once a rural fishing village, Sneads Ferry has experienced a surge in development since 2000. Based on U.S. Census data, the study area has grown from 5,425 residents in 2000 to approximately 9,750 residents in 2014, an 80% increase. Growth primarily has been driven by accessibility to [[Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune|MCB Camp Lejeune]] from the gate on [[North Carolina Highway 172|NC 172]] and expansion of the [[United States Marine Forces Special Operations Command|United States Marine Corps Special Operations Command (MARSOC)]] accessed from [[North Carolina Highway 210|NC 210]]. Sneads Ferry is expected to continue growing rapidly at 3.3% annually, adding 17,500 new residents through 2040 reaching 20,000 in total population by 2030.<ref name="plansneadsferry.com"/>

==Geography==

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the CDP has a total area of {{convert|5.8|sqmi|km2}}, of which {{convert|3.8|sqmi|km2}}  is land and {{convert|2.1|sqmi|km2}}  (35.79%) is water.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|2020= 2548
|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"
|+Sneads Ferry racial composition<ref>{{Cite web|title=Explore Census Data|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US3762680&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|access-date=2021-12-24|website=data.census.gov}}</ref>
!scope="col"| Race
!scope="col"| Number
!scope="col"| Percentage
|-
!scope="row"| [[White (U.S. Census)|White]] (non-Hispanic)
| 2,109
| 82.77%
|-
!scope="row"| [[African American (U.S. Census)|Black or African American]] (non-Hispanic)
| 78
| 3.06%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]]
| 10
| 0.39%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]]
| 24
| 0.94%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Race (United States Census)|Other/Mixed]]
| 189
| 7.42%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]]
| 138
| 5.42%
|}
As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 2,548 people, 1,087 households, and 775 families residing in the CDP.

===2007-2011 ACS===
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey,<ref>[https://archive.today/20200212212105/http://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=ACS_11_5YR_DP05&prodType=table 2007-2011 American Community Survey]</ref> there were 2,550 people in 1,445 households residing in the CDP. The population density was {{convert|598.2|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 1,331 housing units at an average density of {{convert|354.2|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the CDP was 90.97% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 5.12% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.53% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.93% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.09% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.71% [[Race (United States Census)|Ridgeweian]], and 1.65% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.69% of the population.

There were 960 households, out of which 24.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.1% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 8.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.2% were non-families. 26.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.34 and the average family size was 2.78.

In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 20.7% under the age of 18, 9.4% from 18 to 24, 29.5% from 25 to 44, 25.6% from 45 to 64, and 14.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 104.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 102.0 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $34,509, and the median income for a family was $37,765. Males had a median income of $30,625 versus $28,542 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the CDP was $16,355. About 11.7% of families and 13.5% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 26.3% of those under age 18 and 3.9% of those age 65 or over.

==History==
In 1728, Edmund Ennett established a [[ferry]] on the banks of the New River. Some of Ennett's descendants still reside in the area. Originally called "Ennett's Ferry," it became a key element in the [[Post road]] linking [[Suffolk, Virginia]] with [[Charleston, South Carolina]]. By 1759, two ferries operated there, one from each bank of [[New River (eastern North Carolina)|New River]]. Robert Snead was the proprietor of the ferry on the north shore, so the community that developed on the banks of the crossing site became known as "Sneads Ferry." Caroline Pearson propelled the ferry until it was replaced with a bridge in 1939. The village is heavily dependent on the seafood industry. The village annually catches over 385 tons of [[shrimp]], 25 tons of [[flounder]], and approximately 493 tons of other seafood like [[clams]], [[scallops]], [[oysters]], [[Flathead mullet|mullet]], [[Spot croaker|spot]], [[grouper]], soft shell and hard shell [[crabs]], [[Black sea bass|sea bass]], and more.<ref>[http://www.sneadsferrynorthcarolina.com/index.html Welcome to Sneads Ferry North Carolina<!-- Bot generated title -->] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061105223106/http://www.sneadsferrynorthcarolina.com/index.html |date=2006-11-05 }}</ref> The town holds an annual Shrimp Festival to honor the local seafood industry.<ref>[http://sneadsferryshrimpfestival.com/ Welcome to the Sneads Ferry Shrimp Festival Website<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>

The [[Yopps Meeting House]] was listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 1999.<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|version=2010a}}</ref>

== Libraries ==
Beginning in 1991, the original Sneads Ferry Library was housed in an old First Citizen's Bank and the new Environmental Education Center and Sneads Ferry Branch Library began construction in September 2012, with a grand opening in April 2014.<ref>"New Library being built in Sneads Ferry", Lindell Kay, September 12, 2012, http://www.jdnews.com/20120925/new-library-being-built-in-sneads-ferry/309259860. Retrieved October 20, 2018.</ref> Onslow County, North Carolina, in which Sneads Ferry is located, has three other libraries: the Jacksonville Main Library, the Richlands Branch Library, and the Swansboro Branch Library.<ref>"Public Grand Opening of the Environmental Education Center and Sneads Ferry Branch Library", Todd Lyman, April 2, 2014, http://www.jdnews.com/20140402/public-grand-opening-of-the-environmental-education-center-and-sneads-ferry-branch-library/304029893. Retrieved October 20, 2018.</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
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{{Onslow County, North Carolina}}

* [http://www.sneadsferrynorthcarolina.com/ Town website]
* [http://sneadsferrynorthcarolina.blogspot.com/ Sneads News]
* http://sneadsferryshrimpfestival.org
* http://www.onslowcountync.gov/150/Library

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[[Category:Census-designated places in Onslow County, North Carolina]]
[[Category:Census-designated places in North Carolina]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1728]]
[[Category:1728 establishments in North Carolina]]
[[Category:Populated coastal places in North Carolina]]