Falcon, North Carolina
| Falcon, North Carolina | |
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 Location in Cumberland County and the state of North Carolina. |
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| Coordinates: 35°11′33″N 78°38′55″W / 35.19250°N 78.64861°WCoordinates: 35°11′33″N 78°38′55″W / 35.19250°N 78.64861°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | North Carolina |
| Counties | Cumberland, Sampson |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Clifton L. Turpin, Jr. |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.2 sq mi (3.1 km2) |
| • Land | 1.2 sq mi (3.1 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
| Elevation | 141 ft (43 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 258 |
| • Estimate (2016) | 273 |
| • Density | 220/sq mi (83/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 28342 |
| Area code(s) | 910 |
| FIPS code | 37-22620 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1020207 |
Falcon is a town in Cumberland and Sampson counties in the U.S. state of North Carolina. The population was 258 at the 2010 census.
Falcon Tabernacle was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.
Falcon is located in northeastern Cumberland County at 35°11′33″N 78°38′55″W / 35.19250°N 78.64861°W (35.192521, -78.648503). A small portion of the town extends east into Sampson County. The town is situated on the west side of the South River, a tributary of the Black River and part of the Cape Fear River watershed.
North Carolina Highway 82 passes through the center of the town, leading northwest 1.5 miles (2.4 km) to Interstate 95 and south 3 miles (5 km) to U.S. Route 13. Via I-95, Fayetteville, the Cumberland County seat, is 18 miles (29 km) to the southwest.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 1.2 square miles (3.1 km2), of which 0.35 acres (1,397 m2), or 0.04%, is water.
As of the census of 2000, there were 328 people, 84 households, and 58 families residing in the town. The population density was 262.4 people per square mile (101.3/km²). There were 102 housing units at an average density of 81.6 per square mile (31.5/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 84.45% White, 9.45% African American, 0.61% Native American, 3.05% from other races, and 2.44% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.35% of the population.
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