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Rockfish, North Carolina
Location of Rockfish, North Carolina
Location of Rockfish, North Carolina
Country United States
State North Carolina
County Hoke
Area
 • Total 5.07 sq mi (13.14 km2)
 • Land 4.95 sq mi (12.83 km2)
 • Water 0.12 sq mi (0.31 km2)
Elevation
220 ft (70 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total 3,383
 • Density 682.88/sq mi (263.68/km2)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code 37-57200
GNIS feature ID 2403488

Rockfish is a census-designated place (CDP) in Hoke County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 3,298 at the 2010 census, up from 2,353 at the 2000 census.

History

Puppy Creek Plantation was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976.

Geography

Rockfish is located in eastern Hoke County and is bordered to the east across Stewarts Creek by the city of Fayetteville in Cumberland County. Rockfish is 10 miles (16 km) east of Raeford, the Hoke county seat, and 13 miles (21 km) southwest of the center of Fayetteville.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 5.1 square miles (13.1 km2), of which 4.9 square miles (12.8 km2) are land and 0.1 sq mi (0.2 km2), or 1.87%, is covered by water. The community is drained by Stewart Creek and Gully Branch, both of which flow south to Rockfish Creek, an east-flowing tributary of the Cape Fear River.

Demographics

Historical population
Census Pop.
2020 3,383
U.S. Decennial Census

2020 census

Rockfish racial composition
Race Num. Perc.
White (non-Hispanic) 1,816 53.68%
Black or African American (non-Hispanic) 712 21.05%
Native American 65 1.92%
Asian 65 1.92%
Pacific Islander 10 0.3%
Other/Mixed 259 7.66%
Hispanic or Latino 456 13.48%

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 3,383 people, 1,348 households, and 948 families residing in the CDP.

See also

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