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Warsaw, North Carolina
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Flag of Warsaw, North Carolina
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Official seal of Warsaw, North Carolina
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Warsaw, North Carolina is located in North Carolina
Warsaw, North Carolina
Warsaw, North Carolina
Location in North Carolina
Warsaw, North Carolina is located in the United States
Warsaw, North Carolina
Warsaw, North Carolina
Location in the United States
Country United States
State North Carolina
County Duplin
Named for the setting of Thaddeus of Warsaw
Area
 • Total 3.22 sq mi (8.33 km2)
 • Land 3.22 sq mi (8.33 km2)
 • Water 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
154 ft (47 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total 2,733
 • Density 849.81/sq mi (328.14/km2)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
28398
Area codes 910, 472
FIPS code 37-71160
GNIS feature ID 2406833

Warsaw is a town in Duplin County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 3,054 at the 2010 census.

History

The Warsaw Historic District and Joshua James Blanchard House are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Geography

Warsaw is located in western Duplin County. U.S. Route 117 passes through the center of town as Pine Street; it leads north 30 miles (48 km) to Goldsboro and south 19 miles (31 km) to Wallace. North Carolina Highway 50 (Memorial Drive) intersects US 117 at the north end of town and leads east 8 miles (13 km) to Kenansville, the Duplin County seat. Interstate 40 passes to the south and west of Warsaw, with access from Exit 369 (US 117, 3.5 miles (5.6 km) south of the center of town) and Exit 364 (NC 24, 2.5 miles (4.0 km) west of the town center).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 3.1 square miles (7.9 km2), all land.

Demographics

Historical population
Census Pop.
1880 182
1890 401 120.3%
1900 576 43.6%
1910 723 25.5%
1920 1,108 53.3%
1930 1,222 10.3%
1940 1,483 21.4%
1950 1,598 7.8%
1960 2,221 39.0%
1970 2,701 21.6%
1980 2,910 7.7%
1990 2,859 −1.8%
2000 3,051 6.7%
2010 3,054 0.1%
2020 2,733 −10.5%
U.S. Decennial Census

2020 census

Warsaw racial composition
Race Number Percentage
White (non-Hispanic) 652 23.86%
Black or African American (non-Hispanic) 1,497 54.77%
Native American 5 0.18%
Asian 19 0.7%
Other/Mixed 60 2.2%
Hispanic or Latino 500 18.29%

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 2,733 people, 1,139 households, and 547 families residing in the town.

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Warsaw (Carolina del Norte) para niños

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