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Census Data for Peters Creek

As far as we can tell, Peters Creek<1> has not been included in past Census counts, so there is no population information for this community.

While we don't have census information for Peters Creek, you might be interested in some nearby communities where we do:

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    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
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    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Autryville is located in Sampson County
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    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
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    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
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    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
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      • Eastover is located in Cumberland County
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      • The population in 2015 was estimated at 3,677 people. This represents a 1.35% increase since 2010.The 2010 Census gave a population of 3,628 people.
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      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
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Cumberland County ...

Peters Creek is located in Cumberland County<3>.

For more information, please visit our Census Page for Cumberland County.

Miscellaneous Information for Peters Creek ...

The Federal government has assigned various identifying codes to each community, county and state. At one time or another, the US Census Bureau has used one (or more) of the following identifiers when referring to either Cumberland County or the community of Peters Creek:

  • The GNIS Codes ...
    • The current system of identification is called the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). The following GNIS codes relate to Peters Creek:
    • GNIS ID for Peters Creek: 1026208
    • GNIS ID for Cumberland County: 1026124
    • GNIS ID for State of North Carolina: 1027616
  • Misc. Census Codes ...
    • Peters Creek is located in Census Region #3 (the South Region) and Division #5 (the South Atlantic Division).

For more information about the various Federal identification codes, please visit our Misc Page for Peters Creek.

Footnotes ...

<1>It's a common practice for mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names. So Peters Creek may originally have been Peter's Creek. Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Peters Creek might be written as Peter Creek. For more information, please visit our Genealogy Helper Page for Peters Creek.
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<3>If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Cumberland, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.