Graingers, North Carolina

Census-designated place in North Carolina, United States

35°18′59″N 77°30′24″W / 35.31639°N 77.50667°W / 35.31639; -77.50667CountryUnited StatesStateNorth CarolinaCounty LenoirArea

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• Total1.65 sq mi (4.28 km²) • Land1.65 sq mi (4.28 km²) • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km²)Elevation

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69 ft (21 m)Population

(2020)

• Total229 • Density138.54/sq mi (53.49/km²)Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)ZIP Code

28501 (Kinston)
28530 (Grifton)

Area code252FIPS code37-27300GNIS feature ID2812794^[2]

Graingers is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Lenoir County, North Carolina, United States.^[2] It was first listed as a CDP in the 2020 census with a population of 229.^[3]

The community is in northeastern Lenoir County, along North Carolina Highway 11. It is 6 miles (10 km) northeast of Kinston, the county seat, and the same distance southwest of Grifton. North Carolina Highway 148, the C.F. Harvey Parkway, has its eastern terminus at NC-11 in the northeastern end of Graingers. The parkway serves as a northern and western bypass of Kinston, reaching U.S. Route 70 in 13 miles (21 km).

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2020	229		—
U.S. Decennial Census^[4] 2020^[5]

2020 census

**Graingers CDP, North Carolina – Demographic Profile**
(*NH = Non-Hispanic*)
Race / Ethnicity	Pop 2020^[5]	% 2020
White alone (NH)	128	55.90%
Black or African American alone (NH)	78	34.06%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)	0	0.00%
Asian alone (NH)	0	0.00%
Pacific Islander alone (NH)	1	0.44%
Some Other Race alone (NH)	2	0.87%
Mixed Race/Multi-Racial (NH)	5	2.18%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	15	6.55%
Total	229	100.00%

Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos can be of any race.

References

^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
^ ^a ^b ^c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Graingers Census Designated Place
^ "Graingers CDP, North Carolina". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved April 7, 2022.
^ "Decennial Census of Population and Housing by Decades". US Census Bureau.
^ ^a ^b "P2 HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Graingers CDP, North Carolina". United States Census Bureau.