Bunnlevel, North Carolina

Bunnlevel is an unincorporated community along U.S. Highway 401 in the Stewarts Creek Township of Harnett County, North Carolina.

History

Bunnlevel was originally named "Bunn's Level" after a local resident and was settled around 1904. The community was incorporated in 1921 as "Bunlevel" but has since been inactive as a municipality. Another incorporation movement here failed in 1961. [Citation
last = Powell
first = William S.
year = 1968
title = The North Carolina Gazetteer: A Dictionary of Tar Heel Places
place = Chapel Hill
publisher = University of North Carolina Press
page = 75
isbn = 0-8078-1247-1
url =]

Demographics

Bunnlevel's Zip Code Tabulation Area (Zip Code 28323) has a population of about 2,225 as of the 2000 census. The population is 48.4% male and 51.6% female. About 53.2% of the population is white, 42.9% African-American, 2.2% Hispanic, 1.7% American Indian, 0.2% Asian, and 0.8% of other races. 1.3% of people are two or more races.

The median household income is $34,375 with 17.1% of the population living below the poverty line.

Maps of Bunnlevel and surrounding area

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