Faison, North Carolina

Faison was originally called "Faison's Depot", and under the latter name was founded around 1833.{{cite news | url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=fccsAAAAIBAJ&sjid=ixMEAAAAIBAJ&pg=4950%2C433192 | title=Local history offers tasty tidbits | work=Star-News | date=April 17, 1983 | accessdate=November 1, 2015 | author=Proffitt, Martie | pages=8C}} The town was named for Henry Faison, the original owner of the town site. A post office has been in operation at Faison since 1838.{{cite web|url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=NC&county=Duplin |title=Duplin County |publisher=Jim Forte Postal History |access-date=November 1, 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160202215428/http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=NC&county=Duplin |archive-date=February 2, 2016 }}

The Faison Cemetery, Faison Historic District, Buckner Hill House, and John Wesley Mallard House are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.{{NRISref|version=2010a}}

Faison is located in northwestern Duplin County. Two small parcels of land that are part of the town are located {{convert|3|mi|0}} to the west of the rest of the town in Sampson County, next to Interstate 40.{{Cite web| url=http://tigerweb.geo.census.gov/tigerweb/| title=TIGERweb| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau Geography Division| accessdate=November 30, 2015}} U.S. Route 117 passes through the center of town, leading northeast {{convert|3|mi|0}} to Calypso and {{convert|21|mi}} to Goldsboro, and south {{convert|8|mi|0}} to Warsaw. North Carolina Highway 403 leads west {{convert|3|mi|0}} to Interstate 40 at Exit 355.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town of Faison has a total area of {{convert|2.0|sqkm|order=flip}}, all land.{{cite web |title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Faison, North Carolina |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US3722560 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213051409/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US3722560 |archive-date=February 13, 2020 |accessdate=November 30, 2015 |publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder}}

{{US Census population

|1890= 256

|1900= 308

|1910= 519

|1920= 477

|1930= 589

|1940= 751

|1950= 768

|1960= 666

|1970= 598

|1980= 636

|1990= 701

|2000= 744

|2010= 961

|2020= 784

|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 4, 2015}}

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As of the 2020 United States census, there were 784 people, 401 households, and 273 families residing in the town.

As of the census of 2000, there were 736 people, 316 households, and 136 families residing in the town. The population density was {{convert|888.2|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 354 housing units at an average density of {{convert|422.6|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units |units|}}. The racial makeup of the town was 64.11% White, 14.78% African American, 0.13% Native American, 20.30% from other races, and 0.67% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 24.73% of the population.

There were 314 households, out of which 27.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 43.9% were married couples living together, 11.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.3% were non-families. 33.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.36 and the average family size was 2.93.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 22.6% under the age of 18, 9.8% from 18 to 24, 30.5% from 25 to 44, 20.4% from 45 to 64, and 16.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 95.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.6 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $22,788, and the median income for a family was $30,724. Males had a median income of $25,536 versus $20,667 for females. The per capita income for the town was $12,558. About 18.7% of families and 27.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 26.0% of those under age 18 and 24.3% of those age 65 or over.

• James W. Blanchard, rear admiral in the U.S. Navy, submarine commander during World War II, Navy Cross recipient
• Samson L. Faison, U.S. Army brigadier general in World War I, born in Faison
• John Sprunt Hill, banker
• Betty Ray McCain, North Carolina Secretary of Culture
• William E. Thornton, astronaut, medical doctor, inventor, also nephew of James W. Blanchard

• [http://faisonnc.org Town of Faison official website]

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