Gulf, North Carolina

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Gulf, North Carolina
Census-designated place
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Gulf
Coordinates: 35°33′35″N79°16′50″W / 35.55972°N 79.28056°W / 35.55972; -79.28056
Country United States
State North Carolina
County Chatham
Area
[1]
 • Total0.92 sq mi (2.38 km2)
 • Land0.91 sq mi (2.35 km2)
 • Water0.01 sq mi (0.03 km2)
Elevation
[2]
266 ft (81 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total122
 • Density134.36/sq mi (51.85/km2)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
27256
FIPS code 37-28600 [3]
GNIS feature ID2628630 [2]

Gulf is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in southwestern Chatham County, North Carolina, United States, southeast of the town of Goldston. As of the 2010 census, the Gulf CDP had a population of 144. [4] The community is home to a general store and several historic homes. It received its name from its location at a wide bend in the Deep River.

Contents

Gulf is an interconnection point between the Norfolk Southern Railway and the Aberdeen, Carolina and Western Railway.

Historic sites

The Haughton-McIver House and Marion Jasper Jordan Farm are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. [5]

Geography

Gulf is located on the southern border of Chatham County, on the north side of Deep River. The Cape Fear River forms at the confluence of the Deep and Haw rivers, approximately 20 miles downstream of Gulf. Gulf is 16 miles (26 km) southeast of Siler City and 8 miles (13 km) northwest of Sanford. Pittsboro, the Chatham County seat, is 17 miles (27 km) to the northeast via the Pittsboro-Goldston Road.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the Gulf CDP has a total area of 0.92 square miles (2.39 km2), of which 0.01 square miles (0.03 km2), or 1.18%, is water. [4]

Gulf is at the geographical center of North Carolina.

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
2020 122—
U.S. Decennial Census [6]

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References

  1. ↑ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
  2. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Gulf, North Carolina
  3. ↑ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  4. 1 2 "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Gulf CDP, North Carolina". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved December 30, 2014.
  5. ↑ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  6. ↑ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.


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