Riegelwood, North Carolina

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Riegelwood, North Carolina
Census-designated place
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Riegelwood
Riegelwood (the United States)
Coordinates: 34°20′40″N78°13′11″W / 34.34444°N 78.21972°W / 34.34444; -78.21972
Country United States
State North Carolina
County Columbus

Brunswick

Pender
Area
[1]
 • Total3.37 sq mi (8.74 km2)
 • Land3.08 sq mi (7.99 km2)
 • Water0.29 sq mi (0.75 km2)
Elevation
[2]
43 ft (13 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total545
 • Density176.72/sq mi (68.22/km2)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
28456
Area codes 910, 472
FIPS code 37-56600 [3]
GNIS feature ID2628650 [2]

Riegelwood is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) which sprawls across three counties: Brunswick County, North Carolina; Pender County, North Carolina; Columbus County, North Carolina, United States. As of the 2010 census it had a population of 579. [4] It is the location of a saw mill and a paper mill.

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History

The Black Rock Plantation House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2014. [5]

Geography

Riegelwood is located near the eastern tip of Columbus County, south of Mitchell Landing on the Cape Fear River, site of an International Paper plant. North Carolina Highway 87 passes through Riegelwood, leading southeast 2 miles (3 km) to U.S. Routes 74 and 76 in Delco and northwest 30 miles (48 km) to Elizabethtown. Wilmington is 19 miles (31 km) to the southeast via US 74/76.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Riegelwood CDP has a total area of 3.4 square miles (8.8 km2), of which 3.1 square miles (8.1 km2) is land and 0.27 square miles (0.7 km2), or 8.28%, is water. [4]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
2020 545—
U.S. Decennial Census [6]

Severe weather event in 2006

On November 16, 2006, at 6:21 am EST, a severe thunderstorm warning was issued for eastern Columbus County. At 6:29 am, a tornado warning was issued for the same area. At 6:37, an F3 tornado struck a mobile home park and killed eight people, including two children, Danny Jacobs, 6, and Miguel Martinez, 13. Twenty people were injured. The tornado was a part of a 3-day tornado outbreak in the south in which four other deaths were reported. Riegelwood was one of the hardest hit areas.

On Friday, November 17, 2006, a NOAA National Weather Service storm survey team assessed the tornado damage and rated it at F3 on the Fujita scale for nearly a mile in Riegelwood, with winds approaching 200 miles per hour (320 km/h). The maximum width of the tornado was 300 yards where the F3 damage occurred. The rest of the 7-mile (11 km) damage path was less than 100 yards wide and rated at F1, with winds less than 100 mph extending north across Columbus County into western Pender County.

The Columbus County sheriff reported thirty homes destroyed in the F3 damage area, and another three structures were damaged in Pender County just west of Currie.

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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: Riegelwood, 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): Riegelwood CDP, North Carolina". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved January 2, 2015.
  5. ↑ "National Register of Historic Places Listings". Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 12/15/14 through 12/19/14. National Park Service. December 24, 2014.
  6. ↑ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.


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