Black Creek, North Carolina

• Arts Notes
  

  John Allen and Bluegrass Magic will perform at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 12, at Orchard House Booksellers, 117 N. 3rd St., Smithfield.

• Changes on tap for New Berna s water
  

  Beginning in March, New Bern's water will be drawn from the Castle Hayne aquifer instead of the Black Creek aquifer.

• Voting slow but steady in town races
  

  Voting in Wilson County and other nearby towns was slow but steady today as many took part in deciding who would represent them.

• Send a new leader to City Council
  

  I am writing to join my voice with many others in our district in support of Sam Lanier for our City Council.

• Early turnout low in Wilson city races
  

  Hotly contested Wilson City Council races haven't yet set voters' hearts afire, judging by early turnout.

• Wilson men plead guilty in tobacco scheme
  

  Two Wilson men pleaded guilty Wednesday in federal court to charges related to fraud, mail fraud, money laundering and making false statements in connection with a crop fraud scheme that involved hundreds of thousands of dollars.

• Small-town festival with hometown appeal
  

  Bonnie Smith stood in the parking lot near the Black Creek gazebo, listening to the songs of the 1970s and remembering some of her better days growing up in Black Creek.

• Town Talk, October 15
  

  Black Creek Black Creek Heritage Day starts on Friday with a street dance hosted by Butch O'Neal from 6:30-9:30 p.m. Heritage Day activities start at 7 a.m. Saturday with breakfast ham and sausage biscuits, coffee, drinks and orange juice being sold at the town's community building.

• Town Talk, October 13
  

  Lucama Lucama residents may soon be dropping their recyclable items by the curb if town officials seal a deal with Waste Industries.

• Coming up
  

  Wilson voters have a chance to meet the City Council candidates Sunday, beginning at 4 p.m. at Darden Alumni Center, 1600 Lipscomb Road.

• Crowd seeks city seats
  

  When Wilson city residents begin to vote Thursday in City Council races, they may feel a little extra charge as they step into the booth.

• Town Talk, October 6
  

  Black Creek The 11th annual Black Creek Heritage Day will offer entertainment, food, area vendors and children's activities the weekend of Oct.

• County preparing for elections
  

  Wilson County officials are gearing up for an Election Day where emotions may run higher than turnout.

• Blue ribbon dreams
  

  Daphne Page primped a peck of pretty peppers Sunday afternoon, along with eggplants, potatoes and string beans.

• Flu shot clinics moved to fire stations
  

  Wilson County Health Department is holding seasonal flu clinics throughout Wilson County for people who want their flu shots.

• Lucama, Forest Hills experiencing school growth
  

  The latest enrollment figures for Wilson County Schools show not as many students as expected have enrolled in the district this year even though several schools have seen growth spikes.

• Police ask for help finding suspect
  

  Wilson police are asking for the community's help in apprehending a man they believe is responsible for numerous break-ins in the last seven weeks.

City Description

Black Creek is a town in Wilson County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 714 at the 2000 census. Black Creek is located at 35°38′10″N 77°56′0″W / 35.63611, -77.93333 (35.635976, -77.933252). According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.7 square miles (1.8 km²), all of it land. As of the census of 2000, there were 714 people, 279 households, and 210 families residing in the town. The population density was 1,062.0 people per square mile (411.5/km²). There were 296 housing units at an average density of 440.3/sq mi (170.6/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 77.73% White, 18.91% African American, 0.28% Asian, 0.70% from other races, and 2.38% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.24% of the population. There were 279 households out of which 38.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.0% were married couples living together, 17.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.4% were non-families. 21.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.54 and the average family size was

City Contained By:

• United States of America
• Wilson County
• North Carolina

Timezones:

• North American Eastern Time Zone

Size:

• 1.81299167724 km squared

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