Gulf, North Carolina

Gulf, North Carolina
Census-designated place
Gulf
Coordinates: 35°33′37″N 79°16′54″W / 35.56028°N 79.28167°W / 35.56028; -79.28167Coordinates: 35°33′37″N 79°16′54″W / 35.56028°N 79.28167°W / 35.56028; -79.28167
Country United States
State North Carolina
County Chatham
Area
 • Total 0.92 sq mi (2.39 km2)
 • Land 0.91 sq mi (2.36 km2)
 • Water 0.01 sq mi (0.03 km2)
Elevation 270 ft (80 m)
Population (2010)
 • Total 144
 • Density 158/sq mi (61.1/km2)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code 27256
FIPS code 37-28600[1]
GNIS feature ID 1020575[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.[3] 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.

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.[4]

Geography

Gulf is located on the southern border of Chatham County, on the north side of the Deep River, a tributary of the Cape Fear River. Lee County is to the south, across the Deep River. U.S. Route 421, a four-lane divided highway, passes through the south side of the community; it leads northwest 16 miles (26 km) to Siler City and southeast 8 miles (13 km) to 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.[3]

Gulf is at the geographical center of North Carolina.

References

  1. ↑ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  3. 1 2 "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Gulf CDP, North Carolina". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Retrieved December 30, 2014.
  4. ↑ National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.

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