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Bent Creek
North CarolinaCDP
Total population
1,384
Median home value
$404,000
Bachelor's+
Median income
$72,176
Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Overview
Situated in North Carolina, United States, Bent Creek is a small census-designated community. Around 1,384 people are recorded as living there in the most recent open data. On the world map it falls within the Western Hemisphere, specifically at 35.511°, -82.617°. The location receives about 1,601 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year and sunshine for roughly 63% of daylight hours. That works out to roughly 243 residents per square kilometre — loosely populated. It covers about 5.7 km² of land area. Its latitude implies a climate characterised by warm summers and cool winters. Further detail — demographics, climate, nearby amenities and natural-hazard data — is compiled below from public open-data sources.
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History & geography
Demographics & economy
Race & ethnicity
Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Current forecast
Forecast for Bent Creek, NC from NOAA NWS API.
Air quality
Industrial & pollution facilities
Natural hazard risk
Health (adults)
Age-adjusted prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES (latest release).
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Schools
Largest nearby schools
- Roberson HighHigh · Asheville · 1,491 students · 15.7:1 ratio
- IC ImagineOther · Asheville · 1,248 students · 13.1:1 ratio
- Asheville HighHigh · Asheville · 1,166 students · 14.2:1 ratio
- Reynolds HighHigh · Asheville · 1,133 students · 16.4:1 ratio
- Erwin HighHigh · Asheville · 1,096 students · 14.4:1 ratio
- Enka HighHigh · Candler · 1,045 students · 16.1:1 ratio
- Estes ElementaryElementary · Asheville · 732 students · 13.8:1 ratio
- The Franklin School of InnovationHigh · Asheville · 694 students · 13.6:1 ratio
Public K–12 schools within ~10 mi from Urban Institute Education Data Portal (NCES Common Core of Data, 2022).
Earthquake history
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here
People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.
Nearby places in North Carolina
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
Nearby airports
Public attention
Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.
Books about Bent Creek

Search results from Open Library.
Recent natural events nearby
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species
Nearest stream gauge
Events
Gallery
Sources
- • US Census Bureau (ACS 5-year estimates)
- • NOAA National Weather Service
- • Wikidata
- • NCES via Urban Institute Education Data Portal
- • CDC PLACES
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Wikipedia Pageviews API
- • Open Library
