Ivanhoe

History

The area of Sampson County that contains present-day Ivanhoe was first settled by the Scots in 1739, who travelled northwest through the lower Cape Fear Valley. The Scots stopping in Ivanhoe discovered a cash crop in abundance; the longleaf pine. The local economy soon consisted of tar, charcoal, turpentine, and timber. The Black River served as their connection to the seaport; located first at Brunswick Town and later Wilmington. The Beatty-Corbett House, Black River Presbyterian and Ivanhoe Baptist Churches, and Delta Farm were listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of , of which 5.02 square miles is land and 0.01 square miles is water. The community is located 29 miles south of Clinton, and 34 miles northwest of Wilmington. Ivanhoe is within the Franklin Township in Sampson County. The ZIP Code for Ivanhoe is 28447.

Race & ethnicity

Most-observed species

• Northern Cardinal

  Cardinalis cardinalis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  659
• Carolina Wren

  Thryothorus ludovicianus (Latham, 1790) · Aves
  655
• American Crow

  Corvus brachyrhynchos C.L.Brehm, 1822 · Aves
  621
• Carolina Chickadee

  Poecile carolinensis (Audubon, 1834) · Aves
  507
• Tufted Titmouse

  Baeolophus bicolor (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  506
• Turkey Vulture

  Cathartes aura (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  501
• Red-bellied Woodpecker

  Melanerpes carolinus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  500
• Mourning Dove

  Zenaida macroura (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  397