Scotland Neck

History

The Hoffman-Bowers-Josey-Riddick House, Kehukee Primitive Baptist Church, Magnolia, Scotland Neck Historic District, Trinity Church, and Woodstock are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Vine Hill Academy located in Scotland Neck, was a private school attended by many prominent historical figures. Scotland Neck recruited and self supplied an independent volunteer company, 'the Scotland Neck Mounted Riflemen' in 1859. At the opening of the Civil War in 1861, the company was mustered into the Army of the Confederate States, as Company G, 3rd North Carolina Cavalry, 41st Regiment. A brief pamphlet of the unit's experience during the war was written by the son of one of the officers serving in the company.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , all land.

Race & ethnicity

Most-observed species

• Turkey Vulture

  Cathartes aura (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  417
• American Crow

  Corvus brachyrhynchos C.L.Brehm, 1822 · Aves
  369
• Northern Cardinal

  Cardinalis cardinalis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  364
• Carolina Wren

  Thryothorus ludovicianus (Latham, 1790) · Aves
  333
• Mourning Dove

  Zenaida macroura (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  260
• Tufted Titmouse

  Baeolophus bicolor (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  249
• Carolina Chickadee

  Poecile carolinensis (Audubon, 1834) · Aves
  245
• Red-bellied Woodpecker

  Melanerpes carolinus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  244

Largest nearby schools

• Hobgood Charter School
  Other · Hobgood · 404 students · 12.6:1 ratio
• Southeast Halifax Collegiate Prep Academ
  High · Halifax · 196 students · 13.1:1 ratio
• Scotland Neck Elementary Leadership Acad
  Elementary · Scotland Neck · 149 students · 21.3:1 ratio