Wilson's Mills

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Wilson's Mills

Total population

2,753

Median home value

$241,800

16.7%

Bachelor's+

Median income

$62,813

Wilson's Mills$63k

National$74k

Weather93°F · Mostly Sunny

Coordinates35.59°, -78.36°

Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Wilson's Mills is a town in Johnston County, North Carolina, United States. As of the 2020 census, Wilson's Mills had a population of 2,534.

History & geography

Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).

Demographics & economy

Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Current forecast

Forecast for Wilson's Mills, NC from NOAA NWS API.

Health (adults)

Age-adjusted prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES (latest release).

Notable people from here

Gregory Helms

American professional wrestler

Benjamin Williams

11th and 14th Governor of the U.S. state of North Carolina (1751-1814)

William Cary Renfrow

American politician (1845-1922)

Willie Smith

American football offensive tackle (Washington Redskins)

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Albert Coates

American lawyer and educator (1896–1989)

Barry Foote

American baseball player and coach

Wayman Britt

American basketball player

Dixie Davis

American baseball player (1890–1944)

Doug Berger

American politician

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MaDrique

Hip hop musician

Elizabeth Futral

Operatic soprano

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James Ward Morris

United States federal judge (1890–1960)

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John Townsend

Canadian clinical psychologist and author (born 1952)

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Neal Lancaster

American professional golfer

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Ray Price

American motorcycle racer (1937-2015)

Ray Tanner

American baseball player and coach, college athletics administrator

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in North Carolina

• Archer Lodge
  6.7 mi away
• Bailey
  19.4 mi away
• Coats
  21.3 mi away
• Fremont
  22 mi away · pop. 943
• Black Creek
  24.4 mi away · pop. 749
• Mar-Mac
  24.7 mi away
• Erwin
  25.3 mi away · pop. 4,687
• Goldsboro
  26.3 mi away · pop. 34,383
• Eureka
  27.5 mi away · pop. 224
• Lake Royale
  27.9 mi away
• Lillington
  27.9 mi away
• Dudley
  28.7 mi away · pop. 2,305

Browse all places in North Carolina →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Wilson's Mills

13 terrifying tales from the North Carolina Piedmont

Leslie B. Rindoks · 2007

Flood insurance study

United States. Federal Insurance Administration. · 1977

Foxfire 8

Eliot Wigginton · 1984

Sudoku Genius Mind Exercises Volume 1

State of Mind Collection · 2019

Cotton pamphlets

George McHenry · 1849

The Civil War

Aaron Sheehan-Dean · 2014

Search results from Open Library.

Recently spotted species

Cuban jute

Sida rhombifolia

Seen 2026-09-20

Sleepy Orange

Eurema nicippe

Seen 2026-09-20

Chinese Mantis

Tenodera sinensis

Seen 2026-09-19

DeKay's Brownsnake

Storeria dekayi

Seen 2026-09-19

Southern Leopard Frog

Lithobates sphenocephalus

Seen 2026-09-19

Eastern Narrow-mouthed Toad

Gastrophryne carolinensis

Seen 2026-09-19

Virginia Opossum

Didelphis virginiana

Seen 2026-09-19

Domestic Cat

Felis catus

Seen 2026-09-18

cardinal flower

Lobelia cardinalis

Seen 2026-09-18

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).