2010 Municipal Populations Ranked by Size
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Rank Municipality County Population
552 Grandfather Village Avery 25
551 Spencer Mountain Gaston 37
550 Santeetlah Graham 45
549 Leggett Edgecombe 60
548 Bear Grass Martin 73
547 Speed Edgecombe 80
546 Hassell Martin 84
544 Centerville Franklin 90
544 Love Valley Iredell 90
542 Como Hertford 91
542 Orrum Robeson 91
541 Lumber Bridge Robeson 94
540 Raynham Robeson 95
539 Falkland Pitt 97
538 Harrellsville Hertford 106
537 Seven Springs Wayne 110
536 Indian Beach Carteret 112
534 Chimney Rock Rutherford 113
534 McDonald Robeson 113
531 McFarlan Anson 117
531 Proctorville Robeson 117
531 Tar Heel Bladen 117
530 Macon Warren 119
529 Lasker Northampton 122
528 Linden Cumberland 130
527 Middleburg Vance 133
526 Norman Richmond 138
525 Godwin Cumberland 139
524 Bolivia Brunswick 144
523 Boardman Columbus 157
521 Bald Head Island Brunswick 159
521 Lansing Ashe 159
520 Everetts Martin 164
519 Milton Caswell 166
518 Marietta Robeson 175
517 Pantego Beaufort 180
516 Danbury Stokes 189
515 Watha Pender 191
514 Crossnore Avery 192
513 Seven Devils Watauga, Avery 193
512 Autryville Sampson 196
510 Eureka Wayne 198
510 Sugar Mountain Avery 198
509 Harrells Sampson, Duplin 202
508 Colerain Bertie 204
507 Cerro Gordo Columbus 207
505 Mesic Pamlico 220
505 Walstonburg Greene 220
504 Momeyer Nash 225
503 Seagrove Randolph 229
502 Dillsboro Jackson 233
501 Halifax Halifax 234
500 Roxobel Bertie 240
499 Askewville Bertie 241
498 Bath Beaufort 250
497 Kelford Bertie 251
496 Vandemere Pamlico 254
495 Earl Cleveland 260
494 Sandy Creek Brunswick 262
493 Castalia Nash 269
492 Goldston Chatham 270
489 Creswell Washington 276
489 Powellsville Bertie 276
489 Severn Northampton 276
488 Parmele Martin 278
487 Stonewall Pamlico 281
486 Sims Wilson 283
485 Cameron Moore 286
484 Trenton Jones 287
483 Turkey Sampson 292
482 Conetoe Edgecombe 295
481 Casar Cleveland 298
480 East Laurinburg Scotland 300
478 Atkinson Pender 301
478 Cedar Rock Caldwell 301
476 Falcon Cumberland, Sampson 311
476 Pollocksville Jones 311
474 Hayesville Clay 312
474 Mooresboro Cleveland 312
473 Oak City Martin 317
472 Gatesville Gates 321
470 Beech Mountain Watauga, Avery 322
470 Waco Cleveland 322
469 Bethania Forsyth 329
468 Dublin Bladen 339
467 Bunn Franklin 346
466 Hobgood Halifax 347
465 Webster Jackson 365
464 Forest Hills Jackson 367
463 Duck Dare 369
462 Topsail Beach Pender 370
461 Teachey Duplin 378
460 Brookford Catawba 383
459 Rennert Robeson 384
458 Bostic Rutherford 387
457 St. Helena Pender 391
456 Staley Randolph 394
454 Caswell Beach Brunswick 401
454 Cove City Craven 401
453 Dover Craven 403
452 Hamilton Martin 408
450 Hookerton Greene 410
450 Saratoga Wilson 410
449 Cofield Hertford 413
448 Ronda Wilkes 417
446 Simpson Pitt 419
446 Stovall Granville 419
445 Fountain Pitt 430
444 Salemburg Sampson 436
443 Parkton Robeson 437
442 Peachland Anson 438
441 Minnesott Beach Pamlico 440
440 Ruth Rutherford 441
438 Grimesland Pitt 444
438 Micro Johnston 444
437 Sandyfield Columbus 448
436 Elk Park Avery 452
435 Washington Park Beaufort 453
434 Bridgeton Craven 456
433 Bakersville Mitchell 464
432 Stem Granville 465
431 Kittrell Vance 468
430 MacClesfield Edgecombe 472
429 East Arcadia Bladen 488
428 Lattimore Cleveland 489
427 Jamesville Martin 491
426 Morven Anson 512
425 Jackson Northampton 513
424 Aurora Beaufort 522
423 Harmony Iredell 533
422 Lilesville Anson 537
421 Gibson Scotland 539
420 Calypso Duplin 540
418 Ossipee Alamance 545
418 Varnamtown Brunswick 545
417 Polkville Cleveland 546
416 Lewiston Woodville Bertie 550
415 Pink Hill Lenoir 552
414 Ocean Isle Beach Brunswick 554
412 Arapahoe Pamlico 556
412 Wade Cumberland 556
411 Hot Springs Madison 561
410 Newton Grove Sampson 570
409 Bailey Nash 571
408 Rosman Transylvania 578
407 Holden Beach Brunswick 579
406 Hoffman Richmond 588
405 Whitsett Guilford 592
404 Winfall Perquimans 595
403 New London Stanly 603
402 Catawba Catawba 604
401 Lawndale Cleveland 607
400 Fallston Cleveland 608
399 Roper Washington 611
398 East Bend Yadkin 613
397 Richfield Stanly 614
396 Robbinsville Graham 622
395 Patterson Springs Cleveland 623
393 Garland Sampson 626
393 Sedalia Guilford 626
391 Ansonville Anson 632
391 Seaboard Northampton 632
390 Greenevers Duplin 637
389 Peletier Carteret 646
388 McAdenville Gaston 652
387 Littleton Halifax 673
386 Pikeville Wayne 680
385 Kingstown Cleveland 682
384 Bogue Carteret 687
383 Grantsboro Pamlico 688
382 Bolton Columbus 692
381 High Shoals Gaston 697
380 Newland Avery 698
379 Grover Cleveland 709
378 Saluda Polk, Henderson 715
377 Vass Moore 723
376 Montreat Buncombe 724
375 Taylortown Moore 725
374 Misenheimer Stanly 728
373 Northwest Brunswick 740
371 North Topsail Beach Onslow 744
371 Red Cross Stanly 744
370 Whitakers Edgecombe, Nash 746
369 Winton Hertford 770
368 Black Creek Wilson 773
367 Alliance Pamlico 776
366 Stantonsburg Wilson 788
365 White Lake Bladen 803
364 Faith Rowan 808
363 Woodland Northampton 809
362 Chocowinity Beaufort 823
361 Middlesex Nash 825
360 Conway Northampton 836
359 Walnut Creek Wayne 837
358 Clarkton Bladen 838
357 Wagram Scotland 839
356 Candor Montgomery, Moore 840
355 Kenansville Duplin 858
354 Warrenton Warren 864
353 Dobbins Heights Richmond 866
352 Cleveland Rowan 872
351 Marshall Madison 873
349 Ellenboro Rutherford 876
349 Star Montgomery 876
348 Columbia Tyrrell 890
347 Aulander Bertie 896
346 Oriental Pamlico 900
345 Foxfire Moore 906
344 Old Fort McDowell 909
343 Highlands Macon, Jackson 925
342 Dortches Nash 938
341 Magnolia Duplin 943
340 Belwood Cleveland 952
339 Fair Bluff Columbus 953
338 Alamance Alamance 955
337 Rich Square Northampton 958
336 Cooleemee Davie 963
335 Faison Duplin, Sampson 965
334 Columbus Polk 1,003
333 Vanceboro Craven 1,009
332 Maysville Jones 1,020
330 Banner Elk Avery 1,028
330 Stedman Cumberland 1,028
329 Rowland Robeson 1,040
328 Ellerbe Richmond 1,054
326 Garysburg Northampton 1,057
326 Stoneville Rockingham 1,057
325 Rhodhiss Burke, Caldwell 1,072
324 Robbins Moore 1,102
323 Lucama Wilson 1,114
322 Norlina Warren 1,121
321 Brunswick Columbus 1,122
319 Gaston Northampton 1,152
319 Maggie Valley Haywood 1,152
318 Swepsonville Alamance 1,159
317 Youngsville Franklin 1,164
316 Franklinville Randolph 1,167
315 Mount Gilead Montgomery 1,181
314 Roseboro Sampson 1,193
313 Lake Lure Rutherford 1,196
312 Princeton Johnston 1,203
311 Boonville Yadkin 1,223
310 Clyde Haywood 1,225
309 Broadway Lee, Harnett 1,233
308 Blowing Rock Watauga, Caldwell 1,247
307 Bayboro Pamlico 1,251
306 Fremont Wayne 1,258
305 Holly Ridge Onslow 1,269
304 Cedar Point Carteret 1,284
303 Beulaville Duplin 1,301
302 West Jefferson Ashe 1,303
301 Elm City Wilson 1,305
300 Spring Hope Nash 1,325
299 Rutherford College Burke 1,342
298 Pinebluff Moore 1,343
297 Pine Knoll Shores Carteret 1,344
296 Biltmore Forest Buncombe 1,348
295 Kenly Johnston, Wilson 1,349
294 Claremont Catawba 1,355
293 Pinetops Edgecombe 1,376
292 Bryson City Swain 1,428
291 Walnut Cove Stokes 1,430
290 Manteo Dare 1,433
289 Pilot Mountain Surry 1,479
288 Lake Waccamaw Columbus 1,483
287 Robersonville Martin 1,488
286 Stanfield Stanly 1,489
285 Atlantic Beach Carteret 1,501
284 Navassa Brunswick 1,516
283 Glen Alpine Burke 1,519
282 Richlands Onslow 1,521
281 Hemby Bridge Union 1,530
280 East Spencer Rowan 1,536
279 Dobson Surry 1,588
278 Bethel Pitt 1,589
277 Snow Hill Greene 1,599
276 Jefferson Ashe 1,616
275 Murphy Cherokee 1,632
274 Rose Hill Duplin 1,633
273 Denton Davidson 1,642
272 Tryon Polk 1,652
271 Weldon Halifax 1,653
270 Mount Pleasant Cabarrus 1,661
269 Connelly Springs Burke 1,671
268 Burnsville Yancey 1,692
267 Belhaven Beaufort 1,694
266 Ramseur Randolph 1,696
265 Biscoe Montgomery 1,700
264 Pine Level Johnston 1,713
263 Bermuda Run Davie 1,731
262 Bladenboro Bladen 1,753
261 Sparta Alleghany 1,772
260 Andrews Cherokee 1,786
259 Calabash Brunswick 1,798
257 Chadbourn Columbus 1,860
257 Drexel Burke 1,860
256 Surf City Pender, Onslow 1,861
255 Oakboro Stanly 1,863
254 Mars Hill Madison 1,871
253 Cape Carteret Carteret 1,924
252 Four Oaks Johnston 1,936
251 Belville Brunswick 1,950
250 Badin Stanly 1,980
249 Kure Beach New Hanover 2,020
248 Hildebran Burke 2,025
247 Sharpsburg Nash, Wilson, Edgecombe 2,032
246 Franklinton Franklin 2,035
245 Yanceyville Caswell 2,037
244 St. Pauls Robeson 2,039
243 Scotland Neck Halifax 2,056
242 Princeville Edgecombe 2,086
241 Taylorsville Alexander 2,106
240 Green Level Alamance 2,109
239 Rockwell Rowan 2,111
238 Coats Harnett 2,129
237 Hertford Perquimans 2,148
236 Spruce Pine Mitchell 2,176
235 Laurel Park Henderson 2,188
234 Carthage Moore 2,213
233 Madison Rockingham 2,249
232 Jonesville Yadkin 2,288
231 Wilson's Mill Johnston 2,294
230 Haw River Alamance 2,308
229 Norwood Stanly 2,384
228 Troutman Iredell 2,392
227 Marshville Union 2,417
226 Maxton Robeson, Scotland 2,431
225 Tobaccoville Forsyth, Stokes 2,449
224 Mayodan Rockingham 2,481
223 Wrightsville Beach New Hanover 2,487
222 Enfield Halifax 2,528
221 Sylva Jackson 2,602
220 Grifton Pitt, Lenoir 2,635
219 Mineral Springs Union 2,656
218 Swansboro Onslow 2,666
217 Liberty Randolph 2,667
216 Fairmont Robeson 2,669
215 Southern Shores Dare 2,711
214 Nags Head Dare 2,754
213 Wentworth Rockingham 2,811
212 Cajah's Mountain Caldwell 2,828
211 Murfreesboro Hertford 2,837
210 Southport Brunswick 2,852
209 La Grange Lenoir 2,873
208 Granite Quarry Rowan 2,935
207 Locust Stanly, Cabarrus 2,937
206 Whispering Pines Moore 2,940
205 Rural Hall Forsyth 2,947
204 Yadkinville Yadkin 2,962
203 Pembroke Robeson 2,979
202 Wallburg Davidson 3,059
201 Warsaw Duplin 3,066
200 Carolina Shores Brunswick 3,069
199 Midland Cabarrus, Mecklenburg 3,091
198 Landis Rowan 3,114
197 Flat Rock Henderson 3,127
196 River Bend Craven 3,130
195 St. James Brunswick 3,187
194 Lillington Harnett 3,213
193 Kitty Hawk Dare 3,269
192 Spencer Rowan 3,272
191 Maiden Catawba, Lincoln 3,327
190 Benson Johnston, Harnett 3,335
189 Fairview Union 3,346
188 Polkton Anson 3,372
187 Louisburg Franklin 3,373
186 Troy Montgomery 3,389
185 Jamestown Guilford 3,396
184 Wilkesboro Wilkes 3,416
183 Red Springs Robeson, Hoke 3,436
182 Ranlo Gaston 3,439
181 Red Oak Nash 3,443
180 Lake Park Union 3,444
179 Wingate Union 3,505
178 Lowell Gaston 3,531
177 Stanley Gaston 3,561
176 China Grove Rowan 3,569
175 Elizabethtown Bladen 3,589
174 Sunset Beach Brunswick 3,597
173 Windsor Bertie 3,598
172 Eastover Cumberland 3,628
171 Emerald Isle Carteret 3,669
170 Weaverville Buncombe 3,673
169 Shallotte Brunswick 3,699
168 Pittsboro Chatham 3,764
167 Hudson Caldwell 3,783
166 Rolesville Wake 3,813
165 Franklin Macon 3,848
164 Plymouth Washington 3,877
163 Wallace Duplin, Pender 3,895
162 Burgaw Pender 3,898
161 Tabor City Columbus 3,975
160 Elkin Surry, Wilkes 4,007
159 Beaufort Carteret 4,054
158 Gamewell Caldwell 4,058
157 Randleman Randolph 4,123
156 Creedmoor Granville 4,138
155 Newport Carteret 4,159
153 Cramerton Gaston 4,171
153 Trent Woods Craven 4,171
152 Rutherfordton Rutherford 4,226
151 Canton Haywood 4,235
150 North Wilkesboro Wilkes 4,262
149 Spindale Rutherford 4,322
148 Archer Lodge Johnston 4,325
147 Angier Harnett, Wake 4,385
146 Erwin Harnett 4,440
145 Zebulon Wake, Johnston 4,464
143 Dallas Gaston 4,495
143 Valdese Burke 4,495
142 Pleasant Garden Guilford 4,507
141 Mount Olive Wayne, Duplin 4,599
140 Raeford Hoke 4,642
139 Boiling Springs Cleveland 4,653
138 Farmville Pitt 4,689
137 Walkertown Forsyth 4,691
136 Midway Davidson 4,697
135 Granite Falls Caldwell 4,730
134 Long View Catawba, Burke 4,880
133 Ayden Pitt 4,969
132 Edenton Chowan 4,994
131 Ahoskie Hertford 5,043
130 Mocksville Davie 5,067
129 Stokesdale Guilford 5,068
128 Sawmills Caldwell 5,250
127 Bessemer City Gaston 5,348
126 Whiteville Columbus 5,405
125 Boiling Spring Lakes Brunswick 5,409
124 Nashville Nash 5,453
123 Williamston Martin 5,509
122 Marvin Union 5,615
121 Carolina Beach New Hanover 5,729
120 Cherryville Gaston 5,768
119 Wadesboro Anson 5,820
118 Wendell Wake 5,886
117 Unionville Union 5,976
116 Hillsborough Orange 6,113
115 Selma Johnston 6,119
114 Woodfin Buncombe 6,151
113 Oak Ridge Guilford 6,330
112 Aberdeen Moore 6,379
111 Gibsonville Guilford, Alamance 6,437
110 Hamlet Richmond 6,492
109 Trinity Randolph 6,631
108 Kill Devil Hills Dare 6,676
106 Mills River Henderson 6,830
106 Oak Island Brunswick 6,830
105 King Stokes, Forsyth 6,916
104 Fletcher Henderson 7,216
103 Forest City Rutherford 7,499
102 Wesley Chapel Union 7,511
101 Pineville Mecklenburg 7,513
100 Butner Granville 7,615
99 Brevard Transylvania 7,630
98 Black Mountain Buncombe 7,875
97 Marion McDowell 7,922
96 Siler City Chatham 7,933
95 Conover Catawba 8,180
94 Roxboro Person 8,387
93 Oxford Granville 8,515
92 Clinton Sampson 8,596
91 Morehead City Carteret 8,693
90 Dunn Harnett 9,336
89 Winterville Pitt 9,339
88 Elon Alamance 9,448
87 Weddington Union, Mecklenburg 9,521
86 Rockingham Richmond 9,554
85 Washington Beaufort 9,778
84 Waynesville Haywood 9,886
83 Waxhaw Union 9,923
82 Belmont Gaston 10,090
81 Summerfield Guilford 10,275
80 Mount Airy Surry 10,404
79 Lincolnton Lincoln 10,540
78 Kings Mountain Cleveland, Gaston 10,602
77 Davidson Mecklenburg, Iredell 10,988
76 Smithfield Johnston 11,046
75 Spring Lake Cumberland 11,433
74 Tarboro Edgecombe 11,435
73 Mebane Alamance, Orange 11,441
72 Archdale Randolph, Guilford 11,444
71 Knightdale Wake 11,482
70 Harrisburg Cabarrus 11,580
69 Southern Pines Moore 12,384
68 Lewisville Forsyth 12,681
67 Newton Catawba 12,995
66 Hendersonville Henderson 13,189
65 Leland Brunswick 13,621
64 Mount Holly Gaston 13,677
63 Stallings Union, Mecklenburg 13,921
62 Graham Alamance 14,211
61 Reidsville Rockingham 14,538
60 Pinehurst Moore 14,783
59 Hope Mills Cumberland 15,176
58 Henderson Vance 15,386
57 Eden Rockingham 15,547
56 Roanoke Rapids Halifax 15,731
55 Albemarle Stanly 15,936
54 Laurinburg Scotland 15,938
53 Clayton Johnston, Wake 16,238
52 Morganton Burke 16,935
51 Boone Watauga 17,186
50 Fuquay-Varina Wake 18,065
49 Lenoir Caldwell 18,261
48 Clemmons Forsyth 18,688
47 Elizabeth City Pasquotank, Camden 18,689
46 Morrisville Wake, Durham 18,709
45 Lexington Davidson 19,001
44 Carrboro Orange 19,665
43 Shelby Cleveland 20,358
42 Havelock Craven 21,067
41 Lumberton Robeson 21,588
40 Kinston Lenoir 21,676
39 Mint Hill Mecklenburg, Union 22,830
38 Kernersville Forsyth, Guilford 23,199
37 Statesville Iredell 24,633
36 Holly Springs Wake 24,838
35 Cornelius Mecklenburg 24,984
34 Asheboro Randolph 25,258
33 Garner Wake 25,932
32 Thomasville Davidson, Randolph 26,857
31 Matthews Mecklenburg 27,326
30 Sanford Lee 28,178
29 New Bern Craven 29,634
28 Wake Forest Wake, Franklin 30,329
27 Mooresville Iredell 32,848
26 Monroe Union 33,007
25 Salisbury Rowan 33,722
24 Indian Trail Union 33,737
23 Goldsboro Wayne 36,487
22 Apex Wake 37,745
21 Hickory Catawba, Burke, Caldwell 40,082
20 Kannapolis Cabarrus, Rowan 42,828
19 Huntersville Mecklenburg 46,994
18 Wilson Wilson 49,421
17 Burlington Alamance, Guilford 50,475
16 Chapel Hill Orange, Durham 57,432
15 Rocky Mount Nash, Edgecombe 57,682
14 Gastonia Gaston 71,848
13 Jacksonville Onslow 77,343
12 Concord Cabarrus 79,519
11 Asheville Buncombe 83,746
10 Greenville Pitt 85,152
9 High Point Guilford, Davidson, Randolph, Forsyth 104,788
8 Wilmington New Hanover 106,882
7 Cary Wake, Chatham 136,203
6 Fayetteville Cumberland 208,291
5 Durham Durham, Orange, Wake 229,466
4 Winston-Salem Forsyth 230,345
3 Greensboro Guilford 270,063
2 Raleigh Wake, Durham 406,688
1 Charlotte Mecklenburg 734,873

Note: For multi-county municipalities, the counties are listed in order of municipal population size, largest first.
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Last updated 23SEP2011