Cape Colony, North Carolina

Census-designated place in North Carolina, United States

36°01′11″N 76°34′55″W / 36.01972°N 76.58194°W / 36.01972; -76.58194CountryUnited StatesStateNorth CarolinaCounty ChowanArea

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• Total1.35 sq mi (3.51 km²) • Land1.01 sq mi (2.62 km²) • Water0.34 sq mi (0.89 km²)Elevation

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3 ft (0.9 m)Population

(2020)

• Total691 • Density684.16/sq mi (264.06/km²)Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)ZIP Code

27932 (Edenton)

Area code252FIPS code37-10264GNIS feature ID2812785^[2]

Cape Colony is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Chowan County, North Carolina, United States.^[2] It was first listed as a CDP in the 2020 census with a population of 691.^[3]

The community is in southern Chowan County, on the northeast bank of the tidal Chowan River. It is bordered to the east by North Carolina State Highway 94, with Northeastern Regional Airport across the highway. Cape Colony is 5 miles (8 km) by road south of the center of Edenton, the county seat.

Demographics

2020 census

**Cape Colony CDP, North Carolina – Racial and Ethnic Composition**
(*NH = Non-Hispanic*)
*Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.*
Race / Ethnicity	Pop 2020^[4]	% 2020
White alone (NH)	540	78.15%
Black or African American alone (NH)	84	12.16%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)	1	0.14%
Asian alone (NH)	0	0.00%
Pacific Islander alone (NH)	0	0.00%
Some Other Race alone (NH)	6	0.87%
Mixed Race/Multi-Racial (NH)	32	4.63%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	28	4.05%
Total	691	100.00%

References

^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
^ ^a ^b ^c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Cape Colony, North Carolina
^ "Cape Colony CDP, North Carolina". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved April 7, 2022.
^ "P2 HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Cape Colony CDP, North Carolina". United States Census Bureau.