Brogden is a census-designated place (CDP) in Wayne County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 2,510 in 2020. It is included in the Goldsboro, North Carolina Metropolitan Statistical Area.
History
The community takes its name from the Brogden family, Quakers of English descent who settled in the area during the colonial period.
Shiloh Primitive Baptist Church was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2008.
Brogden is the birthplace of Ava Gardner.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of , of which, of it is land and of it (1.82%) is water.
Brogden's elevations are on average 175 feet above sea level. The area is underlain by unconsolidated beds of sand, clay and gravel. Most of these beds were deposited in seawater as the sea advanced and retreated during the geologic development of the Atlantic Coastal Plain. To a much lesser extent, streams deposited layers of sediment which mixed with that deposited on the sea floor.
The climate in Brogden is characterized by warm summers and moderate winters. The average temperature is about 62 degrees. Annual precipitation is about 50 inches of rainfall per year, with the major portion occurring in the late spring and summer.
Brogden also is the name of a farming community in neighboring Johnston County where Hollywood actress Ava Gardner lived as a child.