Bunn is a town in Franklin County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 327 at the 2020 census.

History

Bunn is named for Green Walker Bunn, who first settled southeast of the current town in the late 1800s. The town was established on land purchased around 1909 by the Montgomery Lumber Company and incorporated four years later.

The Andrews-Moore House and Baker Farm are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Geography

Bunn is located in southeastern Franklin County. North Carolina Highway 98 passes through the town, leading southeastward to U.S. Route 64 and west to Wake Forest. North Carolina Highway 39 intersects NC 98 in the center of town; it leads north to Louisburg, the Franklin County seat, and south to US 64 east of Zebulon. NC 98 and 39 combine to form South Main Street in the center of Bunn.

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

|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census

2020 census

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:right"

|+Bunn racial composition

!scope="col"| Race

!scope="col"| Number

!scope="col"| Percentage

|-

!scope="row"| White (non-Hispanic)

| 186

| 56.88%

|-

!scope="row"| Black or African American (non-Hispanic)

| 81

| 24.77%

|-

!scope="row"| Native American

| 3

| 0.92%

|-

!scope="row"| Asian

| 2

| 0.61%

|-

!scope="row"| Other/Mixed

| 20

| 6.12%

|-

!scope="row"| Hispanic or Latino

| 35

| 10.7%

|}

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 327 people, 135 households, and 79 families residing in the town.

2010 census

As of the census

Agriculture

The town is surrounded by farms where surrounding acres of land are filled with tobacco and soybean farms. Some fields are farmed directly by families that have been in the area for generations, while other acres are leased. The pick-your-own fields in the area draw visitors to Bunn during the spring and summer.

Notable person

  • Tarik Cohen - NFL running back for the Chicago Bears; also known as "The Human Joystick" for his speed and agility on the field.

References

  • William S. Powell, The North Carolina Gazetteer: A Dictionary of Tar Heel Places, 1968, The University of North Carolina Press at Chapel Hill, , Library of Congress Catalog Card #28-25916, page 75. Retrieved January 15, 2015.
  • Town of Bunn (official website)