Faison is a town in Duplin and Sampson counties, North Carolina, United States. At the 2020 census, the population was 784.
History
Faison was originally called "Faison's Depot", and under the latter name was founded around 1833. The town was named for Henry Faison, the original owner of the town site.
The Faison Cemetery, Faison Historic District, Buckner Hill House, and John Wesley Mallard House are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Geography
Faison is located in northwestern Duplin County. Two small parcels of land that are part of the town are located to the west of the rest of the town in Sampson County, next to Interstate 40. U.S. Route 117 passes through the center of town, leading northeast to Calypso and to Goldsboro, and south to Warsaw. North Carolina Highway 403 leads west to Interstate 40 at Exit 355.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town of Faison has a total area of , all land.
Demographics
2020 census
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:right"
|+Faison racial composition
!scope="col"| Race
!scope="col"| Number
!scope="col"| Percentage
|-
!scope="row"| White (non-Hispanic)
| 283
| 36.1%
|-
!scope="row"| Black or African American (non-Hispanic)
| 115
| 14.67%
|-
!scope="row"| Native American
| 5
| 0.64%
|-
!scope="row"| Other/Mixed
| 36
| 4.59%
|-
!scope="row"| Hispanic or Latino
| 345
| 44.01%
|}
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 784 people, 401 households, and 273 families residing in the town.
2000 census
As of the census