Ivanhoe is a census-designated place (CDP) in Sampson County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 198 at the 2020 census.
History
The area of Sampson County that contains present-day Ivanhoe was first settled by the Scots in 1739, who travelled northwest through the lower Cape Fear Valley. The Scots stopping in Ivanhoe discovered a cash crop in abundance; the longleaf pine. The local economy soon consisted of tar, charcoal, turpentine, and timber. The Black River served as their connection to the seaport; located first at Brunswick Town and
later Wilmington.
The Beatty-Corbett House, Black River Presbyterian and Ivanhoe Baptist Churches, and Delta Farm were listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of , of which 5.02 square miles is land and 0.01 square miles is water.
The community is located 29 miles south of Clinton, and 34 miles northwest of Wilmington.
Ivanhoe is within the Franklin Township in Sampson County.
The ZIP Code for Ivanhoe is 28447.
Demographics
2020 census
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:right"
|+Ivanhoe racial composition
! scope="col" |Race
! scope="col" |Number
! scope="col" |Percentage
|-
! scope="row" |White (non-Hispanic)
|40
|20.20%
|-
! scope="row" |Black or African American (non-Hispanic)
|138
|69.70%
|-
! scope="row" |Native American
|1
|0.51%
|-
! scope="row" |Asian
|0
|0.00%
|-
! scope="row" |Pacific Islander
|0
|0.00%
|-
! scope="row" |Other/Mixed
|19
|9.60%
|-
! scope="row" |Hispanic or Latino
|23
|11.62%
|}
2000 census
As of the census