Scotland Neck is a town in Halifax County, North Carolina, United States. As of the 2020 census, Scotland Neck had a population of 1,640. It is part of the Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina Micropolitan Statistical Area.

History

The Hoffman-Bowers-Josey-Riddick House, Kehukee Primitive Baptist Church, Magnolia, Scotland Neck Historic District, Trinity Church, and Woodstock are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Vine Hill Academy located in Scotland Neck, was a private school attended by many prominent historical figures.

Scotland Neck recruited and self supplied an independent volunteer company, 'the Scotland Neck Mounted Riflemen' in 1859. At the opening of the Civil War in 1861, the company was mustered into the Army of the Confederate States, as Company G, 3rd North Carolina Cavalry, 41st Regiment. A brief pamphlet of the unit's experience during the war was written by the son of one of the officers serving in the company.

Geography

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

thumb|Sylvan Heights Bird Park

Demographics

thumb|Child labor in Scotland Neck, 1914. Photo by [[Lewis Hine.]]

2020 census

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

|+Scotland Neck racial composition

!scope="col"| Race

!scope="col"| Number

!scope="col"| Percentage

|-

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

| 445

| 27.13%

|-

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

| 1,108

| 67.56%

|-

!scope="row"| Native American

| 2

| 0.12%

|-

!scope="row"| Asian

| 6

| 0.37%

|-

!scope="row"| Other/Mixed

| 33

| 2.01%

|-

!scope="row"| Hispanic or Latino

| 46

| 2.8%

|}

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 1,640 people, 611 households, and 327 families residing in the town.

2000 census

According to the census

  • Tom Umphlett, MLB outfielder

References

  • Scotland Neck official website