census-designated place
A census-designated place (CDP) is a Place (United States Census Bureau), concentration of population defined by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes only.
CDPs have been used in each decennial census since 1980 as the count ...
Harnett County, North Carolina
Harnett County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of the 2020 census, the population was 133,568. Its county seat is Lillington; its largest city is Dunn. Harnett County is part of the Fayetteville Metropolitan Stat ...
. It was first listed as a CDP in the 2020 census with a population of 13,636. It is the largest community in Harnett County.
It is a part of the Anderson Creek, NC Micropolitan Statistical Area, which is also included in the Raleigh-Durham-Cary, NC
Combined Statistical Area
Combined statistical area (CSA) is a United States Office of Management and Budget (OMB) term for a combination of adjacent metropolitan (MSA) and micropolitan statistical areas (µSA) across the 50 US states and the territory of Puerto Ric ...
.
Anderson Creek is located approximately to the north Of Spring Lake,
Pope Air Force Base
Pope Field is a U.S. military facility located 12 miles (19 km) northwest of the central business district of Fayetteville, in Cumberland County, North Carolina, United States.. Federal Aviation Administration. effective 15 November 2012 ...
and Fort Liberty.
Current talks are in place on incorporating Anderson Creek as a town, which would entail a post office being opened in the community. Currently, most Anderson Creek residents have Spring Lake addresses with the zip code 28390. Anderson Creek is served by the Harnett County Sheriff's department for law enforcement and Anderson Creek Emergency Services for fire and emergency services.
Anderson Creek is a fast-growing community. Increased rapid growth of the community can be attributed to the increase of the military at the nearby Fort Liberty, as well as the
Davis Love III
Davis Milton Love III (born April 13, 1964) is an American professional golfer who has won 21 events on the PGA Tour, including one major championship: the 1997 PGA Championship. He won the Players Championship in 1992 and 2003. He was in the ...
-created golf course, Anderson Creek Club.
Demographics
2020 census
''Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos can be of any race.''
Anderson Creek Club
Anderson Creek Club is a residential
golf course community
A golf course community is a type of residential housing development built around a golf course.
History
Temple Terrace, Florida is often described as the first planned golf-course community in the United States, dating from the 1920s.Morgan, ...
in the
United States
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, located in the unincorporated community of Anderson Creek, North of Fayetteville, North Carolina.
Anderson Creek Club is a luxury gated community featuring a course and a
charter school
A charter school is a school that receives government funding but operates independently of the established state school system in which it is located. It is independent in the sense that it operates according to the basic principle of autono ...
. The golf course was designed by
Davis Love III
Davis Milton Love III (born April 13, 1964) is an American professional golfer who has won 21 events on the PGA Tour, including one major championship: the 1997 PGA Championship. He won the Players Championship in 1992 and 2003. He was in the ...
. When it opened in 2001, it was acclaimed as the "best new course in North Carolina", and was awarded 4 1/2 Stars by Golf Digest.
Schools
* South Harnett Elementary
* Anderson Creek Primary
* Overhills High
* Overhills Middle
* Overhills Elementary