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History · Pink Hill

20% of Pink Hill’s homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1958 on and the census since 1910.

0on the National Register
20%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Pink Hill’s past

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A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Pink Hill are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Boom and bustPeaked at 644 in 1980; 451 people lived here in 2020.Old housesHalf of Pink Hill’s homes were built before 1960.
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Decades since 1900 with photos
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People over time

Pink Hill, census by census

0100200300400500600700192019401960198020002020Peak: 644

Peaked at 644 in 1980; 451 people lived here in 2020.

12 censuses, 1910–2020.

U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts, from the census table on Pink Hill’s Wikipedia page.

The story so far

Pink Hill, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Pink Hill yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Pink Hill is a town in Lenoir County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 451 at the 2020 census.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 552 to 451 (-18%).

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

By decade

Pink Hill, decade by decade

Today3 recent
Pink Hill, North Carolina 022020Pink Hill, North Carolina 02Pink Hill, North Carolina 012020Pink Hill, North Carolina 01Eagle Nest Farm2014Eagle Nest Farm
On the map

Pink Hill on the map in 1958

The U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Pink Hill.

Pink Hill on the 1958 USGS map1958Deep Run sheet · 1:62,500

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Pink Hill.

Famous people

Famous people close to Pink Hill

Nobody well known was born in Pink Hill itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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Jaime PresslyAmerican actress, model, and producer · b. 1977
Brandon IngramAmerican basketball player · b. 1997
Jerry StackhouseAmerican basketball player · b. 1974
Maceo ParkerAmerican saxophonist and composer · b. 1943
Caleb BradhamAmerican pharmacist, inventor of Pepsi-Cola · b. 1867
William E. ThorntonAmerican astronaut · b. 1929

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From Wikimedia Commons (3), U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia) and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.