Caroleen is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in southeastern Rutherford County, North Carolina, United States.[2] Its population was 560 as of the 2020 census.[3] Caroleen has a post office with ZIP code 28019.[4][5] U.S. Route 221 Alternate passes through the community.
Caroleen, North Carolina | |
|---|---|
  Caroleen  Caroleen | |
| Coordinates: 35°16′52″N 81°47′29″W / 35.28111°N 81.79139°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | North Carolina |
| County | Rutherford |
| Area | |
• Total | 1.11 sq mi (2.87 km2) |
| • Land | 1.11 sq mi (2.87 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 860 ft (260 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 560 |
| • Density | 505.87/sq mi (195.28/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 28019 |
| Area code | 828 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2628617[2] |
History
editCaroleen is located on the Second Broad River. It was named in honor of Caroline, wife of industrialist Simpson B. Tanner Sr.
The Post Office Department ruled that Caroline was too similar to Carolina to be acceptable, so the name Caroleen was selected instead.
The communities of Avondale and Henrietta, founded in 1887 and named for Tanner's mother-in-law Henrietta McRae Spencer, lie directly south.[6]
Demographics
edit| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 560 | — | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[7] | |||
Notable person
editSmoky Burgess – Major League Baseball player, 9-time All-Star and 1960 World Series champion[8]
References
edit- ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
- ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Caroleen, North Carolina
- ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved October 9, 2024.
- ^ United States Postal Service (2012). "USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code". Retrieved February 15, 2012.
- ^ "Postmaster Finder - Post Offices by ZIP Code". United States Postal Service. Archived from the original on October 17, 2020. Retrieved March 6, 2014.
- ^ Powell, William S. (1968). The North Carolina Gazetteer: A Dictionary of Tar Heel Places. Chapel Hill, N.C.: The University of North Carolina Press. p. 88. ISBN 0-8078-1247-1.
- ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
- ^ "Smoky Burgess Trades and Transactions by Baseball Almanac".