Census History of Johnston County Towns

POPULATION OF JOHNSTON COUNTY'S TOWNS: 1870-2010
NOTE: Numbers are shown for years towns were incorporated as municipalities

TOWN	1870	1880	1890	1900	1910	1920	1930	1940	1950	1960	1970	1980	1990	2000	2010
Archer Lodge															4,292
Benson			191	384	800	1,123	1,522	1,837	2,102	2,355	2,267	2,792	2,810	*2,993	3,311
Clayton		352	478	754	1,441	1,423	1,533	1,711	2,229	3,302	3,103	4,091	4,756	*8,126	16,116
Four Oaks			62	171	329	583	684	828	942	1,010	1,057	1,049	1,308	*1,514	1,921
Kenly **			157	260	726	827	965	1,095	1,129	1,147	1,370	1,433	1,396	*1,675	1,339
Micro				61	74	183	222	289	310	350	300	438	417	454	441
Pine Level		219	264	266	394	373	497	595	602	833	983	953	1,217	*1,319	1,700
Princeton			248	281	354	403	509	512	608	948	1,044	1,034	1,181	*1,090	1,194
Selma		256	527	816	1,331	1,601	1,857	2,007	2,639	3,102	4,356	4,762	4,600	5,914	6,073
Smithfield	415	485	550	764	1,347	1,895	2,543	3,678	5.574	6,117	6,677	7,288	7,540	*10,867	10,966
Wilson's Mills							359	436	349	280	283			*1,296	2,277

* corrected numbers from original count

** Kenly's population includes a portion who reside in Wilson County. For the 2010 Census, Kenly's Johnston County population is 1,176; its Wilson County population is 163.

MAP OF JOHNSTON COUNTY'S TOWNS,
WITH YEAR EACH WAS CHARTERED
NOTE: Town of Wilson's Mills charter revoked in 1971, restored in 1996;
Town of Archer Lodge (not shown on map) chartered in 2009

Map of johnston county towns

Page last updated: November 2, 2023