▁on ▁the ▁National ▁Register ▁of ▁Historic ▁Places ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 7 . ▁ ▁In cor por ation ▁The ▁wood ed ▁ham let ▁of ▁Bu ies ▁Creek ▁was ▁incorpor ated ▁by ▁the ▁North ▁Carolina ▁General ▁Assembly ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 4 . ▁The ▁town ▁char ter ▁was ▁repe aled ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 7 . ▁ ▁Geography ▁The ▁community ▁is ▁in ▁eastern ▁Har nett ▁County , ▁ ▁north west ▁of ▁Er win ▁and ▁ ▁east ▁of ▁L ill ington , ▁the ▁county ▁seat . ▁U . S . ▁Route ▁ 4 2 1 ▁passes ▁through ▁the ▁community , ▁connecting ▁the ▁two ▁nearby ▁towns . ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Census ▁Bureau , ▁the ▁CD P ▁has ▁a ▁total ▁area ▁of ▁, ▁of ▁which ▁, ▁or ▁ 0 . 2 5 %, ▁is ▁water . ▁ ▁Dem ograph ics ▁As ▁of ▁the ▁census ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁there ▁were ▁ 2 , 9 4 2 ▁people , ▁ 5 7 7 ▁households , ▁and ▁ 2 3 2 ▁families ▁living ▁in ▁the ▁CD P . ▁The ▁population ▁density ▁was ▁ 1 , 2 9 6 . 0 ▁people ▁per ▁square ▁mile ▁( 5 0 0 . 3 / km ²). ▁There ▁were ▁ 6 9 9 ▁housing ▁units ▁at ▁an ▁average ▁density ▁of ▁ 3 0 7 . 9 ▁per ▁square ▁mile ▁( 1 1 8 . 9 / km ²). ▁The ▁ra cial ▁make up ▁of ▁the ▁CD P ▁was ▁ 7 8 . 3 % ▁White