2 0 1 0 ▁census . ▁It ▁is ▁the ▁county ▁seat ▁of ▁Du pl in ▁County . ▁The ▁town ▁was ▁named ▁for ▁James ▁Ken an , ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁North ▁Carolina ▁Senate ▁whose ▁family ▁home ▁Liber ty ▁Hall ▁Plant ation ▁is ▁in ▁Ken ans ville . ▁ ▁History ▁The ▁Need ham ▁Whit field ▁Her ring ▁House ▁and ▁Ken ans ville ▁Historic ▁District ▁are ▁listed ▁on ▁the ▁National ▁Register ▁of ▁Historic ▁Places . ▁ ▁Geography ▁Ken ans ville ▁is ▁located ▁slightly ▁west ▁of ▁the ▁center ▁of ▁Du pl in ▁County ▁at ▁ ▁( 3 4 . 9 6 2 1 1 9 , ▁- 7 7 . 9 6 5 6 5 8 ). ▁North ▁Carolina ▁High ways ▁ 1 1 ▁and ▁ 5 0 ▁pass ▁through ▁the ▁center ▁of ▁town , ▁while ▁North ▁Carolina ▁Highway ▁ 2 4 ▁by pass es ▁the ▁town ▁as ▁a ▁four - lane ▁highway ▁on ▁the ▁sout heast . ▁NC ▁ 2 4 ▁leads ▁south west ▁ ▁to ▁Inter state ▁ 4 0 ▁at ▁Exit ▁ 3 7 3 ▁and ▁east ▁ ▁to ▁Jackson ville . ▁NC ▁ 1 1 ▁leads ▁n ortheast ▁ ▁to ▁K inst on ▁and ▁south ▁ ▁to ▁Wal lace , ▁while ▁NC ▁ 5 0 ▁leads ▁sout heast ▁ ▁to ▁Hol ly ▁R idge ▁and ▁west ▁ ▁to ▁Wars aw . ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Census ▁Bureau , ▁Ken ans ville ▁has ▁a ▁total ▁area ▁of ▁, ▁all ▁of ▁it ▁land . ▁ ▁Dem ograph ics ▁ ▁As ▁of ▁the