Autryville, North Carolina

Autryville, North Carolina
Town
Autryville Autryville
Official seal of Autryville, North Carolina Seal
Autryville, North Carolina Location within the state of North Carolina
Coordinates:
Country	United States
State	North Carolina
County	Sampson
Incorporated	1891
Government
• Mayor	Patricia Williams
• Town Manager	Diane Autry
Area
• Total	0.5 sq mi (1.4 km2)
• Land	0.5 sq mi (1.4 km2)
• Water	0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation	105 ft (32 m)
Population (2010)
• Total	196
• Density	373.1/sq mi (144.0/km2)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code	28318
Area code(s)	910
FIPS code	37-02700
GNIS feature ID	0980378

Autryville is a town in Sampson County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 196 at the 2010 census. Located along the west side of Sampson County along the banks of South River at the Cumberland County, North Carolina line, Autryville is governed by a mayor and a five-member town commission. The town is about 15 miles east-southeast of Fayetteville along NC 24.

History

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Micajah Autry (1794-1836) depicted by John Francis Lewis, conjectural portrait, 1950, about to take aim at Antonio López de Santa Anna

In April 1889, President Gray of the Cape Fear and Yadkin Valley Railway designated Autrys as a depot. Later in 1891, Autryville was incorporated, and a new town was born. Autryville is home to Micajah Autry, a Sampson County resident and son of Theophilus and Elizabeth (Crumpler) Autry who fought in the Battle of the Alamo alongside Davy Crockett. Between the ages of 17 and 18, he volunteered for service against the British in the War of 1812 and remained in Charleston in the company of Captain Long until the Treaty of Ghent was signed in 1815. Afterward, Autry studied law and was admitted to the bar in Jackson, Tennessee, where he practiced from 1831-35 until he went to Texas. Autry, an expert marksman, was chosen by his company to eliminate Antonio López de Santa Anna, who often walked across the grounds near the Mexican battle lines. He missed. After a siege lasting 13 days, Autry was killed with the rest of the Alamo garrison after the Mexican army stormed it on March 6, 1836. A letter to his wife, dated February 11, 1834, is on display at the Alamo.

Each year in mid-July the true story, “A Man Called Micajah,” reveals the life of Micajah Autry in Autryville’s outdoor theatre. The town also celebrates Micajah Autry Day in May with a parade, arts and crafts, delicious food, entertainment, music and dance.

The Thomas Bullard House was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2014.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.5 square miles (1.3 km²), all of it land.

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.		%±
1900	61		—
1910	77		26.2%
1920	99		28.6%
1930	119		20.2%
1940	94		−21.0%
1950	151		60.6%
1960	192		27.2%
1970	213		10.9%
1980	228		7.0%
1990	166		−27.2%
2000	196		18.1%
2010	196		0.0%
Est. 2014	203		3.6%
U.S. Decennial Census

As of the census of 2010, there were 196 people and 118 households in Autryville. The racial makeup of the town was 87.2% White, 4.1% African American, 2% Native American, and 5.6% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1% of the population.

According to the 2000 Census, there were 97 households out of which 20.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 42.3% were married couples living together, 11.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 43.3% were non-families. 40.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 15.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.02 and the average family size was 2.62.

In the town the population was spread out with 18.9% under the age of 18, 7.1% from 18 to 24, 30.1% from 25 to 44, 20.9% from 45 to 64, and 23.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 92.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.9 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $21,719, and the median income for a family was $28,333. Males had a median income of $27,917 versus $22,500 for females. The per capita income for the town was $22,132. About 8.6% of families and 11.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including none of those under the age of eighteen and 23.2% of those sixty five or over.

Town services

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Autryville Fire Department provides service for a 6-mile radius and runs mutual aid with other departments in Sampson and Cumberland Counties

The Autryville Fire Department was chartered in 1974. It is an all volunteer department with a roster of 25 members and a Board of Directors. The department serves the Town of Autryville in western Sampson County and a 6-mile fire district and runs mutual aid with other departments in Sampson and Cumberland Counties. The Autryville Fire District has Fire rating of 6 in the town and an 8 in the 6-mile district. The first pumper was a 1956 Chevrolet truck with a 500 gallon per minute pump and 500 gallons of water. Today the department runs two fire engines that both carry 1000 gallons of water each with a 1500 gallon per minute pump on them, a tanker truck that carries 1300 gallons of water, and a brush truck that is used for field and brush fires in the Autryville fire district and surrounding districts in Sampson and Cumberland Counties.

Notable people

• Micajah Autry (1794 – March 6, 1836) - American merchant, poet and lawyer who died in the Texas Revolution at the Battle of the Alamo

Points of interest

• Autryville Baptist Church
• Clement Baptist Church

References

A view from the post office

A view from the post office