Neuse Forest, North Carolina

Neuse Forest is a census-designated place (CDP) in Craven County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 2,005 at the 2010 census. It is part of the New Bern, North Carolina Micropolitan Statistical Area.GeographyNeuse Forest is located in southern Craven County at, along the south bank of the tidal Neuse River. It is bordered to the northwest by the Neuse River Recreation Area of Croatan National Forest, to the southwest by U.S. Route 70, a four-lane highway, and to the southeast by Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point.According to the United States Census Bureau, the Neuse Forest CDP has a total area of 8.24sqkm, of which 8.18sqkm is land and 0.05sqkm, or 0.63%, is water.DemographicsAs of the census of 2000, there were 1,426 people, 526 households, and 460 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 481.1 people per square mile (186.0/km²). There were 555 housing units at an average density of 187.3 per square mile (72.4/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 89.97% White, 6.38% African American, 0.14% Native American, 1.75% Asian, 0.63% from other races, and 1.12% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.54% of the population.