Bennett, NC

Bennett is a census-designated place in Chatham County, North Carolina, United States. The 2020 census counted 284 residents. Founded as "Boaz" in 1888, the area was inhabited by the Scott, Kidd, Powers, Sizemore and Heck families, until the Bonlee & Western Railroad reached the area in 1910. Denson, a physician, being the first mayor. The Devil's Tramping Ground is located a few miles north of Bennett in the Harper's Crossroads community. The Southern Supreme Fruitcake factory is located just outside Bennett off Highway 902. Bennett's local map joins its older history to the places and landscapes that still shape the town today, all within the wider North Carolina setting.

The local scoop is how Bennett's history still shows up in the places people visit, work, learn, and meet. Bennett is located near the southwestern corner of Chatham County and is bordered on its western side by Randolph County. North Carolina Highways 22 and 42 run concurrently just southwest of the center of the town. Bennett is home to Christian Church.