Poplar Tent, North Carolina, United States [CDP]; population was 3,872 in 1990; housing units was 1,470 in 1990; location is 35°25'N 80°38'W; land area is 5.47 square miles (3,500 acres); water area is 0.00 square miles (2 acres); FIPS code is 53450 [SourceCBP]