Amazon is launching a $10 billion AI/cloud campus in Richmond County, NC, located next to Duke Energy’s Sherwood H. Smith Jr. energy complex, a gas-fired plant with capacity exceeding 1,200 MW . The development, planned on roughly 800 acres in Energy Way Industrial Park, will feature 20 data center buildings, each about 200,000 to 250,000 sq ft . Satellite imagery from Oct 14, 2025 confirms large-scale site clearing began Oct 1, marking the commencement of groundwork for one of North Carolina’s most ambitious tech infrastructure projects.
According to the 2020 US census, the population of Hamlet, NC was 6,022.
The forecasted population for Hamlet, NC in 2026 is 5,842.
The projected population for Hamlet, NC in 2030 is 5,770.
The average property price in Hamlet, NC is $122,555.
The property prices in Hamlet, NC are currently on an increasing trend.
The average household income in Hamlet, NC is $47,984.