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href="#Townships"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> 10.2 Townships </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Townships-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Census-designated_place" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Census-designated_place"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> 10.3 Census-designated place </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Census-designated_place-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Unincorporated_communities" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Unincorporated_communities"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> 10.4 Unincorporated communities </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Unincorporated_communities-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-See_also" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#See_also"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> 11 See also </div> </a> <ul id="toc-See_also-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-References" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#References"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> 12 References </div> </a> <ul id="toc-References-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Works_cited" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Works_cited"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> 13 Works cited </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Works_cited-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-External_links" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#External_links"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> 14 External links </div> </a> <ul id="toc-External_links-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </nav> </div> </div> <div class="mw-content-container"> <main id="content" class="mw-body"> <header class="mw-body-header vector-page-titlebar"> <nav aria-label="Contents" class="vector-toc-landmark"> <div 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href="https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D9%82%D8%A7%D8%B7%D8%B9%D8%A9_%D8%B1%D9%88%D9%83%D9%86%D8%BA%D9%87%D8%A7%D9%85_(%D9%83%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%88%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%8A%D9%86%D8%A7_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B4%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%8A%D8%A9)" title="مقاطعة روكنغهام (كارولاينا الشمالية) – Arabic" lang="ar" hreflang="ar" data-title="مقاطعة روكنغهام (كارولاينا الشمالية)" data-language-autonym="العربية" data-language-local-name="Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target">العربية</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-zh-min-nan mw-list-item"><a href="https://zh-min-nan.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rockingham_K%C5%ABn_(North_Carolina)" title="Rockingham Kūn (North Carolina) – Minnan" lang="nan" hreflang="nan" data-title="Rockingham Kūn (North Carolina)" data-language-autonym="閩南語 / Bân-lâm-gú" data-language-local-name="Minnan" class="interlanguage-link-target">閩南語 / Bân-lâm-gú</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bg mw-list-item"><a href="https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A0%D0%BE%D0%BA%D0%B8%D0%BD%D0%B3%D0%B0%D0%BC_(%D0%BE%D0%BA%D1%80%D1%8A%D0%B3,_%D0%A1%D0%B5%D0%B2%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%BD%D0%B0_%D0%9A%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%BB%D0%B8%D0%BD%D0%B0)" title="Рокингам (окръг, Северна Каролина) – Bulgarian" lang="bg" hreflang="bg" data-title="Рокингам (окръг, Северна Каролина)" data-language-autonym="Български" data-language-local-name="Bulgarian" class="interlanguage-link-target">Български</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bar mw-list-item"><a href="https://bar.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rockingham_County,_North_Carolina" title="Rockingham County, North Carolina – Bavarian" lang="bar" hreflang="bar" data-title="Rockingham County, North Carolina" data-language-autonym="Boarisch" data-language-local-name="Bavarian" class="interlanguage-link-target">Boarisch</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ceb mw-list-item"><a href="https://ceb.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rockingham_County_(kondado_sa_Tinipong_Bansa,_North_Carolina)" title="Rockingham County (kondado sa Tinipong Bansa, North Carolina) – Cebuano" lang="ceb" hreflang="ceb" data-title="Rockingham County (kondado sa Tinipong Bansa, North Carolina)" data-language-autonym="Cebuano" data-language-local-name="Cebuano" class="interlanguage-link-target">Cebuano</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tum mw-list-item"><a href="https://tum.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rockingham_County,_North_Carolina" title="Rockingham County, North Carolina – Tumbuka" lang="tum" hreflang="tum" data-title="Rockingham County, North Carolina" data-language-autonym="ChiTumbuka" data-language-local-name="Tumbuka" class="interlanguage-link-target">ChiTumbuka</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cy mw-list-item"><a href="https://cy.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rockingham_County,_Gogledd_Carolina" title="Rockingham County, Gogledd Carolina – Welsh" lang="cy" hreflang="cy" data-title="Rockingham County, Gogledd Carolina" data-language-autonym="Cymraeg" data-language-local-name="Welsh" class="interlanguage-link-target">Cymraeg</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rockingham_County_(North_Carolina)" title="Rockingham County (North Carolina) – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Rockingham County (North Carolina)" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target">Deutsch</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Condado_de_Rockingham_(Carolina_del_Norte)" title="Condado de Rockingham (Carolina del Norte) – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Condado de Rockingham (Carolina del Norte)" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target">Español</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eo mw-list-item"><a href="https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kantono_Rockingham_(Norda_Karolino)" title="Kantono Rockingham (Norda Karolino) – Esperanto" lang="eo" hreflang="eo" data-title="Kantono Rockingham (Norda Karolino)" data-language-autonym="Esperanto" data-language-local-name="Esperanto" class="interlanguage-link-target">Esperanto</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eu mw-list-item"><a href="https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rockingham_konderria_(Ipar_Carolina)" title="Rockingham konderria (Ipar Carolina) – Basque" lang="eu" hreflang="eu" data-title="Rockingham konderria (Ipar Carolina)" data-language-autonym="Euskara" data-language-local-name="Basque" class="interlanguage-link-target">Euskara</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B4%D9%87%D8%B1%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%A7%D9%86_%D8%B1%D8%A7%DA%A9%DB%8C%D9%86%DA%AF%D9%87%D8%A7%D9%85%D8%8C_%DA%A9%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%88%D9%84%DB%8C%D9%86%D8%A7%DB%8C_%D8%B4%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%84%DB%8C" title="شهرستان راکینگهام، کارولینای شمالی – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="شهرستان راکینگهام، کارولینای شمالی" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target">فارسی</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comt%C3%A9_de_Rockingham_(Caroline_du_Nord)" title="Comté de Rockingham (Caroline du Nord) – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Comté de Rockingham (Caroline du Nord)" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target">Français</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ga mw-list-item"><a href="https://ga.wikipedia.org/wiki/Contae_Rockingham,_Carolina_Thuaidh" title="Contae Rockingham, Carolina Thuaidh – Irish" lang="ga" hreflang="ga" data-title="Contae Rockingham, Carolina Thuaidh" data-language-autonym="Gaeilge" data-language-local-name="Irish" class="interlanguage-link-target">Gaeilge</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-glk mw-list-item"><a href="https://glk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B1%D8%A7%DA%A9%DB%8C%D9%86%DA%AF%D9%87%D8%A7%D9%85_%D9%9A_%D8%B4%D8%A3%D8%B1%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%A7%D9%86_(%DA%A9%D9%84%D8%B3%D9%8A%D8%A7%D9%8A%D9%8A_%DA%A9%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%A4%D9%84%D9%8A%D9%86%D8%A7)" title="راکینگهام ٚ شأرستان (کلسيايي کارؤلينا) – Gilaki" lang="glk" hreflang="glk" data-title="راکینگهام ٚ شأرستان (کلسيايي کارؤلينا)" data-language-autonym="گیلکی" data-language-local-name="Gilaki" class="interlanguage-link-target">گیلکی</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EB%A1%9C%ED%82%B9%EC%97%84%EA%B5%B0_(%EB%85%B8%EC%8A%A4%EC%BA%90%EB%A1%A4%EB%9D%BC%EC%9D%B4%EB%82%98%EC%A3%BC)" title="로킹엄군 (노스캐롤라이나주) – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="로킹엄군 (노스캐롤라이나주)" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target">한국어</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bpy mw-list-item"><a href="https://bpy.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%82%E0%A6%B9%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%AE_%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%89%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%9F%E0%A6%BF,_%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A5_%E0%A6%95%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AF%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%8B%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%87%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%BE" title="রকিংহাম কাউন্টি, নর্থ ক্যারোলাইনা – Bishnupriya" lang="bpy" hreflang="bpy" data-title="রকিংহাম কাউন্টি, নর্থ ক্যারোলাইনা" data-language-autonym="বিষ্ণুপ্রিয়া মণিপুরী" data-language-local-name="Bishnupriya" class="interlanguage-link-target">বিষ্ণুপ্রিয়া মণিপুরী</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Contea_di_Rockingham_(Carolina_del_Nord)" title="Contea di Rockingham (Carolina del Nord) – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Contea di Rockingham (Carolina del Nord)" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target">Italiano</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hu mw-list-item"><a href="https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rockingham_megye_(%C3%89szak-Karolina)" title="Rockingham megye (Észak-Karolina) – Hungarian" lang="hu" hreflang="hu" data-title="Rockingham megye (Észak-Karolina)" data-language-autonym="Magyar" data-language-local-name="Hungarian" class="interlanguage-link-target">Magyar</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mzn mw-list-item"><a href="https://mzn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B1%D8%A7%DA%A9%DB%8C%D9%86%DA%AF%D9%87%D8%A7%D9%85_%D8%B4%D9%87%D8%B1%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%A7%D9%86_(%D8%B4%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%84%DB%8C_%DA%A9%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%88%D9%84%DB%8C%D9%86%D8%A7)" title="راکینگهام شهرستان (شمالی کارولینا) – Mazanderani" lang="mzn" hreflang="mzn" data-title="راکینگهام شهرستان (شمالی کارولینا)" data-language-autonym="مازِرونی" data-language-local-name="Mazanderani" class="interlanguage-link-target">مازِرونی</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cdo mw-list-item"><a href="https://cdo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rockingham_G%C3%B4ng_(North_Carolina)" title="Rockingham Gông (North Carolina) – Mindong" lang="cdo" hreflang="cdo" data-title="Rockingham Gông (North Carolina)" data-language-autonym="閩東語 / Mìng-dĕ̤ng-ngṳ̄" data-language-local-name="Mindong" class="interlanguage-link-target">閩東語 / Mìng-dĕ̤ng-ngṳ̄</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rockingham_County_(North_Carolina)" title="Rockingham County (North Carolina) – Dutch" lang="nl" hreflang="nl" data-title="Rockingham County (North Carolina)" data-language-autonym="Nederlands" data-language-local-name="Dutch" class="interlanguage-link-target">Nederlands</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ja mw-list-item"><a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%AD%E3%83%83%E3%82%AD%E3%83%B3%E3%82%AC%E3%83%A0%E9%83%A1_(%E3%83%8E%E3%83%BC%E3%82%B9%E3%82%AB%E3%83%AD%E3%83%A9%E3%82%A4%E3%83%8A%E5%B7%9E)" 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.infobox-above{font-size:125%;line-height:1.3em}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement .infobox-subheader{background-color:#cddeff;font-weight:bold}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-native{font-weight:normal;padding-top:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-other-name{font-size:78%}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-official{font-weight:bold}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-caption{padding:0.3em 0 0 0}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-caption-link{padding:0.2em 0}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-nickname{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-fn{font-weight:normal;display:inline}</style><table class="infobox ib-settlement vcard"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above"><div class="fn org">Rockingham County</div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-subheader"><div class="category"><a href="/wiki/County_(United_States)" title="County (United States)">County</a></div></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><a href="/wiki/File:Rockingham_County_Justice_Center_(Front).jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Rockingham County Courthouse in Wentworth"><img alt="Rockingham County Courthouse in Wentworth" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/40/Rockingham_County_Justice_Center_%28Front%29.jpg/300px-Rockingham_County_Justice_Center_%28Front%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="300" height="225" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/40/Rockingham_County_Justice_Center_%28Front%29.jpg/450px-Rockingham_County_Justice_Center_%28Front%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/40/Rockingham_County_Justice_Center_%28Front%29.jpg/600px-Rockingham_County_Justice_Center_%28Front%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1024" data-file-height="768" /></a><div class="ib-settlement-caption">Rockingham County Courthouse in Wentworth</div></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data maptable"><style 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class="infobox-full-data">Nickname: <div class="ib-settlement-nickname nickname">North Carolina's North Star</div></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data">Motto: <div class="ib-settlement-nickname nickname">"You're in a good place"</div></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><a href="/wiki/File:Map_of_North_Carolina_highlighting_Rockingham_County.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Location within the U.S. state of North Carolina"><img alt="Map of North Carolina highlighting Rockingham County" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6a/Map_of_North_Carolina_highlighting_Rockingham_County.svg/300px-Map_of_North_Carolina_highlighting_Rockingham_County.svg.png" decoding="async" width="300" height="114" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6a/Map_of_North_Carolina_highlighting_Rockingham_County.svg/450px-Map_of_North_Carolina_highlighting_Rockingham_County.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6a/Map_of_North_Carolina_highlighting_Rockingham_County.svg/600px-Map_of_North_Carolina_highlighting_Rockingham_County.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="2687" data-file-height="1019" /></a><div class="ib-settlement-caption">Location within the U.S. state of <a href="/wiki/North_Carolina" title="North Carolina">North Carolina</a></div></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><a href="/wiki/File:North_Carolina_in_United_States.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="North Carolina's location within the U.S."><img alt="Map of the United States highlighting North Carolina" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/North_Carolina_in_United_States.svg/300px-North_Carolina_in_United_States.svg.png" decoding="async" 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text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Rockingham_County,_North_Carolina&params=36.38_N_79.78_W_type:adm2nd_region:US-NC_source:USCensusBureau2020gazetteerfiles">36°23′N 79°47′W / 36.38°N 79.78°W / 36.38; -79.78</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Country</th><td class="infobox-data"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /> United States</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">State</th><td class="infobox-data"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bb/Flag_of_North_Carolina.svg/23px-Flag_of_North_Carolina.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bb/Flag_of_North_Carolina.svg/35px-Flag_of_North_Carolina.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bb/Flag_of_North_Carolina.svg/45px-Flag_of_North_Carolina.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="750" data-file-height="500" /> <a href="/wiki/North_Carolina" title="North Carolina">North Carolina</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Founded</th><td class="infobox-data">1785</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Namesake" title="Namesake">Named for</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Charles_Watson-Wentworth,_2nd_Marquess_of_Rockingham" title="Charles Watson-Wentworth, 2nd Marquess of Rockingham">Charles Watson-Wentworth, 2nd Marquess of Rockingham</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/County_seat" title="County seat">Seat</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Wentworth,_North_Carolina" title="Wentworth, North Carolina">Wentworth</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Largest community</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Eden,_North_Carolina" title="Eden, North Carolina">Eden</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Area<div class="ib-settlement-fn"></div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="white-space:nowrap;"> • Total</div></th><td class="infobox-data">572.76 sq mi (1,483.4 km2)</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Land</th><td class="infobox-data">565.64 sq mi (1,465.0 km2)</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Water</th><td class="infobox-data">7.12 sq mi (18.4 km2)  1.24%</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Population<div class="ib-settlement-fn"> (<a href="/wiki/2020_United_States_census" title="2020 United States census">2020</a>)</div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="white-space:nowrap;"> • Total</div></th><td class="infobox-data">91,096</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="white-space:nowrap;"> • Estimate <div class="ib-settlement-fn">(2023)</div></div></th><td class="infobox-data">92,518</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Density</th><td class="infobox-data">161.05/sq mi (62.18/km2)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Time_zone" title="Time zone">Time zone</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/UTC%E2%88%925" class="mw-redirect" title="UTC−5">UTC−5</a> (<a href="/wiki/Eastern_Time_Zone" title="Eastern Time Zone">Eastern</a>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Summer (<a href="/wiki/Daylight_saving_time" title="Daylight saving time">DST</a>)</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/UTC%E2%88%924" class="mw-redirect" title="UTC−4">UTC−4</a> (<a href="/wiki/Eastern_Time_Zone" title="Eastern Time Zone">EDT</a>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Congressional district</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/North_Carolina%27s_6th_congressional_district" title="North Carolina's 6th congressional district">6th</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.rockinghamcountync.gov">www.rockinghamcountync.gov</a></td></tr></tbody></table> Rockingham County is a <a href="/wiki/County_(United_States)" title="County (United States)">county</a> located in the U.S. state of <a href="/wiki/North_Carolina" title="North Carolina">North Carolina</a>. As of the <a href="/wiki/2020_United_States_census" title="2020 United States census">2020 census</a>, the population was 91,096.<a href="#cite_note-2020CensusQuickFacts-1">[1]</a> Its <a href="/wiki/County_seat" title="County seat">county seat</a> is <a href="/wiki/Wentworth,_North_Carolina" title="Wentworth, North Carolina">Wentworth</a>.<a href="#cite_note-GR6-2">[2]</a> The county is known as "North Carolina's North Star". <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Rockingham_County,_North_Carolina&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History">edit</a>]</div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Settling_and_founding">Settling and founding</h3>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Rockingham_County,_North_Carolina&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Settling and founding">edit</a>]</div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:William_Byrd_II.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/37/William_Byrd_II.jpg/170px-William_Byrd_II.jpg" decoding="async" width="170" height="211" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/37/William_Byrd_II.jpg/255px-William_Byrd_II.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/37/William_Byrd_II.jpg/340px-William_Byrd_II.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1024" data-file-height="1270" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/William_Byrd_II" title="William Byrd II">William Byrd II</a> surveyed the eventual county and dubbed the area the "Land of Eden".</figcaption></figure> Prior to European colonization, the area eventually comprising Rockingham County was inhabited by <a href="/wiki/Cheraw" title="Cheraw">Cheraw</a>/Saura Native Americans.<a href="#cite_note-powell-3">[3]</a> In the 1600s they inhabited several small settlements along the <a href="/wiki/Dan_River" title="Dan River">Dan River</a>, though around 1710 they migrated towards <a href="/wiki/South_Carolina" title="South Carolina">South Carolina</a>.<a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTERodenbough19834–5-4">[4]</a> Between 1728 and 1733, the Dan River Valley in the <a href="/wiki/Granville_District" title="Granville District">Granville District</a> was surveyed by <a href="/wiki/William_Byrd_II" title="William Byrd II">William Byrd II</a> as part of efforts to delineate the North Carolina-Virginia border.<a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTERodenbough19836–7-5">[5]</a><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEAheron19977-6">[6]</a> He soon thereafter purchased 20,000 acres of the land, which he described as the "<a href="/wiki/Garden_of_Eden" title="Garden of Eden">Land of Eden</a>" to attract prospective farmers. The region's first white settlers came from <a href="/wiki/Pennsylvania" title="Pennsylvania">Pennsylvania</a>, <a href="/wiki/New_Jersey" title="New Jersey">New Jersey</a>, <a href="/wiki/Maryland" title="Maryland">Maryland</a>, and Virginia and were of German, English, Scottish, and Irish descent.<a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEAheron19977-6">[6]</a> Some had wealthy backgrounds, but most were poor.<a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTERodenbough19837-7">[7]</a> Some local white men served in <a href="/wiki/Militia_(United_States)" title="Militia (United States)">militias</a> during the <a href="/wiki/American_Revolutionary_War" title="American Revolutionary War">American Revolutionary War</a>.<a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTERodenbough198311–12-8">[8]</a> American troops under General <a href="/wiki/Nathanael_Greene" title="Nathanael Greene">Nathanael Greene</a> and British troops under General <a href="/wiki/Charles_Cornwallis,_1st_Marquess_Cornwallis" title="Charles Cornwallis, 1st Marquess Cornwallis">Charles Cornwallis</a> moved through the area around the time of the <a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Guilford_Court_House" title="Battle of Guilford Court House">Battle of Guilford Court House</a> in 1781.<a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTERodenbough198313–14-9">[9]</a> The <a href="/wiki/North_Carolina_General_Assembly" title="North Carolina General Assembly">North Carolina General Assembly</a> created Rockingham County from a northern portion of <a href="/wiki/Guilford_County,_North_Carolina" title="Guilford County, North Carolina">Guilford County</a> on December 29, 1785.<a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTERodenbough198315-10">[10]</a> It was named for <a href="/wiki/Charles_Watson-Wentworth,_2nd_Marquess_of_Rockingham" title="Charles Watson-Wentworth, 2nd Marquess of Rockingham">Charles Watson-Wentworth, 2nd Marquess of Rockingham</a>,<a href="#cite_note-powell-3">[3]</a> <a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_the_United_Kingdom" title="Prime Minister of the United Kingdom">British Prime Minister</a> from 1765 to 1766 and again in 1782. Rockingham's administration was dominated by the American issue. Rockingham wished for repeal of the <a href="/wiki/Stamp_Act_1765" title="Stamp Act 1765">Stamp Act 1765</a> and won a Commons vote on the repeal resolution by 275 to 167 in 1766.<a href="#cite_note-11">[11]</a> Settlement, mostly by <a href="/wiki/Scotch-Irish_Americans" title="Scotch-Irish Americans">Scotch-Irish Americans</a>, continued from 1785 up until 1800.<a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTERodenbough198319-12">[12]</a> Rockingham County's first court session was convened near Eagle Falls south of the Dan River in February 1786.<a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTERodenbough198315-10">[10]</a> The following year a wooden courthouse was erected near the center of the county and the community of Rockingham Courthouse was established. The community was renamed <a href="/wiki/Wentworth,_North_Carolina" title="Wentworth, North Carolina">Wentworth</a> in 1798,<a href="#cite_note-MARCstory-13">[13]</a> and county court sessions was held there beginning the following May.<a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTECorbitt2000185-14">[14]</a> A new brick courthouse was built in 1824.<a href="#cite_note-MARCstory-13">[13]</a> Wentworth remained a poor and sparse community well into the early 1800s, sustained only by business related to governmental affairs. Leaksville was established in 1795 in an attempt to build a trading community near the confluence of the Dan and <a href="/wiki/Smith_River_(Virginia)" title="Smith River (Virginia)">Smith rivers</a>.<a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTERodenbough198316-15">[15]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Antebellum_and_Civil_War">Antebellum and Civil War</h3>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Rockingham_County,_North_Carolina&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Antebellum and Civil War">edit</a>]</div> By the early 1800s, economic activity in Rockingham County was largely centered around small farms in hilly areas and a handful of plantations near the rivers.<a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTERodenbough198317,_20-16">[16]</a> Most farmers were engaged in subsistence operations, with tobacco planted as the area's primary <a href="/wiki/Cash_crop" title="Cash crop">cash crop</a>.<a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTERodenbough198320-17">[17]</a> The economy began to diversify after 1812.<a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTERodenbough198316–17-18">[18]</a> In 1813, <a href="/wiki/John_Motley_Morehead" title="John Motley Morehead">John Motley Morehead</a> erected the county's first cotton mill at the confluence of the Dan and Smith rivers in Leaksville.<a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEAheron19977-6">[6]</a> In 1818 the town of <a href="/wiki/Madison,_North_Carolina" title="Madison, North Carolina">Madison</a> was platted and the trading post of Jackson was established at Eagle Falls. By 1831, Leaksville hosted an oil mill, sawmill, and cotton gin.<a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTERodenbough198317-19">[19]</a> Nevertheless, throughout most of the 1800s, tobacco was the main source of economic activity in Rockingham County, with the towns of Madison, Leaksville, and Reidsville serving as market towns for the crop.<a href="#cite_note-n&r1990-20">[20]</a> Following the passage of public school legislation, in 1840 the first public school in North Carolina opened in Rockingham County.<a href="#cite_note-21">[21]</a> A tobacco manufacturing facility was opened in Reidsville in 1856,<a href="#cite_note-n&r1990-20">[20]</a> and by 1859, Madison was home to several industries.<a href="#cite_note-mcknight-22">[22]</a> That year Leaksville was linked with <a href="/wiki/Danville,_Virginia" title="Danville, Virginia">Danville, Virginia</a> by railroad, the first such line in the county.<a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTERodenbough198341-23">[23]</a> Slavery grew gradually in the county with the expansion of tobacco operations and, by the 1860s, 37 percent of the population were enslaved.<a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTERodenbough198320–23-24">[24]</a> At the outbreak of the <a href="/wiki/American_Civil_War" title="American Civil War">American Civil War</a> in 1861, some county men enlisted in the <a href="/wiki/Confederate_States_Army" title="Confederate States Army">Confederate States Army</a>. Rockingham men eventually formed three companies in North Carolina's 13th Regiment, one in the 14th Regiment, one in the 21st Regiment, six in the 45th Regiment, one in the 63rd Regiment/5th Cavalry, and some reserves, to serve in the war.<a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTERodenbough198327-25">[25]</a> Rockingham men also formed the 22nd Battalion of the <a href="/wiki/Confederate_Home_Guard" title="Confederate Home Guard">Confederate Home Guard</a>, which was tasked with maintaining order in the county.<a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTERodenbough198332-26">[26]</a> The local Searcy & Moore gun factory supplied Confederate forces with weapons during the conflict.<a href="#cite_note-battaglia1-27">[27]</a> Some Confederate deserters hid out in the sparse northwestern section of the county during the war, two of whom were found and executed by the Home Guard.<a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTERodenbough198333-28">[28]</a> At the initiative of the Confederate government, a railroad was built to connect Reidsville with Danville and <a href="/wiki/Greensboro,_North_Carolina" title="Greensboro, North Carolina">Greensboro</a>, being completed in May 1864.<a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTERodenbough198341-23">[23]</a> The war ended in the defeat of the Confederacy in 1865.<a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTERodenbough198334-29">[29]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Reconstruction_and_industrialization">Reconstruction and industrialization</h3>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Rockingham_County,_North_Carolina&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Reconstruction and industrialization">edit</a>]</div> By the end of the Civil War, the economy of Rockingham County and the Southern United States as a whole was greatly diminished. Cattle were scarce, and the emancipation of slaves severely harmed the prospects of large planters. A New York journalist traveling through Rockingham County in September 1865 reported food and lodging scarce in the area.<a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTERodenbough198334–35-30">[30]</a> In the 1868 elections, Republicans gained control of the county government and a black man was elected to the county commission. The white supremacist <a href="/wiki/Ku_Klux_Klan" title="Ku Klux Klan">Ku Klux Klan</a> became active in 1868 and 1869, and 20 alleged Klansmen were arrested and tried for crimes in the county court, though none were convicted. Following investigations by the federal government and a denunciation from <a href="/wiki/David_Settle_Reid" title="David Settle Reid">David Settle Reid</a>, a widely respected Rockingham Democrat and former governor, Klan activity diminished in 1870.<a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTERodenbough198334-29">[29]</a> In the years after the war, Reidsville rapidly grew as a tobacco manufacturing center with the industry benefitting from the railway completed during the war.<a href="#cite_note-n&r1990-20">[20]</a><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTERodenbough198375-31">[31]</a> Leaksville, having grown to include 7,500 residents, was incorporated in 1874.<a href="#cite_note-n&r1990-20">[20]</a> The town of <a href="/wiki/Stoneville,_North_Carolina" title="Stoneville, North Carolina">Stoneville</a> grew from a mercantile crossroads in the west and was incorporated in 1877.<a href="#cite_note-n&r1990-20">[20]</a><a href="#cite_note-mcknight-22">[22]</a> Rail service was extended to Madison in the 1880s.<a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTERodenbough198341–42-32">[32]</a> Stoneville and Madison largely remained mercantile towns with a few tobacco manufacturers.<a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTERodenbough198375-31">[31]</a> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Morehead_Mill.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c1/Morehead_Mill.jpg/220px-Morehead_Mill.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="140" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c1/Morehead_Mill.jpg/330px-Morehead_Mill.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c1/Morehead_Mill.jpg/440px-Morehead_Mill.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="763" /></a><figcaption>Morehead Mill in Spray, c. 1911</figcaption></figure> The manufacturing sector, particularly in textiles, increased in the late 1800s, driving urbanization and growth in the county's towns.<a href="#cite_note-n&r1990-20">[20]</a> At the initiative of railroad executive <a href="/wiki/Francis_Henry_Fries" title="Francis Henry Fries">Francis Henry Fries</a>, in 1895 the <a href="/wiki/Washington_Mills-Mayodan_Plant" title="Washington Mills-Mayodan Plant">Mayo Mills</a> were built in the western portion of the county, near Madison.<a href="#cite_note-n&r1990-20">[20]</a><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEAheron19977-6">[6]</a> A community quickly grew around the facility and was incorporated as the town of <a href="/wiki/Mayodan,_North_Carolina" title="Mayodan, North Carolina">Mayodan</a> in 1899.<a href="#cite_note-n&r1990-20">[20]</a> That year, another mill was erected in what became the town of <a href="/wiki/Avalon,_North_Carolina" title="Avalon, North Carolina">Avalon</a> in 1899.<a href="#cite_note-33">[33]</a> At the time of its construction, the Avalon Mill was the largest textile manufacturing plant in the state.<a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEAheron199713-34">[34]</a> The Avalon Mill burned down in 1911, and the rest of the community was integrated into Mayodan. By 1920, the textile operations in the area had consolidated in the latter town as the Washington Mills, making Mayodan the center of western Rockingham's textile industry.<a href="#cite_note-n&r1990-20">[20]</a> Meanwhile, <a href="/wiki/James_Turner_Morehead_(chemist)" title="James Turner Morehead (chemist)">James Turner Morehead</a>, inherited John Motley Morehead's holdings in Leaksville in 1866. He focused on expanding industry in the area, creating the Spray Water Power and Land Company to develop his mills, and supporting the laying of new railroads.<a href="#cite_note-butler1-35">[35]</a> By the 1890s, Morehead had grouped his textile holdings into two companies, the Leaksville Cotton and Woolen Mill Company and the Spray Water Power and Land Company, and turned them over to his son-in-law, <a href="/wiki/Frank_Mebane" title="Frank Mebane">Frank Mebane</a>.<a href="#cite_note-eagles-36">[36]</a> Under Mebane's direction and with the backing of northern investors, the Spray Water Power and Land Company, between 1898 and 1906, built six new cotton mills and created a warehouse company.<a href="#cite_note-eagles-36">[36]</a><a href="#cite_note-butler2-37">[37]</a> The expansion of the textile industry led to the growth of two new mill communities in the vicinity of Leaksville, Spray and Draper.<a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTECarter20042–3-38">[38]</a><a href="#cite_note-mcknight-22">[22]</a> The three communities collectively became known as the "Tri-Cities".<a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEMarshall1967173-39">[39]</a> One of Mebane's holdings, the <a href="/wiki/Spray_Industrial_Historic_District" title="Spray Industrial Historic District">Spray Cotton Mills</a> company, was sold to a private owner in 1897.<a href="#cite_note-butler2-37">[37]</a> Most of the rest were taken over by <a href="/wiki/Marshall_Field_%26_Company" class="mw-redirect" title="Marshall Field & Company">Marshall Field & Company</a> in 1911 and 1912 after Mebane overextended his credit.<a href="#cite_note-eagles-36">[36]</a><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTECarter20042–3-38">[38]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="20th_century">20th century</h3>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Rockingham_County,_North_Carolina&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: 20th century">edit</a>]</div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:North_Carolina_today,_page_14_(1930s)_(6127189432).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1c/North_Carolina_today%2C_page_14_%281930s%29_%286127189432%29.jpg/220px-North_Carolina_today%2C_page_14_%281930s%29_%286127189432%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="164" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1c/North_Carolina_today%2C_page_14_%281930s%29_%286127189432%29.jpg/330px-North_Carolina_today%2C_page_14_%281930s%29_%286127189432%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1c/North_Carolina_today%2C_page_14_%281930s%29_%286127189432%29.jpg/440px-North_Carolina_today%2C_page_14_%281930s%29_%286127189432%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="626" data-file-height="467" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/American_Tobacco_Company" title="American Tobacco Company">American Tobacco Company</a> plant in Reidsville c. 1937</figcaption></figure> In October 1906, the county courthouse in Wentworth was destroyed in a fire. The conflagration occurred during a years-long dispute between the citizens of Reidsville, who wanted to move the county seat to their city, and residents from other areas of the county, who were opposed to its relocation. The debate continued for several months until the county commission voted to rebuild the courthouse in Wentworth. The <a href="/wiki/Rockingham_County_Courthouse_(North_Carolina)" title="Rockingham County Courthouse (North Carolina)">new building</a> was completed in 1908.<a href="#cite_note-carter-40">[40]</a> Economic differences between the tobacco-heavy Reidsville area and the textile-based Leaksville-Draper-Spray area also created political fault lines during the early 20th century.<a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTERichman2007322–323-41">[41]</a> Social, political, and economic rivalries also emerged between Reidsville, Leaksville-Draper-Spray, and the western Rockingham towns of Madison, Mayodan, and Stoneville.<a href="#cite_note-n&r1990-20">[20]</a> The Penn Brothers Tobacco Company plant in Reidsville came under the control of the <a href="/wiki/American_Tobacco_Company" title="American Tobacco Company">American Tobacco Company</a> in 1911.<a href="#cite_note-n&r1990-20">[20]</a><a href="#cite_note-lounsbury-42">[42]</a> Under American Tobacco's control, the factory quickly rose to become Reidsville's most significant industry and the county's largest taxpayer. Offering high wages to workers, in the 1940s and 1950s it served as its corporate owner's flagship facility and peaked with the employment of 2,000 workers.<a href="#cite_note-lounsbury-42">[42]</a> Draper was incorporated in 1949, followed by Spray two years later.<a href="#cite_note-mcknight-22">[22]</a> In 1953, Marshall Field & Company transferred its Rockingham textile holdings to a new company, <a href="/wiki/Fieldcrest" class="mw-redirect" title="Fieldcrest">Fieldcrest</a>.<a href="#cite_note-eagles-36">[36]</a> In September 1967, the towns of Leaksville, Draper, Spray were consolidated into the new city of <a href="/wiki/Eden,_North_Carolina" title="Eden, North Carolina">Eden</a>.<a href="#cite_note-43">[43]</a><a href="#cite_note-firesheets-44">[44]</a> The consolidation led Eden to surpass Reidsville as the county's largest city.<a href="#cite_note-n&r1990-20">[20]</a> In 1978, <a href="/wiki/Miller_Brewing_Company" title="Miller Brewing Company">Miller Brewing Company</a> invested millions in opening a brewery in Eden, and it quickly became a major, high-paying employer.<a href="#cite_note-n&r1990-20">[20]</a><a href="#cite_note-martin1-45">[45]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Economic_decline">Economic decline</h3>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Rockingham_County,_North_Carolina&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Economic decline">edit</a>]</div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Spray_Cotton_Mills.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e4/Spray_Cotton_Mills.jpg/220px-Spray_Cotton_Mills.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e4/Spray_Cotton_Mills.jpg/330px-Spray_Cotton_Mills.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e4/Spray_Cotton_Mills.jpg/440px-Spray_Cotton_Mills.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2304" data-file-height="1728" /></a><figcaption>The abandoned Spray Cotton Mills facility in Eden, 2009</figcaption></figure> The textile industry struggled nationally in the 1980s and 1990s.<a href="#cite_note-tosczack-46">[46]</a> Fieldcrest Cannon, the successor to Fieldcrest, was acquired by <a href="/wiki/Pillowtex" class="mw-redirect" title="Pillowtex">Pillowtex</a> in the late 1990s and laid off hundreds of corporate staff in Eden.<a href="#cite_note-martin1-45">[45]</a><a href="#cite_note-Chapman-47">[47]</a> Stoneville's major employer, a furniture factory, filed for bankruptcy in 1990.<a href="#cite_note-n&r1990-20">[20]</a> In March 1998, <a href="/wiki/1998_Gainesville%E2%80%93Stoneville_tornado_outbreak" title="1998 Gainesville–Stoneville tornado outbreak">an EF3 tornado</a> occurred in Rockingham County, the strongest storm on-record to ever impact the area.<a href="#cite_note-48">[48]</a> The tornado damaged homes and a textile mill in Mayodan, destroyed several buildings in Stoneville's main business district, and killed two people.<a href="#cite_note-smith-49">[49]</a><a href="#cite_note-50">[50]</a> In 1999, the former Washington Mills plant in Mayodan closed.<a href="#cite_note-51">[51]</a> Pluma closed its Eden plant in 1999, Spray Cotton Mills closed its yarn mill in 2001, and Pillowtex collapsed in 2003. Some former workers moved to larger cities outside the county in search of jobs.<a href="#cite_note-Chapman-47">[47]</a> The decline of textiles left Miller's facility Eden's flagship industry, but it announced its closure in 2015. The loss of the brewery and the textile mills had a knock-off effect on local retail stores, many of which closed due to the loss of customers and competition from national chains such as <a href="/wiki/Walmart" title="Walmart">Walmart</a>.<a href="#cite_note-martin1-45">[45]</a> The American Tobacco Company plant in Reidsville underwent ownership changes and layoffs in the 1990s before closing in early 2020.<a href="#cite_note-tosczack-46">[46]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="21st_century">21st century</h3>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Rockingham_County,_North_Carolina&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: 21st century">edit</a>]</div> In 2011, a new courthouse, the Rockingham County Justice Center, was opened in Wentworth, while the former courthouse was transformed into a museum and historical archive.<a href="#cite_note-MARCstory-13">[13]</a><a href="#cite_note-52">[52]</a> In February 2014, a coal <a href="/wiki/Ash_pond" title="Ash pond">ash pond</a> in Eden at <a href="/wiki/Duke_Power" class="mw-redirect" title="Duke Power">Duke Power</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Dan_River_Steam_Station" title="Dan River Steam Station">Dan River Steam Station</a> <a href="/wiki/2014_Dan_River_coal_ash_spill" title="2014 Dan River coal ash spill">spilled</a> into the Dan River.<a href="#cite_note-53">[53]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Geography">Geography</h2>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Rockingham_County,_North_Carolina&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Geography">edit</a>]</div> <div class="mw-kartographer-container thumb tright"><div class="thumbinner" style="width: 300px;"><a class="mw-kartographer-map notheme" style="width: 300px; height: 200px;" data-mw-kartographer="mapframe" data-style="osm-intl" data-width="300" data-height="200" data-zoom="8" data-lat="36.4" data-lon="-79.78" data-overlays="["_864663d63410268d47e066c0019bd9c34834267f"]" href="/wiki/Special:Map/8/36.4/-79.78/en"><img src="https://maps.wikimedia.org/img/osm-intl,8,36.4,-79.78,300x200.png?lang=en&domain=en.wikipedia.org&title=Rockingham_County%2C_North_Carolina&revid=1258521114&groups=_864663d63410268d47e066c0019bd9c34834267f" width="300" height="200" decoding="async" srcset="https://maps.wikimedia.org/img/osm-intl,8,36.4,-79.78,300x200@2x.png?lang=en&domain=en.wikipedia.org&title=Rockingham_County%2C_North_Carolina&revid=1258521114&groups=_864663d63410268d47e066c0019bd9c34834267f 2x" alt="Map" /></a><div class="thumbcaption">Interactive map of Rockingham County</div></div></div>According to the <a href="/wiki/U.S._Census_Bureau" class="mw-redirect" title="U.S. Census Bureau">U.S. Census Bureau</a>, the county has a total area of 572.76 square miles (1,483.4 km2), of which 565.64 square miles (1,465.0 km2) is land and 7.12 square miles (18.4 km2) (1.24%) is water.<a href="#cite_note-54">[54]</a> It is bordered by the North Carolina counties of <a href="/wiki/Caswell_County,_North_Carolina" title="Caswell County, North Carolina">Caswell</a>, <a href="/wiki/Alamance_County,_North_Carolina" title="Alamance County, North Carolina">Alamance</a>, <a href="/wiki/Guilford_County,_North_Carolina" title="Guilford County, North Carolina">Guilford</a>, <a href="/wiki/Forsyth_County,_North_Carolina" title="Forsyth County, North Carolina">Forsyth</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Stokes_County,_North_Carolina" title="Stokes County, North Carolina">Stokes</a>, and the Virginia counties of <a href="/wiki/Henry_County,_Virginia" title="Henry County, Virginia">Henry</a> and <a href="/wiki/Pittsylvania_County,_Virginia" title="Pittsylvania County, Virginia">Pittsylvania</a>.<a href="#cite_note-censusprofile-55">[55]</a> Much of the soil in the county is sandy loam.<a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTERodenbough198368-56">[56]</a> Rockingham County is situated in the foothills of the <a href="/wiki/Blue_Ridge_Mountains" title="Blue Ridge Mountains">Blue Ridge Mountains</a> in the <a href="/wiki/Piedmont_Triad" title="Piedmont Triad">Piedmont Triad</a> region.<a href="#cite_note-57">[57]</a> Rockingham County is crossed by four major rivers. The <a href="/wiki/Dan_River" title="Dan River">Dan</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mayo_River_(Dan_River)" class="mw-redirect" title="Mayo River (Dan River)">Mayo</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Smith_River_(Virginia)" title="Smith River (Virginia)">Smith Rivers</a> are concentrated in the northwestern portion of the county and feed into the <a href="/wiki/Roanoke_River" title="Roanoke River">Roanoke River</a> drainage basin. The <a href="/wiki/Haw_River" title="Haw River">Haw River</a> in the southeastern portion feeds into the <a href="/wiki/Cape_Fear_River" title="Cape Fear River">Cape Fear River</a> basin.<a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTERockingham_Vision_Plan_204020218-58">[58]</a> The county also hosts several creeks, including Matrimony, Cascade, Hogans, County Line, <a href="/wiki/Troublesome_Creek_(Haw_River_tributary)" title="Troublesome Creek (Haw River tributary)">Troublesome</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Little_Troublesome_Creek_(Haw_River_tributary)" title="Little Troublesome Creek (Haw River tributary)">Little Troublesome</a>.<a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTERockingham_Vision_Plan_2040202122,_24-59">[59]</a> There are also two major lakes, <a href="/wiki/Belews_Lake" title="Belews Lake">Belews Lake</a> and Lake Reidsville.<a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTERockingham_Vision_Plan_2040202122-60">[60]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="State_and_local_protected_areas">State and local protected areas</h3>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Rockingham_County,_North_Carolina&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: State and local protected areas">edit</a>]</div> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Courtland_Park_and_Bird_Sanctuary&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Courtland Park and Bird Sanctuary (page does not exist)">Courtland Park and Bird Sanctuary</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Dan_River_Game_Land&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Dan River Game Land (page does not exist)">Dan River Game Land</a><a href="#cite_note-61">[61]</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Haw_River_State_Park" title="Haw River State Park">Haw River State Park</a> (part)</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Knight_Brown_Nature_Preserve&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Knight Brown Nature Preserve (page does not exist)">Knight Brown Nature Preserve</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mayo_River_State_Park_(North_Carolina)" title="Mayo River State Park (North Carolina)">Mayo River State Park</a><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTERockingham_Vision_Plan_2040202145-62">[62]</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Woodland_Community_Park&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Woodland Community Park (page does not exist)">Woodland Community Park</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Demographics">Demographics</h2>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Rockingham_County,_North_Carolina&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Demographics">edit</a>]</div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2020_census">2020 census</h3>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Rockingham_County,_North_Carolina&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: 2020 census">edit</a>]</div> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:right"> <caption>Rockingham County racial composition<a href="#cite_note-63">[63]</a> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col">Race </th> <th scope="col">Number </th> <th scope="col">Percentage </th></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/White_(U.S._Census)" class="mw-redirect" title="White (U.S. Census)">White</a> (non-Hispanic) </th> <td>64,218 </td> <td>70.49% </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/African_American_(U.S._Census)" class="mw-redirect" title="African American (U.S. Census)">Black or African American</a> (non-Hispanic) </th> <td>16,611 </td> <td>18.23% </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Native_American_(U.S._Census)" class="mw-redirect" title="Native American (U.S. Census)">Native American</a> </th> <td>282 </td> <td>0.31% </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Asian_(U.S._Census)" class="mw-redirect" title="Asian (U.S. Census)">Asian</a> </th> <td>493 </td> <td>0.54% </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Pacific_Islander_(U.S._Census)" class="mw-redirect" title="Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)">Pacific Islander</a> </th> <td>29 </td> <td>0.03% </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Race_(United_States_Census)" class="mw-redirect" title="Race (United States Census)">Other/Mixed</a> </th> <td>3,377 </td> <td>3.71% </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Hispanic_(U.S._Census)" class="mw-redirect" title="Hispanic (U.S. Census)">Hispanic</a> or <a href="/wiki/Latino_(U.S._Census)" class="mw-redirect" title="Latino (U.S. Census)">Latino</a> </th> <td>6,086 </td> <td>6.68% </td></tr></tbody></table> As of the <a href="/wiki/2020_United_States_census" title="2020 United States census">2020 census</a>, there were 91,096 people,<a href="#cite_note-censusprofile-55">[55]</a> 38,462 households, and 25,717 families residing in the county. Rockingham County is included in the <a href="/wiki/Greensboro-High_Point,_NC_Metropolitan_Statistical_Area" class="mw-redirect" title="Greensboro-High Point, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area">Greensboro-High Point, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area</a>.<a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTERockingham_Vision_Plan_204020218-58">[58]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Demographic_change">Demographic change</h3>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Rockingham_County,_North_Carolina&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Demographic change">edit</a>]</div> <table role="presentation"> <tbody><tr> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1224496135">.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop{border-spacing:1px;border:1px solid #a2a9b1;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0.3em;font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop caption{background-color:lavender;color:black;padding-right:0.2em;padding-left:0.2em;font-size:110%;font-weight:bold;border:1px solid #a2a9b1;border-bottom:none}.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop th[scope=col]{border-bottom:1px solid black}.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop td:nth-child(2){text-align:right;padding-left:0.5em;padding-right:0}.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop td.us-census-pop-estimate{padding-left:0}.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop td:nth-child(3){padding-left:0}.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop td:nth-child(4){padding-left:0.5em;text-align:right}.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop-footnote{border-top:1px solid black;font-size:85%;text-align:center}@media(min-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop-right{float:right;clear:right;margin:0 0 1em 1em}.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop-left{float:left;clear:left;margin:0 1em 1em 0}.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop-center{float:none;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto}.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop-none{float:none;margin:0 1em 1em 0}}</style> <table class="us-census-pop us-census-pop-right"> <caption>Historical population</caption> <tbody><tr><th scope="col">Census</th><th scope="col"><abbr title="Population">Pop.</abbr></th><th scope="col"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1152813436">.mw-parser-output .sr-only{border:0;clip:rect(0,0,0,0);clip-path:polygon(0px 0px,0px 0px,0px 0px);height:1px;margin:-1px;overflow:hidden;padding:0;position:absolute;width:1px;white-space:nowrap}</style>Note</th><th scope="col"><abbr title="Percent change">%±</abbr></th></tr> <tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1790_United_States_census" title="1790 United States census">1790</a></th><td>6,211</td><td></td><td>—</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1800_United_States_census" title="1800 United States census">1800</a></th><td>8,277</td><td></td><td>33.3%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1810_United_States_census" title="1810 United States census">1810</a></th><td>10,316</td><td></td><td>24.6%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1820_United_States_census" title="1820 United States census">1820</a></th><td>11,474</td><td></td><td>11.2%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1830_United_States_census" title="1830 United States census">1830</a></th><td>12,935</td><td></td><td>12.7%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1840_United_States_census" title="1840 United States census">1840</a></th><td>13,442</td><td></td><td>3.9%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1850_United_States_census" title="1850 United States census">1850</a></th><td>14,495</td><td></td><td>7.8%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1860_United_States_census" title="1860 United States census">1860</a></th><td>16,746</td><td></td><td>15.5%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1870_United_States_census" title="1870 United States census">1870</a></th><td>15,708</td><td></td><td>−6.2%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1880_United_States_census" title="1880 United States census">1880</a></th><td>21,744</td><td></td><td>38.4%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1890_United_States_census" title="1890 United States census">1890</a></th><td>25,363</td><td></td><td>16.6%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1900_United_States_census" title="1900 United States census">1900</a></th><td>33,163</td><td></td><td>30.8%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1910_United_States_census" title="1910 United States census">1910</a></th><td>36,442</td><td></td><td>9.9%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1920_United_States_census" title="1920 United States census">1920</a></th><td>44,149</td><td></td><td>21.1%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1930_United_States_census" title="1930 United States census">1930</a></th><td>51,083</td><td></td><td>15.7%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1940_United_States_census" title="1940 United States census">1940</a></th><td>57,898</td><td></td><td>13.3%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1950_United_States_census" title="1950 United States census">1950</a></th><td>64,816</td><td></td><td>11.9%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1960_United_States_census" title="1960 United States census">1960</a></th><td>69,629</td><td></td><td>7.4%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1970_United_States_census" title="1970 United States census">1970</a></th><td>72,402</td><td></td><td>4.0%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1980_United_States_census" title="1980 United States census">1980</a></th><td>83,426</td><td></td><td>15.2%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1990_United_States_census" title="1990 United States census">1990</a></th><td>86,064</td><td></td><td>3.2%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/2000_United_States_census" title="2000 United States census">2000</a></th><td>91,928</td><td></td><td>6.8%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/2010_United_States_census" title="2010 United States census">2010</a></th><td>93,643</td><td></td><td>1.9%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/2020_United_States_census" title="2020 United States census">2020</a></th><td>91,096</td><td></td><td>−2.7%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row">2023 (est.)</th><td class="us-census-pop-estimate">92,518</td><td><a href="#cite_note-2020CensusQuickFacts-1">[1]</a></td><td>1.6%</td></tr><tr><td colspan="4" class="us-census-pop-footnote" style="text-align: center">U.S. Decennial Census<a href="#cite_note-64">[64]</a> 1790–1960<a href="#cite_note-65">[65]</a> 1900–1990<a href="#cite_note-66">[66]</a> 1990–2000<a href="#cite_note-67">[67]</a> 2010<a href="#cite_note-QF-68">[68]</a> 2020<a href="#cite_note-2020CensusQuickFacts-1">[1]</a></td></tr> </tbody></table> </td></tr></tbody></table> The county's population has been stagnant since the 1980s.<a href="#cite_note-tosczack-46">[46]</a> According to Woods & Poole Economics, the county's population is expected to increase at a slower rate than the rest of the state in future decades.<a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTERockingham_Vision_Plan_2040202112-69">[69]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Government_and_politics">Government and politics</h2>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Rockingham_County,_North_Carolina&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Government and politics">edit</a>]</div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Government">Government</h3>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Rockingham_County,_North_Carolina&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Government">edit</a>]</div> Rockingham County is governed by a five-member board of commissioners, each elected to four-year terms.<a href="#cite_note-70">[70]</a> The board elects a chairman and vice-chairman from its members<a href="#cite_note-71">[71]</a> and appoints a county manager.<a href="#cite_note-72">[72]</a> County voters also elect a register of deeds.<a href="#cite_note-73">[73]</a> Rockingham County is a member of the <a href="/wiki/Councils_of_governments_in_North_Carolina" title="Councils of governments in North Carolina">Piedmont Triad Council of Governments</a>, a regional voluntary association of 12 counties,<a href="#cite_note-74">[74]</a> and the Piedmont Triad Regional Partnership, a regional economic development organization.<a href="#cite_note-martin1-45">[45]</a> The county also has its own Soil and Water Conservation District led by an elected supervisor.<a href="#cite_note-hodgin1-75">[75]</a> Rockingham County is located in <a href="/wiki/North_Carolina%27s_6th_congressional_district" title="North Carolina's 6th congressional district">North Carolina's 6th congressional district</a>,<a href="#cite_note-76">[76]</a> the <a href="/wiki/North_Carolina_Senate" title="North Carolina Senate">North Carolina Senate</a>'s <a href="/wiki/North_Carolina%27s_26th_Senate_district" title="North Carolina's 26th Senate district">26th district</a>, and the <a href="/wiki/North_Carolina_House_of_Representatives" title="North Carolina House of Representatives">North Carolina House of Representatives</a>' <a href="/wiki/North_Carolina%27s_65th_House_district" title="North Carolina's 65th House district">65th district</a>.<a href="#cite_note-77">[77]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Law_enforcement_and_judicial_system">Law enforcement and judicial system</h3>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Rockingham_County,_North_Carolina&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: Law enforcement and judicial system">edit</a>]</div> Rockingham County lies within the bounds of North Carolina's 22nd Prosecutorial District, the 17A <a href="/wiki/North_Carolina_Superior_Court" title="North Carolina Superior Court">Superior Court</a> District, and the 17A <a href="/wiki/North_Carolina_District_Courts" title="North Carolina District Courts">District Court</a> District.<a href="#cite_note-78">[78]</a> County voters elect a clerk of Superior Court and a sheriff.<a href="#cite_note-hodgin1-75">[75]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Politics">Politics</h3>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Rockingham_County,_North_Carolina&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: Politics">edit</a>]</div> <table role="presentation"> <tbody><tr> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td> <table class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible floatright" style="font-size: 95%;"> <caption>United States presidential election results for Rockingham County, North Carolina<a href="#cite_note-79">[79]</a> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col" rowspan="2">Year </th> <th scope="col" colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republican</a> </th> <th scope="col" colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a> </th> <th scope="col" colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Third_party_(U.S._politics)" title="Third party (U.S. politics)">Third party(ies)</a> </th></tr> <tr> <th>No. </th> <th scope="col">%</th> <th scope="col">No. </th> <th scope="col">%</th> <th scope="col">No. </th> <th scope="col">% </th></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><a href="/wiki/2024_United_States_presidential_election_in_North_Carolina" title="2024 United States presidential election in North Carolina">2024</a> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">33,447 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">67.44% </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">15,676 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">31.61% </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">472 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">0.95% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><a href="/wiki/2020_United_States_presidential_election_in_North_Carolina" title="2020 United States presidential election in North Carolina">2020</a> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">31,301 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">65.47% </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">15,992 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">33.45% </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">516 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">1.08% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><a href="/wiki/2016_United_States_presidential_election_in_North_Carolina" title="2016 United States presidential election in North Carolina">2016</a> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">26,830 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">63.46% </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">14,228 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">33.65% </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">1,220 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">2.89% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><a href="/wiki/2012_United_States_presidential_election_in_North_Carolina" title="2012 United States presidential election in North Carolina">2012</a> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">25,227 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">60.04% </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">16,351 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">38.91% </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">442 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">1.05% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><a href="/wiki/2008_United_States_presidential_election_in_North_Carolina" title="2008 United States presidential election in North Carolina">2008</a> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">23,899 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">57.43% </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">17,255 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">41.47% </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">458 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">1.10% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><a href="/wiki/2004_United_States_presidential_election_in_North_Carolina" title="2004 United States presidential election in North Carolina">2004</a> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">22,840 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">61.09% </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">14,430 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">38.60% </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">118 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">0.32% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><a href="/wiki/2000_United_States_presidential_election_in_North_Carolina" title="2000 United States presidential election in North Carolina">2000</a> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">18,979 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">58.35% </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">13,260 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">40.76% </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">289 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">0.89% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><a href="/wiki/1996_United_States_presidential_election_in_North_Carolina" title="1996 United States presidential election in North Carolina">1996</a> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">14,255 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">49.22% </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">12,096 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">41.77% </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">2,608 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">9.01% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><a href="/wiki/1992_United_States_presidential_election_in_North_Carolina" title="1992 United States presidential election in North Carolina">1992</a> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">12,678 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">40.54% </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">13,880 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">44.39% </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">4,711 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">15.07% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><a href="/wiki/1988_United_States_presidential_election_in_North_Carolina" title="1988 United States presidential election in North Carolina">1988</a> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">14,591 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">55.77% </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">11,551 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">44.15% </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">22 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">0.08% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><a href="/wiki/1984_United_States_presidential_election_in_North_Carolina" title="1984 United States presidential election in North Carolina">1984</a> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">17,895 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">62.70% </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">10,605 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">37.16% </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">39 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">0.14% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><a href="/wiki/1980_United_States_presidential_election_in_North_Carolina" title="1980 United States presidential election in North Carolina">1980</a> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">11,205 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">47.64% </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">11,708 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">49.77% </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">609 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">2.59% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><a href="/wiki/1976_United_States_presidential_election_in_North_Carolina" title="1976 United States presidential election in North Carolina">1976</a> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">9,362 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">40.93% </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">13,413 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">58.65% </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">96 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">0.42% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><a href="/wiki/1972_United_States_presidential_election_in_North_Carolina" title="1972 United States presidential election in North Carolina">1972</a> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">14,519 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">71.15% </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">5,530 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">27.10% </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">358 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">1.75% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#D99FE8"><a href="/wiki/1968_United_States_presidential_election_in_North_Carolina" title="1968 United States presidential election in North Carolina">1968</a> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">8,095 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">33.46% </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">6,774 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">28.00% </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">9,324 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">38.54% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><a href="/wiki/1964_United_States_presidential_election_in_North_Carolina" title="1964 United States presidential election in North Carolina">1964</a> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">9,063 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">44.22% </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">11,432 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">55.78% </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">0 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">0.00% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><a href="/wiki/1960_United_States_presidential_election_in_North_Carolina" title="1960 United States presidential election in North Carolina">1960</a> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">9,456 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">45.76% </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">11,207 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">54.24% </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">0 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">0.00% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><a href="/wiki/1956_United_States_presidential_election_in_North_Carolina" title="1956 United States presidential election in North Carolina">1956</a> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">8,991 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">50.27% </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">8,896 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">49.73% </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">0 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">0.00% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><a href="/wiki/1952_United_States_presidential_election_in_North_Carolina" title="1952 United States presidential election in North Carolina">1952</a> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">6,885 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">35.66% </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">12,423 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">64.34% </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">0 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">0.00% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><a href="/wiki/1948_United_States_presidential_election_in_North_Carolina" title="1948 United States presidential election in North Carolina">1948</a> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">2,936 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">23.65% </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">8,553 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">68.89% </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">926 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">7.46% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><a href="/wiki/1944_United_States_presidential_election_in_North_Carolina" title="1944 United States presidential election in North Carolina">1944</a> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">3,024 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">25.67% </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">8,755 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">74.33% </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">0 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">0.00% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><a href="/wiki/1940_United_States_presidential_election_in_North_Carolina" title="1940 United States presidential election in North Carolina">1940</a> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">2,398 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">17.49% </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">11,315 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">82.51% </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">0 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">0.00% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><a href="/wiki/1936_United_States_presidential_election_in_North_Carolina" title="1936 United States presidential election in North Carolina">1936</a> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">2,522 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">18.16% </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">11,366 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">81.84% </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">0 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">0.00% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><a href="/wiki/1932_United_States_presidential_election_in_North_Carolina" title="1932 United States presidential election in North Carolina">1932</a> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">2,896 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">26.89% </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">7,795 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">72.37% </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">80 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">0.74% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><a href="/wiki/1928_United_States_presidential_election_in_North_Carolina" title="1928 United States presidential election in North Carolina">1928</a> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">5,585 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">62.08% </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">3,411 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">37.92% </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">0 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">0.00% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><a href="/wiki/1924_United_States_presidential_election_in_North_Carolina" title="1924 United States presidential election in North Carolina">1924</a> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">2,566 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">36.03% </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">4,467 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">62.72% </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">89 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">1.25% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><a href="/wiki/1920_United_States_presidential_election_in_North_Carolina" title="1920 United States presidential election in North Carolina">1920</a> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">3,605 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">44.44% </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">4,507 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">55.56% </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">0 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">0.00% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><a href="/wiki/1916_United_States_presidential_election_in_North_Carolina" title="1916 United States presidential election in North Carolina">1916</a> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">1,957 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">45.80% </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">2,316 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">54.20% </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">0 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">0.00% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><a href="/wiki/1912_United_States_presidential_election_in_North_Carolina" title="1912 United States presidential election in North Carolina">1912</a> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">694 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">20.05% </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">1,939 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">56.01% </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">829 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">23.95% </td></tr> </tbody></table> </td></tr></tbody></table> In the early 1990s, Rockingham was a <a href="/wiki/Swing_(politics)" title="Swing (politics)">swing</a> county.<a href="#cite_note-80">[80]</a> Politically, the area is conservative.<a href="#cite_note-martin1-45">[45]</a> In recent years, voters in most of the county have favored Republicans, though Democrats retain some electoral strength in the city of Reidsville.<a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEMcCorkleSalzberg202215,_37-81">[81]</a> As of November 2022, the county hosted over 61,684 registered voters. Republicans won all county elections in 2022.<a href="#cite_note-82">[82]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Economy">Economy</h2>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Rockingham_County,_North_Carolina&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: Economy">edit</a>]</div> Historically, Rockingham County's economy was largely based around textiles and tobacco.<a href="#cite_note-tosczack-46">[46]</a> Textiles was largely based in the north of the county around Eden, while tobacco was centered in the south, particularly around Reidsville.<a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTERichman2007322–323-41">[41]</a> The decline of these heritage industries in the 1990s hurt the county's economy.<a href="#cite_note-tosczack-46">[46]</a> The county has experienced growth in recent years in tourism, manufacturing, and the creation of additional small businesses.<a href="#cite_note-83">[83]</a> Major employers in the county include the government, healthcare facilities, textile manufacturers such as <a href="/wiki/Unifi_Manufacturing" title="Unifi Manufacturing">Unifi</a> and Gildan Yarns, firearms manufacturer <a href="/wiki/Sturm,_Ruger_%26_Co." title="Sturm, Ruger & Co.">Sturm, Ruger & Co.</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Walmart" title="Walmart">Walmart</a>.<a href="#cite_note-ellis1-84">[84]</a> Rockingham has a poverty rate of 18 percent, above state and national averages.<a href="#cite_note-85">[85]</a> According to the American Community Survey, from 2017 to 2021 the estimated median household income was $46,993.<a href="#cite_note-2020CensusQuickFacts-1">[1]</a> For 2023, the North Carolina Department of Commerce rated the county as economically distressed.<a href="#cite_note-86">[86]</a> In December 2023, the county reported an unemployment rate of 3.5 percent.<a href="#cite_note-ellis1-84">[84]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Transportation">Transportation</h2>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Rockingham_County,_North_Carolina&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: Transportation">edit</a>]</div> Rockingham County is traversed by several major highways which constitute local transportation corridors: <a href="/wiki/U.S._Route_220" title="U.S. Route 220">U.S. Route 220</a>/<a href="/wiki/Interstate_73" title="Interstate 73">Interstate 73</a>, <a href="/wiki/U.S._Route_158" title="U.S. Route 158">U.S. Route 158</a>, <a href="/wiki/U.S._Route_29" title="U.S. Route 29">U.S. Route 29</a>/<a href="/wiki/Interstate_785" title="Interstate 785">Interstate 785</a>, and <a href="/wiki/U.S._Route_311" title="U.S. Route 311">U.S. Route 311</a>. Active rail lines serve Eden, Reidsville, Stoneville, Madison, and Mayodan.<a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTERockingham_Vision_Plan_204020218-58">[58]</a> Airplane facilities are provided by the <a href="/wiki/Rockingham_County_NC_Shiloh_Airport" title="Rockingham County NC Shiloh Airport">Rockingham County NC Shiloh Airport</a>.<a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTERockingham_Vision_Plan_2040202171-87">[87]</a><a href="#cite_note-88">[88]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Major_highways">Major highways</h3>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Rockingham_County,_North_Carolina&action=edit&section=19" title="Edit section: Major highways">edit</a>]</div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1184024115">.mw-parser-output .div-col{margin-top:0.3em;column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .div-col-small{font-size:90%}.mw-parser-output .div-col-rules{column-rule:1px solid #aaa}.mw-parser-output .div-col dl,.mw-parser-output .div-col ol,.mw-parser-output .div-col ul{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output 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data-file-height="600" /> <a href="/wiki/North_Carolina_Highway_14" title="North Carolina Highway 14">NC 14</a></li> <li><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e6/NC_65.svg/24px-NC_65.svg.png" decoding="async" width="24" height="24" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e6/NC_65.svg/36px-NC_65.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e6/NC_65.svg/48px-NC_65.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /> <a href="/wiki/North_Carolina_Highway_65" title="North Carolina Highway 65">NC 65</a></li> <li><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/69/NC_68.svg/24px-NC_68.svg.png" decoding="async" width="24" height="24" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/69/NC_68.svg/36px-NC_68.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/69/NC_68.svg/48px-NC_68.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /> <a href="/wiki/North_Carolina_Highway_68" title="North Carolina Highway 68">NC 68</a></li> <li><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e1/NC_87.svg/24px-NC_87.svg.png" decoding="async" width="24" height="24" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e1/NC_87.svg/36px-NC_87.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e1/NC_87.svg/48px-NC_87.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /> <a href="/wiki/North_Carolina_Highway_87" title="North Carolina Highway 87">NC 87</a></li> <li><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/NC_135.svg/24px-NC_135.svg.png" decoding="async" width="24" height="24" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/NC_135.svg/36px-NC_135.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/NC_135.svg/48px-NC_135.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /> <a href="/wiki/North_Carolina_Highway_135" title="North Carolina Highway 135">NC 135</a></li> <li><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2e/NC_150.svg/24px-NC_150.svg.png" decoding="async" width="24" height="24" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2e/NC_150.svg/36px-NC_150.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2e/NC_150.svg/48px-NC_150.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /> <a href="/wiki/North_Carolina_Highway_150" title="North Carolina Highway 150">NC 150</a></li> <li><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/13/NC_700.svg/24px-NC_700.svg.png" decoding="async" width="24" height="24" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/13/NC_700.svg/36px-NC_700.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/13/NC_700.svg/48px-NC_700.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /> <a href="/wiki/North_Carolina_Highway_700" title="North Carolina Highway 700">NC 700</a></li> <li><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/NC_704.svg/24px-NC_704.svg.png" decoding="async" width="24" height="24" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/NC_704.svg/36px-NC_704.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/NC_704.svg/48px-NC_704.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /> <a href="/wiki/North_Carolina_Highway_704" title="North Carolina Highway 704">NC 704</a></li> <li><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/80/NC_770.svg/24px-NC_770.svg.png" decoding="async" width="24" height="24" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/80/NC_770.svg/36px-NC_770.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/80/NC_770.svg/48px-NC_770.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /> <a href="/wiki/North_Carolina_Highway_770" title="North Carolina Highway 770">NC 770</a></li></ul> </div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Education">Education</h2>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Rockingham_County,_North_Carolina&action=edit&section=20" title="Edit section: Education">edit</a>]</div> Public education is provided by <a href="/wiki/Rockingham_County_Schools" title="Rockingham County Schools">Rockingham County Schools</a>, which operates 12 elementary schools, four middle schools, four high schools, an <a href="/wiki/Early_college_high_school" title="Early college high school">early college high school</a>, and an alternative school.<a href="#cite_note-89">[89]</a> The system is led by a school board elected in partisan contests.<a href="#cite_note-90">[90]</a> There is one post-primary institution, <a href="/wiki/Rockingham_Community_College" title="Rockingham Community College">Rockingham Community College</a>, located in Wentworth.<a href="#cite_note-91">[91]</a><a href="#cite_note-92">[92]</a> According to the 2021 <a href="/wiki/American_Community_Survey" title="American Community Survey">American Community Survey</a>, an estimated 14.5 percent of county residents have attained a bachelor's degree or higher level of education.<a href="#cite_note-censusprofile-55">[55]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Healthcare">Healthcare</h2>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Rockingham_County,_North_Carolina&action=edit&section=21" title="Edit section: Healthcare">edit</a>]</div> Rockingham County is served by two hospitals, <a href="/wiki/Annie_Penn_Hospital" title="Annie Penn Hospital">Annie Penn Hospital</a> in Reidsville and UNC Rockingham Health Care in Eden.<a href="#cite_note-93">[93]</a> According to the 2021 <a href="/wiki/American_Community_Survey" title="American Community Survey">American Community Survey</a>, an estimated 11.2 percent of county residents lack healthcare coverage.<a href="#cite_note-censusprofile-55">[55]</a> The 2023 <a href="/wiki/University_of_Wisconsin" class="mw-redirect" title="University of Wisconsin">University of Wisconsin</a> <a href="/wiki/University_of_Wisconsin_School_of_Medicine_and_Public_Health" title="University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health">Population Health Institute</a>'s County Health Rankings report found that Rockingham was less healthy than most of the state, with higher average instances of adult smoking, adult obesity, excessive drinking, and several chronic medical conditions.<a href="#cite_note-94">[94]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Culture">Culture</h2>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Rockingham_County,_North_Carolina&action=edit&section=22" title="Edit section: Culture">edit</a>]</div> Attractions in Rockingham County include the state parks of the Dan and Mayo rivers, near Mayodan; the historic downtown areas of Leaksville, Draper and Spray in Eden; the <a href="/wiki/Chinqua-Penn_Plantation" class="mw-redirect" title="Chinqua-Penn Plantation">Chinqua-Penn Plantation</a> in Reidsville; the <a href="/wiki/Deep_Springs_Plantation" title="Deep Springs Plantation">Deep Springs Plantation</a> in Stoneville, <a href="/wiki/High_Rock_Farm" title="High Rock Farm">High Rock Farm</a> in Williamsburg, <a href="/wiki/Mulberry_Island_Plantation" title="Mulberry Island Plantation">Mulberry Island Plantation</a> in Stoneville, and the historic Penn House, located in Reidsville. One of the most famous attractions of the Reidsville area is Lake Reidsville. Various historic shops are found in the county, as well. The Museum & Archives of Rockingham County (<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.themarconline.org">the MARC</a>) is the only county historical museum and is located in the <a href="/wiki/Rockingham_County_Courthouse_(North_Carolina)" title="Rockingham County Courthouse (North Carolina)">Rockingham County Courthouse</a> in Wentworth, the county seat since 1787. The museum features exhibits and artifacts related to Rockingham County history as well as including the restored historic 1816 <a href="/wiki/Wright_Tavern_(Wentworth,_North_Carolina)" title="Wright Tavern (Wentworth, North Carolina)">Wright Tavern</a> (also historically known as Reid House or Reid Hotel) opposite the museum and 1910 Old Jail next door. In the early 20th century, Rockingham's mill workers produced a substantial amount of <a href="/wiki/Old-time_music" title="Old-time music">old-time music</a>.<a href="#cite_note-95">[95]</a> Hunting has long been popular in the county.<a href="#cite_note-battaglia1-27">[27]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Communities">Communities</h2>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Rockingham_County,_North_Carolina&action=edit&section=23" title="Edit section: Communities">edit</a>]</div> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Map_of_Rockingham_County_North_Carolina_With_Municipal_and_Township_Labels.PNG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cb/Map_of_Rockingham_County_North_Carolina_With_Municipal_and_Township_Labels.PNG/300px-Map_of_Rockingham_County_North_Carolina_With_Municipal_and_Township_Labels.PNG" decoding="async" width="300" height="232" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cb/Map_of_Rockingham_County_North_Carolina_With_Municipal_and_Township_Labels.PNG/450px-Map_of_Rockingham_County_North_Carolina_With_Municipal_and_Township_Labels.PNG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/cb/Map_of_Rockingham_County_North_Carolina_With_Municipal_and_Township_Labels.PNG 2x" data-file-width="568" data-file-height="440" /></a><figcaption>Map of Rockingham County with municipal and township labels</figcaption></figure> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Incorporated_communities">Incorporated communities</h3>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Rockingham_County,_North_Carolina&action=edit&section=24" title="Edit section: Incorporated communities">edit</a>]</div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Eden,_North_Carolina" title="Eden, North Carolina">Eden</a><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTERockingham_Vision_Plan_2040202110-96">[96]</a> (largest community)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Reidsville,_North_Carolina" title="Reidsville, North Carolina">Reidsville</a><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTERockingham_Vision_Plan_2040202110-96">[96]</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Madison,_North_Carolina" title="Madison, North Carolina">Madison</a><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTERockingham_Vision_Plan_2040202110-96">[96]</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mayodan,_North_Carolina" title="Mayodan, North Carolina">Mayodan</a><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTERockingham_Vision_Plan_2040202110-96">[96]</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stokesdale,_North_Carolina" title="Stokesdale, North Carolina">Stokesdale</a> (mostly in Guilford County)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stoneville,_North_Carolina" title="Stoneville, North Carolina">Stoneville</a><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTERockingham_Vision_Plan_2040202110-96">[96]</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wentworth,_North_Carolina" title="Wentworth, North Carolina">Wentworth</a><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTERockingham_Vision_Plan_2040202110-96">[96]</a> (county seat)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Townships">Townships</h3>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Rockingham_County,_North_Carolina&action=edit&section=25" title="Edit section: Townships">edit</a>]</div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1184024115"><div class="div-col"> <ul><li>Huntsville<a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEPowell1976421-97">[97]</a></li> <li>Leaksville<a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEPowell1976421-97">[97]</a></li> <li>Madison<a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEPowell1976421-97">[97]</a></li> <li>Mayo<a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEPowell1976421-97">[97]</a></li> <li>New Bethel<a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEPowell1976421-97">[97]</a></li> <li>Price<a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEPowell1976421-97">[97]</a></li> <li>Reidsville<a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEPowell1976421-97">[97]</a></li> <li>Ruffin<a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEPowell1976421-97">[97]</a></li> <li>Simpsonville<a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEPowell1976421-97">[97]</a></li> <li>Stoneville<a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEPowell1976421-97">[97]</a></li> <li>Wentworth<a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEPowell1976421-97">[97]</a></li> <li>Williamsburg<a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEPowell1976421-97">[97]</a></li></ul> </div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Census-designated_place">Census-designated place</h3>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Rockingham_County,_North_Carolina&action=edit&section=26" title="Edit section: Census-designated place">edit</a>]</div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ruffin,_North_Carolina" title="Ruffin, North Carolina">Ruffin</a><a href="#cite_note-98">[98]</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Unincorporated_communities">Unincorporated communities</h3>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Rockingham_County,_North_Carolina&action=edit&section=27" title="Edit section: Unincorporated communities">edit</a>]</div> <ul><li>Bethany<a href="#cite_note-99">[99]</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Monroeton,_North_Carolina" title="Monroeton, North Carolina">Monroeton</a><a href="#cite_note-100">[100]</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Oregon_Hill,_North_Carolina" title="Oregon Hill, North Carolina">Oregon Hill</a><a href="#cite_note-101">[101]</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Price,_North_Carolina" title="Price, North Carolina">Price</a><a href="#cite_note-102">[102]</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Providence,_Rockingham_County,_North_Carolina" title="Providence, Rockingham County, North Carolina">Providence</a><a href="#cite_note-103">[103]</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Rockingham_County,_North_Carolina&action=edit&section=28" title="Edit section: See also">edit</a>]</div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_counties_in_North_Carolina" title="List of counties in North Carolina">List of counties in North Carolina</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Register_of_Historic_Places_listings_in_Rockingham_County,_North_Carolina" title="National Register of Historic Places listings in Rockingham County, North Carolina">National Register of Historic Places listings in Rockingham County, North Carolina</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Haw_River_Valley_AVA" title="Haw River Valley AVA">Haw River Valley AVA</a>, wine region partially located in the county</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Rockingham_County,_North_Carolina&action=edit&section=29" title="Edit section: References">edit</a>]</div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns 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Carolina">Raleigh</a> (capital)</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Outline_of_North_Carolina" title="Outline of North Carolina">Topics</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Index_of_North_Carolina%E2%80%93related_articles" title="Index of North Carolina–related articles">Index</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Climate_of_North_Carolina" title="Climate of North Carolina">Climate</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Geography_of_North_Carolina" title="Geography of North Carolina">Geography</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Lakes_of_North_Carolina" title="Category:Lakes of North Carolina">lakes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:Reservoirs_in_North_Carolina" title="Category:Reservoirs in North Carolina">reserviors</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_rivers_of_North_Carolina" title="List of rivers of North Carolina">rivers</a></li> 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href="/wiki/Economy_of_North_Carolina" title="Economy of North Carolina">Economy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_Carolina#Education" title="North Carolina">Education</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Elections_in_North_Carolina" title="Elections in North Carolina">Elections</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gambling_in_North_Carolina" title="Gambling in North Carolina">Gambling</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gun_laws_in_North_Carolina" title="Gun laws in North Carolina">Gun laws</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/LGBT_rights_in_North_Carolina" class="mw-redirect" title="LGBT rights in North Carolina">LGBT rights</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_regions_of_the_United_States#North_Carolina" title="List of regions of the United States">Regions</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Western_North_Carolina" title="Western North Carolina">Western</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Western_North_Carolina#Foothills" title="Western North Carolina">Foothills</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Western_North_Carolina#High_Country" title="Western North Carolina">High Country</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Central_North_Carolina" title="Central North Carolina">Piedmont</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Charlotte_metropolitan_area" title="Charlotte metropolitan area">Metrolina (Charlotte)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Piedmont_Triad" title="Piedmont Triad">Piedmont Triad</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Research_Triangle" title="Research Triangle">Triangle</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eastern_North_Carolina" title="Eastern North Carolina">Eastern</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Sandhills_(Carolina)" title="Sandhills (Carolina)">Sandhills</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cape_Fear_(region)" title="Cape Fear (region)">Cape Fear</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Crystal_Coast" title="Crystal Coast">Crystal Coast</a></li> <li><a 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Carolina">Asheboro</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Asheville,_North_Carolina" title="Asheville, North Carolina">Asheville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Burlington,_North_Carolina" title="Burlington, North Carolina">Burlington</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Carrboro,_North_Carolina" title="Carrboro, North Carolina">Carrboro</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chapel_Hill,_North_Carolina" title="Chapel Hill, North Carolina">Chapel Hill</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Clayton,_North_Carolina" title="Clayton, North Carolina">Clayton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Clemmons,_North_Carolina" title="Clemmons, North Carolina">Clemmons</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cornelius,_North_Carolina" title="Cornelius, North Carolina">Cornelius</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fuquay-Varina,_North_Carolina" title="Fuquay-Varina, North Carolina">Fuquay-Varina</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Garner,_North_Carolina" title="Garner, North Carolina">Garner</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gastonia,_North_Carolina" title="Gastonia, North Carolina">Gastonia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Goldsboro,_North_Carolina" title="Goldsboro, North Carolina">Goldsboro</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Greenville,_North_Carolina" title="Greenville, North Carolina">Greenville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hickory,_North_Carolina" title="Hickory, North Carolina">Hickory</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Holly_Springs,_North_Carolina" title="Holly Springs, North Carolina">Holly Springs</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Huntersville,_North_Carolina" title="Huntersville, North Carolina">Huntersville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Indian_Trail,_North_Carolina" title="Indian Trail, North Carolina">Indian Trail</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jacksonville,_North_Carolina" title="Jacksonville, North Carolina">Jacksonville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kannapolis,_North_Carolina" title="Kannapolis, North Carolina">Kannapolis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kernersville,_North_Carolina" title="Kernersville, North Carolina">Kernersville</a></li> <li><a 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Carolina">Henderson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hendersonville,_North_Carolina" title="Hendersonville, North Carolina">Hendersonville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hope_Mills,_North_Carolina" title="Hope Mills, North Carolina">Hope Mills</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kings_Mountain,_North_Carolina" title="Kings Mountain, North Carolina">Kings Mountain</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Laurinburg,_North_Carolina" title="Laurinburg, North Carolina">Laurinburg</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lenoir,_North_Carolina" title="Lenoir, North Carolina">Lenoir</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lewisville,_North_Carolina" title="Lewisville, North Carolina">Lewisville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lumberton,_North_Carolina" title="Lumberton, North Carolina">Lumberton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Morganton,_North_Carolina" title="Morganton, North Carolina">Morganton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Morehead_City,_North_Carolina" title="Morehead City, North Carolina">Morehead City</a></li> <li><a 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href="/wiki/Brunswick_County,_North_Carolina" title="Brunswick County, North Carolina">Brunswick</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Buncombe_County,_North_Carolina" title="Buncombe County, North Carolina">Buncombe</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Burke_County,_North_Carolina" title="Burke County, North Carolina">Burke</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cabarrus_County,_North_Carolina" title="Cabarrus County, North Carolina">Cabarrus</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Caldwell_County,_North_Carolina" title="Caldwell County, North Carolina">Caldwell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Camden_County,_North_Carolina" title="Camden County, North Carolina">Camden</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Carteret_County,_North_Carolina" title="Carteret County, North Carolina">Carteret</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Caswell_County,_North_Carolina" title="Caswell County, North Carolina">Caswell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Catawba_County,_North_Carolina" title="Catawba County, North Carolina">Catawba</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chatham_County,_North_Carolina" title="Chatham County, North Carolina">Chatham</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cherokee_County,_North_Carolina" title="Cherokee County, North Carolina">Cherokee</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chowan_County,_North_Carolina" title="Chowan County, North Carolina">Chowan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Clay_County,_North_Carolina" title="Clay County, North Carolina">Clay</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cleveland_County,_North_Carolina" title="Cleveland County, North Carolina">Cleveland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Columbus_County,_North_Carolina" title="Columbus County, North Carolina">Columbus</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Craven_County,_North_Carolina" title="Craven County, North Carolina">Craven</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cumberland_County,_North_Carolina" title="Cumberland County, North Carolina">Cumberland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Currituck_County,_North_Carolina" title="Currituck County, North Carolina">Currituck</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dare_County,_North_Carolina" title="Dare County, North Carolina">Dare</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Davidson_County,_North_Carolina" title="Davidson County, North Carolina">Davidson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Davie_County,_North_Carolina" title="Davie County, North Carolina">Davie</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Duplin_County,_North_Carolina" title="Duplin County, North Carolina">Duplin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Durham_County,_North_Carolina" title="Durham County, North Carolina">Durham</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Edgecombe_County,_North_Carolina" title="Edgecombe County, North Carolina">Edgecombe</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Forsyth_County,_North_Carolina" title="Forsyth County, North Carolina">Forsyth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Franklin_County,_North_Carolina" title="Franklin County, North Carolina">Franklin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gaston_County,_North_Carolina" title="Gaston County, North Carolina">Gaston</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gates_County,_North_Carolina" 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