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class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Major_water_bodies"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.2</span> <span>Major water bodies</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Major_water_bodies-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Adjacent_counties" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Adjacent_counties"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.3</span> <span>Adjacent counties</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Adjacent_counties-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Major_highways" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Major_highways"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.4</span> <span>Major highways</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Major_highways-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Major_infrastructure" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Major_infrastructure"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.5</span> <span>Major infrastructure</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Major_infrastructure-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Demographics" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Demographics"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3</span> <span>Demographics</span> </div> </a> <button aria-controls="toc-Demographics-sublist" class="cdx-button cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only vector-toc-toggle"> <span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-expand"></span> <span>Toggle Demographics subsection</span> </button> <ul id="toc-Demographics-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-2020_census" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#2020_census"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span 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href="#Public_education"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">7.2</span> <span>Public education</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Public_education-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Person_County_School_System" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Person_County_School_System"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">7.2.1</span> <span>Person County School System</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Person_County_School_System-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Charter_schools" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Charter_schools"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">7.2.2</span> <span>Charter schools</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Charter_schools-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Private_education" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a 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id="toc-Unincorporated_communities-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Notable_people" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Notable_people"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">9</span> <span>Notable people</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Notable_people-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </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"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">10</span> <span>See also</span> </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"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">11</span> <span>References</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-References-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li 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mw-list-item"><a href="https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D9%82%D8%A7%D8%B7%D8%B9%D8%A9_%D8%A8%D9%8A%D8%B1%D8%B3%D9%88%D9%86_(%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 بيرسون (كارولاينا الشمالية) – Arabic" lang="ar" hreflang="ar" data-title="مقاطعة بيرسون (كارولاينا الشمالية)" data-language-autonym="العربية" data-language-local-name="Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>العربية</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-zh-min-nan mw-list-item"><a href="https://zh-min-nan.wikipedia.org/wiki/Person_K%C5%ABn_(North_Carolina)" title="Person Kūn (North Carolina) – Minnan" lang="nan" hreflang="nan" data-title="Person Kūn (North Carolina)" data-language-autonym="閩南語 / Bân-lâm-gú" data-language-local-name="Minnan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>閩南語 / Bân-lâm-gú</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bg mw-list-item"><a href="https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9F%D1%8A%D1%80%D1%81%D1%8A%D0%BD_(%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="Пърсън (окръг, Северна Каролина) – Bulgarian" lang="bg" hreflang="bg" data-title="Пърсън (окръг, Северна Каролина)" data-language-autonym="Български" data-language-local-name="Bulgarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Български</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bar mw-list-item"><a href="https://bar.wikipedia.org/wiki/Person_County,_North_Carolina" title="Person County, North Carolina – Bavarian" lang="bar" hreflang="bar" data-title="Person County, North Carolina" data-language-autonym="Boarisch" data-language-local-name="Bavarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Boarisch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ceb mw-list-item"><a href="https://ceb.wikipedia.org/wiki/Person_County" title="Person County – Cebuano" lang="ceb" hreflang="ceb" data-title="Person County" data-language-autonym="Cebuano" data-language-local-name="Cebuano" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Cebuano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tum mw-list-item"><a href="https://tum.wikipedia.org/wiki/Person_County,_North_Carolina" title="Person County, North Carolina – Tumbuka" lang="tum" hreflang="tum" data-title="Person County, North Carolina" data-language-autonym="ChiTumbuka" data-language-local-name="Tumbuka" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ChiTumbuka</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cy mw-list-item"><a href="https://cy.wikipedia.org/wiki/Person_County,_Gogledd_Carolina" title="Person County, Gogledd Carolina – Welsh" lang="cy" hreflang="cy" data-title="Person County, Gogledd Carolina" data-language-autonym="Cymraeg" data-language-local-name="Welsh" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Cymraeg</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Person_County" title="Person County – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Person County" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Condado_de_Person" title="Condado de Person – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Condado de Person" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eo mw-list-item"><a href="https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kantono_Person" title="Kantono Person – Esperanto" lang="eo" hreflang="eo" data-title="Kantono Person" data-language-autonym="Esperanto" data-language-local-name="Esperanto" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Esperanto</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eu mw-list-item"><a href="https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Person_konderria_(Ipar_Carolina)" title="Person konderria (Ipar Carolina) – Basque" lang="eu" hreflang="eu" data-title="Person konderria (Ipar Carolina)" data-language-autonym="Euskara" data-language-local-name="Basque" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Euskara</span></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_%D9%BE%D8%B1%D8%B3%D9%88%D9%86%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 پرسون، کارولینای شمالی – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="شهرستان پرسون، کارولینای شمالی" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comt%C3%A9_de_Person" title="Comté de Person – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Comté de Person" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ga mw-list-item"><a href="https://ga.wikipedia.org/wiki/Contae_Person,_Carolina_Thuaidh" title="Contae Person, Carolina Thuaidh – Irish" lang="ga" hreflang="ga" data-title="Contae Person, Carolina Thuaidh" data-language-autonym="Gaeilge" data-language-local-name="Irish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Gaeilge</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-glk mw-list-item"><a href="https://glk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%BE%D8%B1%D8%B3%D9%88%D9%86_%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="پرسون ٚ شأرستان (کلسيايي کارؤلينا) – Gilaki" lang="glk" hreflang="glk" data-title="پرسون ٚ شأرستان (کلسيايي کارؤلينا)" data-language-autonym="گیلکی" data-language-local-name="Gilaki" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>گیلکی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%ED%8D%BC%EC%8A%A8%EA%B5%B0" title="퍼슨군 – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="퍼슨군" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bpy mw-list-item"><a href="https://bpy.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A6%AA%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%A8_%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="পেরসন কাউন্টি, নর্থ ক্যারোলাইনা – Bishnupriya" lang="bpy" hreflang="bpy" data-title="পেরসন কাউন্টি, নর্থ ক্যারোলাইনা" data-language-autonym="বিষ্ণুপ্রিয়া মণিপুরী" data-language-local-name="Bishnupriya" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>বিষ্ণুপ্রিয়া 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hreflang="mzn" data-title="پرسون شهرستان (شمالی کارولینا)" data-language-autonym="مازِرونی" data-language-local-name="Mazanderani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>مازِرونی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cdo mw-list-item"><a href="https://cdo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Person_G%C3%B4ng_(North_Carolina)" title="Person Gông (North Carolina) – Mindong" lang="cdo" hreflang="cdo" data-title="Person Gông (North Carolina)" data-language-autonym="閩東語 / Mìng-dĕ̤ng-ngṳ̄" data-language-local-name="Mindong" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>閩東語 / Mìng-dĕ̤ng-ngṳ̄</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Person_County" title="Person County – Dutch" lang="nl" hreflang="nl" data-title="Person County" data-language-autonym="Nederlands" data-language-local-name="Dutch" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nederlands</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ja mw-list-item"><a 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href="https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Person_County" title="Person County – Norwegian Bokmål" lang="nb" hreflang="nb" data-title="Person County" data-language-autonym="Norsk bokmål" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Bokmål" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk bokmål</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pnb mw-list-item"><a href="https://pnb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%BE%D8%B1%D8%B3%D9%86_%DA%A9%D8%A7%D8%A4%D9%86%D9%B9%DB%8C" title="پرسن کاؤنٹی – Western Punjabi" lang="pnb" hreflang="pnb" data-title="پرسن کاؤنٹی" data-language-autonym="پنجابی" data-language-local-name="Western Punjabi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>پنجابی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nds mw-list-item"><a href="https://nds.wikipedia.org/wiki/Person_County" title="Person County – Low German" lang="nds" hreflang="nds" data-title="Person County" data-language-autonym="Plattdüütsch" data-language-local-name="Low German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Plattdüütsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pl mw-list-item"><a href="https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hrabstwo_Person" title="Hrabstwo Person – Polish" lang="pl" hreflang="pl" data-title="Hrabstwo Person" data-language-autonym="Polski" data-language-local-name="Polish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Polski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pt mw-list-item"><a href="https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Condado_de_Person" title="Condado de Person – Portuguese" lang="pt" hreflang="pt" data-title="Condado de Person" data-language-autonym="Português" data-language-local-name="Portuguese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Português</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ro mw-list-item"><a href="https://ro.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comitatul_Person,_Carolina_de_Nord" title="Comitatul Person, Carolina de Nord – Romanian" lang="ro" hreflang="ro" data-title="Comitatul Person, Carolina de Nord" 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class="ib-settlement-cols-cell"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Person_County_Flag.gif" class="mw-file-description" title="Flag of Person County"><img alt="Flag of Person County" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/bd/Person_County_Flag.gif/100px-Person_County_Flag.gif" decoding="async" width="100" height="67" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/bd/Person_County_Flag.gif/150px-Person_County_Flag.gif 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/bd/Person_County_Flag.gif/200px-Person_County_Flag.gif 2x" data-file-width="324" data-file-height="216" /></a></span><div class="ib-settlement-caption-link">Flag</div></div><div class="ib-settlement-cols-cell"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Person_County_Seal.png" class="mw-file-description" title="Official seal of Person County"><img alt="Official seal of Person County" 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src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/59/Map_of_North_Carolina_highlighting_Person_County.svg/300px-Map_of_North_Carolina_highlighting_Person_County.svg.png" decoding="async" width="300" height="114" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/59/Map_of_North_Carolina_highlighting_Person_County.svg/450px-Map_of_North_Carolina_highlighting_Person_County.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/59/Map_of_North_Carolina_highlighting_Person_County.svg/600px-Map_of_North_Carolina_highlighting_Person_County.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="2687" data-file-height="1019" /></a></span><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"><span typeof="mw:File"><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" width="300" height="186" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/North_Carolina_in_United_States.svg/450px-North_Carolina_in_United_States.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/North_Carolina_in_United_States.svg/600px-North_Carolina_in_United_States.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1181" data-file-height="731" /></a></span><div class="ib-settlement-caption">North Carolina's location within the <a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">U.S.</a></div></td></tr><tr class="mergedbottomrow"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data">Coordinates: <span class="geo-inline"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1156832818">.mw-parser-output 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-78.97</span></span></span></a></span></span></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Country</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><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" /></span></span> </span>United States</span></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">State</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><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" /></span></span> </span><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">1792</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/Thomas_Person" title="Thomas Person">Thomas Person</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/Roxboro,_North_Carolina" title="Roxboro, North Carolina">Roxboro</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Largest community</th><td class="infobox-data">Roxboro</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">404.39 sq mi (1,047.4 km<sup>2</sup>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Land</th><td class="infobox-data">392.34 sq mi (1,016.2 km<sup>2</sup>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Water</th><td class="infobox-data">12.05 sq mi (31.2 km<sup>2</sup>)  2.98%</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Population<div class="ib-settlement-fn"><span class="nowrap"> </span>(<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">39,097</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">39,737</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Density</th><td class="infobox-data">99.65/sq mi (38.48/km<sup>2</sup>)</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"><span class="nowrap"> • Summer (<a href="/wiki/Daylight_saving_time" title="Daylight saving time">DST</a>)</span></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_4th_congressional_district" title="North Carolina's 4th congressional district">4th</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.personcountync.gov">www<wbr />.personcountync<wbr />.gov</a></span></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Person County</b> is a <a href="/wiki/County_(United_States)" title="County (United States)">county</a> located in the <a href="/wiki/U.S._state" title="U.S. state">U.S. state</a> of <a href="/wiki/North_Carolina" title="North Carolina">North Carolina</a>. The population was 39,097 as of the <a href="/wiki/2020_United_States_census" title="2020 United States census">2020 census</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-2020CensusQuickFacts_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2020CensusQuickFacts-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The <a href="/wiki/County_seat" title="County seat">county seat</a> is <a href="/wiki/Roxboro,_North_Carolina" title="Roxboro, North Carolina">Roxboro</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-GR6_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-GR6-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Person County is included in the <a href="/wiki/Durham,_North_Carolina" title="Durham, North Carolina">Durham</a>-<a href="/wiki/Chapel_Hill,_North_Carolina" title="Chapel Hill, North Carolina">Chapel Hill</a>, NC <a href="/wiki/Metropolitan_Statistical_Area" class="mw-redirect" title="Metropolitan Statistical Area">Metropolitan Statistical Area</a>, which is also included in the <a href="/wiki/Research_Triangle" title="Research Triangle">Raleigh-Durham-Cary, NC Combined Statistical Area</a>, which had an estimated population of 2,368,947 in 2023.<sup id="cite_ref-PopEstCBSA_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-PopEstCBSA-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Person_County,_North_Carolina&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The <a href="/wiki/Province_of_North_Carolina" title="Province of North Carolina">colonial government</a> established Person County as part of <a href="/wiki/Edgecombe_County,_North_Carolina" title="Edgecombe County, North Carolina">Edgecombe County</a> in 1746. County designations kept changing, and it was part of <a href="/wiki/Granville_County,_North_Carolina" title="Granville County, North Carolina">Granville County</a> from 1746 to 1752; included in <a href="/wiki/Orange_County,_North_Carolina" title="Orange County, North Carolina">Orange County</a> until 1778; and part of <a href="/wiki/Caswell_County,_North_Carolina" title="Caswell County, North Carolina">Caswell County</a> until 1791/1792. By dividing Caswell County into two squares–each side measuring approximately twenty (20) miles in length, the state formed two counties of 400 square miles (1,000 km<sup>2</sup>) each. The county was named after <a href="/wiki/Brigadier_General" class="mw-redirect" title="Brigadier General">Brigadier General</a> <a href="/wiki/Thomas_Person" title="Thomas Person">Thomas Person</a>, a <a href="/wiki/American_Revolutionary_War" title="American Revolutionary War">Revolutionary War</a> patriot, who made significant contributions to Person County and surrounding areas. </p><p>The area was first inhabited by <a href="/wiki/Indigenous_peoples_of_the_Americas" title="Indigenous peoples of the Americas">Native Americans</a> more than 10,000 years ago. An ancient lithic quarry, the <a href="/wiki/Two_Dogs_Site" title="Two Dogs Site">Two Dogs Site</a>, is located in present-day <a class="mw-selflink selflink">Person County, North Carolina</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The Indigneous tribes encountered here by early Spanish explorers were generally <a href="/wiki/Siouan" class="mw-redirect" title="Siouan">Siouan</a>-speaking, including the <a href="/wiki/Saponi" title="Saponi">Saponi</a>, <a href="/wiki/Occaneechi" title="Occaneechi">Occaneechi</a>, and other groups. </p><p>Settlement by immigrants of <a href="/wiki/Scottish_people" title="Scottish people">Scots</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ulster_Scots_people" title="Ulster Scots people">Scots-Irish</a>, <a href="/wiki/English_people" title="English people">English</a>, <a href="/wiki/French_Huguenot" class="mw-redirect" title="French Huguenot">French Huguenot</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Germans" title="Germans">German</a> ancestry began in the mid-17th and continued into the 19th centuries.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The settlers tended to be yeoman farmers, and few owned any slaves. </p><p>Religious affiliation in the county reflects the early settlers and is predominantly <a href="/wiki/Protestant" class="mw-redirect" title="Protestant">Protestant</a>. Due to Person County's nearness to Virginia, the Carolina coast, and the <a href="/wiki/Appalachian_Mountains" title="Appalachian Mountains">Appalachian</a> foothills, a wide variety of <a href="/wiki/Southern_American_English" title="Southern American English">Southern American English</a> dialects can be heard here, including <a href="/wiki/Piedmont_region_of_Virginia" title="Piedmont region of Virginia">Virginia Piedmont</a>, Coastal Southern, South Midland, and <a href="/wiki/African-American_English" title="African-American English">African-American English</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Revolutionary_and_Civil_Wars">Revolutionary and Civil Wars</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Person_County,_North_Carolina&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Revolutionary and Civil Wars"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The county was named for Brigadier General <a href="/wiki/Thomas_Person" title="Thomas Person">Thomas Person</a>, a <a href="/wiki/American_Revolutionary_War" title="American Revolutionary War">Revolutionary War</a> patriot, who made significant contributions to Person County and surrounding areas. He was a trustee of the <a href="/wiki/University_of_North_Carolina_at_Chapel_Hill" title="University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill">University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill</a>. His generous donations were recognized by the construction and naming of Person Hall. </p><p>Lieutenant Colonel Stephen Moore, Deputy Quartermaster General of the Hillsborough district, was another Revolutionary War hero, commanding the Person County militia at the disastrous <a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Camden" title="Battle of Camden">Battle of Camden</a>. He was captured and held on the prison ship <i>Torbay</i>. In 1775-1776 he had purchased property in the south of Person County and named his plantation Mt. Tirzah. His home, constructed in 1778, has been renovated recently. Stephen Moore was buried in the family cemetery. </p><p>During the <a href="/wiki/American_Civil_War" title="American Civil War">Civil War</a>, Person County supplied between 800 and 1000 soldiers to the <a href="/wiki/Confederate_Army" class="mw-redirect" title="Confederate Army">Confederate Army</a>. A granite monument at the Courthouse honors E. Fletcher Satterfield, who carried the <a href="/wiki/Flags_of_the_Confederate_States_of_America" title="Flags of the Confederate States of America">Confederate flag</a> at <a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Gettysburg" title="Battle of Gettysburg">Gettysburg</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Late_19th_century">Late 19th century</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Person_County,_North_Carolina&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Late 19th century"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>J.A. Long, W.W. Kitchin, A.R. Foushee, J.S. Bradsher, J.C. Pass, W.F. Reade, and R.E. Long were key leaders who helped make a transition to a more diversified economic base after the Civil War. The arrival of the newly constructed <a href="/wiki/Norfolk_and_Western_Railroad" class="mw-redirect" title="Norfolk and Western Railroad">Norfolk and Western Railroad</a> was a major influence around 1890, as it enabled the addition of tobacco processing plants and warehouses to the rural economy. Although the processing plants disappeared many years ago, a few of the warehouses still stand. </p><p>J.A. Long established Peoples Bank in 1891 and the <a href="/wiki/Roxboro_Cotton_Mill" title="Roxboro Cotton Mill">Roxboro Cotton Mill</a> in 1899, later known as Tultex Yarns. His home at Roxboro, the <a href="/wiki/James_A._and_Laura_Thompson_Long_House" title="James A. and Laura Thompson Long House">James A. and Laura Thompson Long House</a>, was added to the <a href="/wiki/National_Register_of_Historic_Places" title="National Register of Historic Places">National Register of Historic Places</a> in 2005.<sup id="cite_ref-nris_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nris-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Long died in 1915 but was succeeded by his son, J.A. Long, Jr., who began attracting new business to Roxboro. Baker Company opened here in 1923, making textile manufacturing a major contributor to the local economy for decades. Baker was merged with <a href="/wiki/Collins_and_Aikman_Corporation" class="mw-redirect" title="Collins and Aikman Corporation">Collins and Aikman Corporation</a> (C&A), becoming a major industry in Person County for several decades before closing in August 2006. Textile manufacturers have moved to other locations in the US and overseas. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="20th_and_21st_centuries">20th and 21st centuries</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Person_County,_North_Carolina&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: 20th and 21st centuries"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Residential and commercial development have grown steadily over the past few years in part due to the county's location near the <a href="/wiki/Research_Triangle" title="Research Triangle">Research Triangle</a> region. The Hyco Lake area and southern portion of the county have had an influx of new home and commercial development in the late 20th and early 21st century. The county's largest employers are <a href="/wiki/Duke_Energy" title="Duke Energy">Duke Energy</a>, <a href="/wiki/Eaton_Corporation" title="Eaton Corporation">Eaton Corporation</a>, <a href="/wiki/Georgia-Pacific_Corporation" class="mw-redirect" title="Georgia-Pacific Corporation">Georgia-Pacific Corporation</a> and <a href="/wiki/GKN" title="GKN">GKN Driveline</a>. </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/Holloway-Walker_Dollarhite_House" title="Holloway-Walker Dollarhite House">Holloway-Walker Dollarhite House</a>, <a href="/wiki/Henry-Vernon_House" title="Henry-Vernon House">Henry-Vernon House</a>, <a href="/wiki/Burleigh_(Concord,_North_Carolina)" title="Burleigh (Concord, North Carolina)">Burleigh</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Waverly_Plantation_(Cunningham,_North_Carolina)" title="Waverly Plantation (Cunningham, North Carolina)">Waverly Plantation</a> are listed on the <a href="/wiki/National_Register_of_Historic_Places" title="National Register of Historic Places">National Register of Historic Places</a> outside Roxboro.<sup id="cite_ref-nris_7-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nris-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Geography">Geography</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Person_County,_North_Carolina&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Geography"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></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="36.39" data-lon="-78.98" data-overlays="["_d0a2c93d6f4c7a2c269961065b41ba7fb8d513d7"]" href="/wiki/Special:Map/8/36.39/-78.98/en"><img src="https://maps.wikimedia.org/img/osm-intl,8,36.39,-78.98,300x200.png?lang=en&domain=en.wikipedia.org&title=Person_County%2C_North_Carolina&revid=1250218343&groups=_d0a2c93d6f4c7a2c269961065b41ba7fb8d513d7" width="300" height="200" decoding="async" srcset="https://maps.wikimedia.org/img/osm-intl,8,36.39,-78.98,300x200@2x.png?lang=en&domain=en.wikipedia.org&title=Person_County%2C_North_Carolina&revid=1250218343&groups=_d0a2c93d6f4c7a2c269961065b41ba7fb8d513d7 2x" alt="Map" /></a><div class="thumbcaption">Interactive map of Person County</div></div></div> <p>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 404.39 square miles (1,047.4 km<sup>2</sup>), of which 392.34 square miles (1,016.2 km<sup>2</sup>) is land and 12.05 square miles (31.2 km<sup>2</sup>) (2.98%) is water.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Person County contains parts of three major river basins: the <a href="/wiki/Neuse_River" title="Neuse River">Neuse</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Roanoke_River" title="Roanoke River">Roanoke</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Tar_River" title="Tar River">Tar</a>, providing essential clean drinking water to the south and east of the state. The origin of the Tar River is in southeast Person County. In the northwest section of the county is <a href="/wiki/Hyco_Lake" title="Hyco Lake">Hyco Lake</a>, with <a href="/wiki/Mayo_Reservoir" class="mw-redirect" title="Mayo Reservoir">Mayo Reservoir</a> in the northeast section. Both lakes are used for electrical power generation and recreation. Near the western border with <a href="/wiki/Caswell_County,_North_Carolina" title="Caswell County, North Carolina">Caswell County</a> is Lake Roxboro. Part of the Neuse River begins here with the <a href="/wiki/Flat_River_(North_Carolina)" title="Flat River (North Carolina)">Flat River</a>, where it combines with the <a href="/wiki/Little_River_(North_Carolina)" title="Little River (North Carolina)">Little</a> and <a href="/wiki/Eno_River" title="Eno River">Eno</a> rivers to go into <a href="/wiki/Falls_Lake" title="Falls Lake">Falls Lake</a> and create the Neuse. </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/Uwharrie_Mountains" title="Uwharrie Mountains">Uwharrie Mountains</a>, part of North Carolina's easternmost mountain range, are the oldest mountain range in <a href="/wiki/North_America" title="North America">North America</a>. They are the lowest mountain range in the state. The Uwharries begin in <a href="/wiki/Montgomery_County,_North_Carolina" title="Montgomery County, North Carolina">Montgomery County</a> and terminate at Hager's Mountain in the hills of northern Person County. </p><p>The county is largely covered by rolling hills divided by farmlands and forest. The area's ridges are not narrow and sharp like those in some parts of the <a href="/wiki/Piedmont_(United_States)" title="Piedmont (United States)">Piedmont</a>, and the gullies and ditches are not as abrupt. The northern part of the county between the lakes is skirted by a <a href="/wiki/Plateau" title="Plateau">plateau</a>. The highest point of the county is a prominent hill in Roxboro, where the county seat has located its water reservoir tank. Person County claims three small mountains. Hager's Mountain is north of Roxboro. Red Mountain and Mt. Tirzah are in the southeastern part of the county. The <a href="/wiki/Geology" title="Geology">geology</a> of the county is dominated by <a href="/wiki/Igneous" class="mw-redirect" title="Igneous">igneous</a> formation, overlaid by a variety of soils. <a href="/wiki/Granite" title="Granite">Granite</a> boulders are strewn across the county. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="State_and_local_protected_areas">State and local protected areas</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Person_County,_North_Carolina&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: State and local protected areas"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Hagers_Mountain_(North_Carolina)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Hagers Mountain (North Carolina) (page does not exist)">Hagers Mountain</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Hyco_Game_Land&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Hyco Game Land (page does not exist)">Hyco Game Land</a><sup id="cite_ref-NCWRC_Game_Lands_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NCWRC_Game_Lands-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mayo_Lake_Park&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Mayo Lake Park (page does not exist)">Mayo Lake Park</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mayo_Game_Land&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Mayo Game Land (page does not exist)">Mayo Game Land</a><sup id="cite_ref-NCWRC_Game_Lands_9-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NCWRC_Game_Lands-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Major_water_bodies">Major water bodies</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Person_County,_North_Carolina&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Major water bodies"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/Category:Rivers_of_Person_County,_North_Carolina" title="Category:Rivers of Person County, North Carolina">Category:Rivers of Person County, North Carolina</a></div> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=After_Bay_Reservoir_(North_Carolina)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="After Bay Reservoir (North Carolina) (page does not exist)">After Bay Reservoir</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Byrds_Creek_(North_Carolina)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Byrds Creek (North Carolina) (page does not exist)">Byrds Creek</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Castle_Creek_(Hyco_River_tributary)" title="Castle Creek (Hyco River tributary)">Castle Creek</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Flat_River_(North_Carolina)" title="Flat River (North Carolina)">Flat River</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ghent_Creek" title="Ghent Creek">Ghent Creek</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hyco_Lake" title="Hyco Lake">Hyco Lake</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mayo_Lake_(North_Carolina)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Mayo Lake (North Carolina) (page does not exist)">Mayo Lake</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mill_Creek_(North_Carolina)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Mill Creek (North Carolina) (page does not exist)">Mill Creek</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Richland_Creek_(South_Hyco_Creek_tributary)" title="Richland Creek (South Hyco Creek tributary)">Richland Creek</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Roxboro_Lake_(North_Carolina)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Roxboro Lake (North Carolina) (page does not exist)">Roxboro Lake</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/South_Hyco_Creek" title="South Hyco Creek">South Hyco Creek</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Storys_Creek_(Hyco_River_tributary)" title="Storys Creek (Hyco River tributary)">Storys Creek</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tar_River" title="Tar River">Tar River</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Adjacent_counties">Adjacent counties</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Person_County,_North_Carolina&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Adjacent counties"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Halifax_County,_Virginia" title="Halifax County, Virginia">Halifax County, Virginia</a> - north</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Granville_County,_North_Carolina" title="Granville County, North Carolina">Granville County</a> – east</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Durham_County,_North_Carolina" title="Durham County, North Carolina">Durham County</a> – south</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Orange_County,_North_Carolina" title="Orange County, North Carolina">Orange County</a> – south</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Caswell_County,_North_Carolina" title="Caswell County, North Carolina">Caswell County</a> – west</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Major_highways">Major highways</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Person_County,_North_Carolina&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Major highways"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f9/US_501.svg/30px-US_501.svg.png" decoding="async" width="30" height="24" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f9/US_501.svg/45px-US_501.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f9/US_501.svg/60px-US_501.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="750" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> <a href="/wiki/U.S._Route_501_in_North_Carolina" class="mw-redirect" title="U.S. Route 501 in North Carolina">US 501</a></li> <li><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/US_158.svg/30px-US_158.svg.png" decoding="async" width="30" height="24" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/US_158.svg/45px-US_158.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/US_158.svg/60px-US_158.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="750" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> <a href="/wiki/U.S._Route_158" title="U.S. Route 158">US 158</a></li> <li><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f6/NC_49.svg/24px-NC_49.svg.png" decoding="async" width="24" height="24" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f6/NC_49.svg/36px-NC_49.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f6/NC_49.svg/48px-NC_49.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> <a href="/wiki/North_Carolina_Highway_49" title="North Carolina Highway 49">NC 49</a></li> <li><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/ff/NC_57.svg/24px-NC_57.svg.png" decoding="async" width="24" height="24" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/ff/NC_57.svg/36px-NC_57.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/ff/NC_57.svg/48px-NC_57.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> <a href="/wiki/North_Carolina_Highway_57" title="North Carolina Highway 57">NC 57</a></li> <li><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a3/NC_157.svg/24px-NC_157.svg.png" decoding="async" width="24" height="24" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a3/NC_157.svg/36px-NC_157.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a3/NC_157.svg/48px-NC_157.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> <a href="/wiki/North_Carolina_Highway_157" title="North Carolina Highway 157">NC 157</a></li></ul> <p><a href="/wiki/Interstate_85" title="Interstate 85">Interstate 85</a> is the closest <a href="/wiki/Interstate_highway" class="mw-redirect" title="Interstate highway">interstate highway</a> to the county, located 29 miles south in <a href="/wiki/Durham,_North_Carolina" title="Durham, North Carolina">Durham</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Major_infrastructure">Major infrastructure</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Person_County,_North_Carolina&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Major infrastructure"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Norfolk_Southern" class="mw-redirect" title="Norfolk Southern">Norfolk Southern</a>, freight rail service</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Person_County_Airport" title="Person County Airport">Raleigh Regional Airport at Person County</a>, located 6 miles (10 km) south of Roxboro on <a href="/wiki/U.S._Route_501" title="U.S. Route 501">U.S. Route 501</a></li></ul> <p><a href="/wiki/Raleigh-Durham_International_Airport" class="mw-redirect" title="Raleigh-Durham International Airport">Raleigh-Durham International Airport</a>, located 42 miles (68 km) south of Roxboro. <a href="/wiki/Piedmont_Triad_International_Airport" title="Piedmont Triad International Airport">Piedmont Triad International Airport</a>, located 82 miles (132 km) southwest of Roxboro. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Demographics">Demographics</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Person_County,_North_Carolina&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Demographics"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <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><span class="sr-only">Note</span></th><th scope="col"><abbr title="Percent change">%±</abbr></th></tr> <tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1800_United_States_census" title="1800 United States census">1800</a></th><td>6,402</td><td></td><td>—</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1810_United_States_census" title="1810 United States census">1810</a></th><td>6,642</td><td></td><td>3.7%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1820_United_States_census" title="1820 United States census">1820</a></th><td>9,029</td><td></td><td>35.9%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1830_United_States_census" title="1830 United States census">1830</a></th><td>10,027</td><td></td><td>11.1%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1840_United_States_census" title="1840 United States census">1840</a></th><td>9,790</td><td></td><td>−2.4%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1850_United_States_census" title="1850 United States census">1850</a></th><td>10,781</td><td></td><td>10.1%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1860_United_States_census" title="1860 United States census">1860</a></th><td>11,221</td><td></td><td>4.1%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1870_United_States_census" title="1870 United States census">1870</a></th><td>11,170</td><td></td><td>−0.5%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1880_United_States_census" title="1880 United States census">1880</a></th><td>13,719</td><td></td><td>22.8%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1890_United_States_census" title="1890 United States census">1890</a></th><td>15,151</td><td></td><td>10.4%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1900_United_States_census" title="1900 United States census">1900</a></th><td>16,685</td><td></td><td>10.1%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1910_United_States_census" title="1910 United States census">1910</a></th><td>17,356</td><td></td><td>4.0%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1920_United_States_census" title="1920 United States census">1920</a></th><td>18,973</td><td></td><td>9.3%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1930_United_States_census" title="1930 United States census">1930</a></th><td>22,039</td><td></td><td>16.2%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1940_United_States_census" title="1940 United States census">1940</a></th><td>25,029</td><td></td><td>13.6%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1950_United_States_census" title="1950 United States census">1950</a></th><td>24,361</td><td></td><td>−2.7%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1960_United_States_census" title="1960 United States census">1960</a></th><td>26,394</td><td></td><td>8.3%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1970_United_States_census" title="1970 United States census">1970</a></th><td>25,914</td><td></td><td>−1.8%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1980_United_States_census" title="1980 United States census">1980</a></th><td>29,164</td><td></td><td>12.5%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1990_United_States_census" title="1990 United States census">1990</a></th><td>30,180</td><td></td><td>3.5%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/2000_United_States_census" title="2000 United States census">2000</a></th><td>35,623</td><td></td><td>18.0%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/2010_United_States_census" title="2010 United States census">2010</a></th><td>39,464</td><td></td><td>10.8%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/2020_United_States_census" title="2020 United States census">2020</a></th><td>39,097</td><td></td><td>−0.9%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row">2023 (est.)</th><td class="us-census-pop-estimate">39,737</td><td><sup id="cite_ref-2020CensusQuickFacts_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2020CensusQuickFacts-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td><td>1.6%</td></tr><tr><td colspan="4" class="us-census-pop-footnote" style="text-align: center">U.S. Decennial Census<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><br />1790–1960<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> 1900–1990<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><br />1990–2000<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> 2010<sup id="cite_ref-QF_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-QF-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> 2020<sup id="cite_ref-2020CensusQuickFacts_1-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2020CensusQuickFacts-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2020_census">2020 census</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Person_County,_North_Carolina&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: 2020 census"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:right"> <caption>Person County racial composition<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </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>25,132 </td> <td>64.28% </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>9,879 </td> <td>25.27% </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>240 </td> <td>0.61% </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>124 </td> <td>0.32% </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>8 </td> <td>0.02% </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>1,519 </td> <td>3.89% </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>2,195 </td> <td>5.61% </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>As of the <a href="/wiki/2020_United_States_census" title="2020 United States census">2020 census</a>, there were 39,097 people, 15,896 households, and 10,695 families residing in the county. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2010_census">2010 census</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Person_County,_North_Carolina&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: 2010 census"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>At the <a href="/wiki/2010_United_States_census" title="2010 United States census">2010 census</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-GR2_16-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-GR2-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> there were 39,464 people, 15,826 households, and 10,979 families residing in the county. The <a href="/wiki/Population_density" title="Population density">population density</a> was 91 people per square mile (35 people/km<sup>2</sup>). There were 15,504 housing units at an average density of 40 units per square mile (15 units/km<sup>2</sup>). The racial makeup of the county was 68.1% <a href="/wiki/Race_(U.S._Census)" class="mw-redirect" title="Race (U.S. Census)">White</a>, 28.3% <a href="/wiki/Race_(U.S._Census)" class="mw-redirect" title="Race (U.S. Census)">Black</a>, 0.61% <a href="/wiki/Race_(U.S._Census)" class="mw-redirect" title="Race (U.S. Census)">Native American</a>, 0.15% <a href="/wiki/Race_(U.S._Census)" class="mw-redirect" title="Race (U.S. Census)">Asian</a>, 0.01% <a href="/wiki/Race_(U.S._Census)" class="mw-redirect" title="Race (U.S. Census)">Pacific Islander</a>, 1.37% from <a href="/wiki/Race_(U.S._Census)" class="mw-redirect" title="Race (U.S. Census)">other races</a>, and 0.86% from two or more races. <a href="/wiki/Race_(U.S._Census)" class="mw-redirect" title="Race (U.S. Census)">Hispanic</a> or <a href="/wiki/Race_(U.S._Census)" class="mw-redirect" title="Race (U.S. Census)">Latino</a> people of any race were 2.09% of the population. </p><p>There were 14,085 households, out of which 31.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.8% were <a href="/wiki/Marriage" title="Marriage">married couples</a> living together, 13.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.2% were non-families. 24.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.50 and the average family size was 2.95. </p><p>In the county, the population was spread out, with 24.0% under the age of 18, 7.4% from 18 to 24, 30.6% from 25 to 44, 24.2% from 45 to 64, and 13.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 93.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.2 males. </p><p>The median income for a household in the county was $42,559 and the median income for a family was $54,474. Males had a median income of $30,970 versus $22,804 for females. The <a href="/wiki/Per_capita_income" title="Per capita income">per capita income</a> for the county was $22,189. About 9.4% of families and 12.0% of the population were below the <a href="/wiki/Poverty_line" class="mw-redirect" title="Poverty line">poverty line</a>, including 14.9% of those under age 18 and 17.3% of those age 65 or over. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Law,_government,_and_politics"><span id="Law.2C_government.2C_and_politics"></span>Law, government, and politics</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Person_County,_North_Carolina&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Law, government, and politics"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Person County is a member of the <a href="/wiki/Councils_of_governments_in_North_Carolina" title="Councils of governments in North Carolina">Kerr-Tar Regional Council of Governments</a>. The county government is administered by an elected county commission, and county law enforcement is administered by an elected <a href="/wiki/Sheriff" title="Sheriff">sheriff</a> and his officers. The county is politically conservative and Republican. No Democratic presidential candidate has carried Person County since <a href="/wiki/Jimmy_Carter" title="Jimmy Carter">Jimmy Carter</a> in 1980. Before being won by <a href="/wiki/George_Wallace" title="George Wallace">George Wallace</a> in 1968, Person County had been part of the Democratic "<a href="/wiki/Solid_South" title="Solid South">Solid South</a>", voting Democrat in most elections between 1880 and 1964, except the elections in 1892 and 1908, with six consecutive Democratic presidential nominees receiving seventy-five percent of the county's vote between 1932 and 1952. </p> <table class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible floatright" style="font-size: 95%;"> <caption>United States presidential election results for Person County, North Carolina<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </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"><b><a href="/wiki/2020_United_States_presidential_election_in_North_Carolina" title="2020 United States presidential election in North Carolina">2020</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">13,184 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b>60.22%</b> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">8,465 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">38.66% </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">245 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">1.12% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b><a href="/wiki/2016_United_States_presidential_election_in_North_Carolina" title="2016 United States presidential election in North Carolina">2016</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">11,185 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b>57.02%</b> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">7,833 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">39.93% </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">597 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">3.04% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b><a href="/wiki/2012_United_States_presidential_election_in_North_Carolina" title="2012 United States presidential election in North Carolina">2012</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">10,496 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b>54.94%</b> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">8,418 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">44.06% </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">192 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">1.00% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b><a href="/wiki/2008_United_States_presidential_election_in_North_Carolina" title="2008 United States presidential election in North Carolina">2008</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">10,030 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b>53.83%</b> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">8,446 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">45.33% </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">156 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">0.84% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b><a href="/wiki/2004_United_States_presidential_election_in_North_Carolina" title="2004 United States presidential election in North Carolina">2004</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">8,973 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b>58.98%</b> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">6,198 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">40.74% </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">43 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">0.28% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b><a href="/wiki/2000_United_States_presidential_election_in_North_Carolina" title="2000 United States presidential election in North Carolina">2000</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">6,722 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b>56.81%</b> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">5,042 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">42.61% </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">69 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">0.58% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b><a href="/wiki/1996_United_States_presidential_election_in_North_Carolina" title="1996 United States presidential election in North Carolina">1996</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">4,883 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b>48.68%</b> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">4,540 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">45.26% </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">607 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">6.05% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b><a href="/wiki/1992_United_States_presidential_election_in_North_Carolina" title="1992 United States presidential election in North Carolina">1992</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">4,460 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b>43.60%</b> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">4,323 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">42.26% </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">1,447 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">14.14% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b><a href="/wiki/1988_United_States_presidential_election_in_North_Carolina" title="1988 United States presidential election in North Carolina">1988</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">4,832 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b>56.00%</b> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">3,777 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">43.78% </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">19 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">0.22% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b><a href="/wiki/1984_United_States_presidential_election_in_North_Carolina" title="1984 United States presidential election in North Carolina">1984</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">5,854 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b>62.30%</b> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">3,528 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">37.54% </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">15 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">0.16% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b><a href="/wiki/1980_United_States_presidential_election_in_North_Carolina" title="1980 United States presidential election in North Carolina">1980</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">3,281 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">43.55% </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">4,111 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b>54.57%</b> </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">142 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">1.88% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b><a href="/wiki/1976_United_States_presidential_election_in_North_Carolina" title="1976 United States presidential election in North Carolina">1976</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">3,038 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">43.20% </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">3,977 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b>56.55%</b> </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">18 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">0.26% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b><a href="/wiki/1972_United_States_presidential_election_in_North_Carolina" title="1972 United States presidential election in North Carolina">1972</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">5,941 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b>71.89%</b> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">2,246 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">27.18% </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">77 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">0.93% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#D99FE8"><b><a href="/wiki/1968_United_States_presidential_election_in_North_Carolina" title="1968 United States presidential election in North Carolina">1968</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">2,138 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">24.17% </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">2,644 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">29.89% </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">4,065 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;"><b>45.95%</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b><a href="/wiki/1964_United_States_presidential_election_in_North_Carolina" title="1964 United States presidential election in North Carolina">1964</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">2,162 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">31.32% </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">4,740 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b>68.68%</b> </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"><b><a href="/wiki/1960_United_States_presidential_election_in_North_Carolina" title="1960 United States presidential election in North Carolina">1960</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">1,926 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">30.91% </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">4,305 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b>69.09%</b> </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"><b><a href="/wiki/1956_United_States_presidential_election_in_North_Carolina" title="1956 United States presidential election in North Carolina">1956</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">1,740 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">33.64% </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">3,433 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b>66.36%</b> </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"><b><a href="/wiki/1952_United_States_presidential_election_in_North_Carolina" title="1952 United States presidential election in North Carolina">1952</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">1,374 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">24.36% </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">4,266 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b>75.64%</b> </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"><b><a href="/wiki/1948_United_States_presidential_election_in_North_Carolina" title="1948 United States presidential election in North Carolina">1948</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">480 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">12.79% </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">3,087 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b>82.28%</b> </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">185 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">4.93% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b><a href="/wiki/1944_United_States_presidential_election_in_North_Carolina" title="1944 United States presidential election in North Carolina">1944</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">607 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">19.49% </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">2,507 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b>80.51%</b> </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"><b><a href="/wiki/1940_United_States_presidential_election_in_North_Carolina" title="1940 United States presidential election in North Carolina">1940</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">432 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">11.77% </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">3,239 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b>88.23%</b> </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"><b><a href="/wiki/1936_United_States_presidential_election_in_North_Carolina" title="1936 United States presidential election in North Carolina">1936</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">384 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">11.70% </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">2,898 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b>88.30%</b> </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"><b><a href="/wiki/1932_United_States_presidential_election_in_North_Carolina" title="1932 United States presidential election in North Carolina">1932</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">660 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">21.65% </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">2,372 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b>77.80%</b> </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">17 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">0.56% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b><a href="/wiki/1928_United_States_presidential_election_in_North_Carolina" title="1928 United States presidential election in North Carolina">1928</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">1,123 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">47.63% </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">1,235 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b>52.37%</b> </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"><b><a href="/wiki/1924_United_States_presidential_election_in_North_Carolina" title="1924 United States presidential election in North Carolina">1924</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">1,025 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">39.36% </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">1,576 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b>60.52%</b> </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">3 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">0.12% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b><a href="/wiki/1920_United_States_presidential_election_in_North_Carolina" title="1920 United States presidential election in North Carolina">1920</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">1,566 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">48.75% </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">1,646 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b>51.25%</b> </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"><b><a href="/wiki/1916_United_States_presidential_election_in_North_Carolina" title="1916 United States presidential election in North Carolina">1916</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">917 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">49.04% </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">953 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b>50.96%</b> </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"><b><a href="/wiki/1912_United_States_presidential_election_in_North_Carolina" title="1912 United States presidential election in North Carolina">1912</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">784 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">43.85% </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">820 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b>45.86%</b> </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">184 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">10.29% </td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Elected_officials">Elected officials</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Person_County,_North_Carolina&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: Elected officials"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Elected officials in Person County (as of 2024):<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Valerie_Foushee" title="Valerie Foushee">Valerie Foushee</a> (D), representative for <a href="/wiki/North_Carolina%27s_4th_congressional_district" title="North Carolina's 4th congressional district">North Carolina's 4th congressional district</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Graig_R._Meyer" title="Graig R. Meyer">Graig Meyer</a> (D), representative for <a href="/wiki/North_Carolina%27s_23rd_Senate_district" title="North Carolina's 23rd Senate district">North Carolina's 23rd Senate district</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ray_Jeffers" title="Ray Jeffers">Ray Jeffers</a> (D), representative for <a href="/wiki/North_Carolina%27s_2nd_House_district" title="North Carolina's 2nd House district">North Carolina's 2nd House district</a></li> <li>Jason Wilborn (R), sheriff</li> <li>Charlie Palmer (R), county commissioner</li> <li>Gordon Powell (R), county commissioner (chair)</li> <li>Kyle W. Puryear (R), county commissioner</li> <li>Derrick Sims (R), county commissioner (vice-chair)</li> <li>Jason D. Thomas (R), county commissioner</li> <li>Margaret Bradsher, school board member</li> <li>Phillip Gillis, school board vice-chair</li> <li>Harriett Tillet, school board member</li> <li>Freda Tillman, school board chair</li> <li>Jason Torian, school board member</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Economy">Economy</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Person_County,_North_Carolina&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: Economy"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The economy of Person County is dominated by electrical, textile, administrative, manufacturing, aerodynamics, viticulture, brokering, food processing, automotive, aluminum and paper products. Diversification from traditional flue cured tobacco to include burley tobacco and other modes of agriculture is underway. </p><p>Person County is home to two industrial parks: Person County Business and Industrial Center (PCBIC), located on Durham Road <a href="/wiki/U.S._Route_501" title="U.S. Route 501">(US 501)</a>, and North Park, located north of Roxboro on North Park Drive. </p><p>Person County is also near North Carolina's <a href="/wiki/Research_Triangle" title="Research Triangle">Research Triangle</a>, home to numerous high-tech companies and enterprises. </p><p>Person County offers a strategic location for business and industry, as it is within an hour's drive of North Carolina's two major economic centers, the <a href="/wiki/Research_Triangle" title="Research Triangle">Research Triangle</a> (Durham, Chapel Hill and Raleigh) and the <a href="/wiki/Piedmont_Triad" title="Piedmont Triad">Piedmont Triad</a> (Greensboro, Winston-Salem and High Point), and within a two-hour drive of <a href="/wiki/Richmond,_Virginia" title="Richmond, Virginia">Richmond, Virginia</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Healthcare">Healthcare</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Person_County,_North_Carolina&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: Healthcare"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>Person Memorial Hospital. Affiliated with the <a href="/wiki/Duke_University_Health_System" title="Duke University Health System">Duke University Health System</a></li> <li>Roxboro MedAccess</li> <li>Person County Medical and Dental</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Education">Education</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Person_County,_North_Carolina&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: Education"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Higher_education">Higher education</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Person_County,_North_Carolina&action=edit&section=19" title="Edit section: Higher education"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Piedmont_Community_College" title="Piedmont Community College">Piedmont Community College</a> offers associate degrees, technical training programs, and college credit which is transferable to local state supported colleges/universities. There is a satellite campus in neighboring <a href="/wiki/Caswell_County,_North_Carolina" title="Caswell County, North Carolina">Caswell County</a>.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Public_education">Public education</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Person_County,_North_Carolina&action=edit&section=20" title="Edit section: Public education"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Person_County_School_System">Person County School System</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Person_County,_North_Carolina&action=edit&section=21" title="Edit section: Person County School System"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Public education is provided by the Person County School System and administers a single unified school district with a K-12 program. As of fiscal 2018–2019, the school system consists of: </p> <ul><li>4,364 students</li> <li>555+ staff</li></ul> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <caption>Person County schools </caption> <tbody><tr> <th>Name </th> <th>Principal/Director </th> <th>Mascot </th> <th>Colors </th> <th>Enrollment<br /><small>as of 2021-2022</small> </th></tr> <tr> <td>Earl Bradsher Pre-School Center (Pre-K) </td> <td>Treco Lea-Jeffers, Director </td> <td>Shining Stars </td> <td> </td> <td>186 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Early Intervention & Family Services (Pre-K) </td> <td>Dana Faulkner, Director </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Helena Elementary (K-5) </td> <td>Sherita Fuller, Principal </td> <td>Hornets </td> <td>Black, yellow </td> <td>500 </td></tr> <tr> <td>North Elementary (K-5) / Carolina Community Academy </td> <td>Nell Sydnor-Waugh / Renee Carmon, Principal </td> <td>Eagles </td> <td>Red, gold, orange </td> <td>217 </td></tr> <tr> <td>North End Elementary (K-5) </td> <td>Melody Wilson, Principal </td> <td>Jets </td> <td>Red, blue </td> <td>179 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Oak Lane Elementary (K-5) </td> <td>Heather Bowling, Principal </td> <td>Cougars </td> <td>Green, white </td> <td>223 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Stories Creek Elementary (K-5) </td> <td>Dusty Martin, Principal </td> <td>Gators </td> <td>Green, yellow </td> <td>377 </td></tr> <tr> <td>South Elementary (K-5) </td> <td>Whitney Sharlow, Principal </td> <td>Shooting Stars </td> <td>Orange, yellow </td> <td>356 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Woodland Elementary (K-5) </td> <td>Dwayne Johnson, Principal </td> <td>Lakers </td> <td>Blue, white </td> <td>213 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Northern Middle (6-8) </td> <td>Ashley Warren, Principal </td> <td>Raiders </td> <td>Purple, blue, black </td> <td>418 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Southern Middle (6-8) </td> <td>Patrick Holmes, Principal </td> <td>Panthers </td> <td>Blue, white </td> <td>485 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Person High (9-12) </td> <td>Michelle Honeycutt, Principal </td> <td>Rockets </td> <td>Blue, white, cardinal </td> <td>1,080 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Person County Learning Academy (6-10) </td> <td>Rhonda Daye, Director </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td>50 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Person County Schools Virtual Academy (4-12) </td> <td>Dr. Tisha Duncan, Principal </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td>134 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Person Early College for Innovation & Leadership </td> <td>Shirlrona Johnson, Principal </td> <td>Mavericks </td> <td>Green, White, Orange </td> <td>151 </td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Charter_schools">Charter schools</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Person_County,_North_Carolina&action=edit&section=22" title="Edit section: Charter schools"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The State of North Carolina also provides for a certain number of <a href="/wiki/Charter_school" title="Charter school">charter schools</a>. These are administered separately from the Person County School System. Roxboro has two charter schools: </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bethel_Hill_Charter_School" class="mw-redirect" title="Bethel Hill Charter School">Bethel Hill Charter School</a>, an alternative public school that offers young kids an alternative for grades K–5, opened for the 2000–2001 school year. Previously the school served up to grade 6. However, it was eliminated starting in the 2016–17 school year. Total enrollment is 385.</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Roxboro_Community_School&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Roxboro Community School (page does not exist)">Roxboro Community School</a>, an alternative to the state public school system, is located in uptown Roxboro. It is housed in the historic Roxboro Cotton Mill/Tultex building, which is on the National Register of Historic Places. The school opened for the 2006–2007 school year. Currently serves grades 6–12. Total enrollment is 700.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Private_education">Private education</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Person_County,_North_Carolina&action=edit&section=23" title="Edit section: Private education"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>Person Christian School</li> <li>Roxboro Christian Academy was founded in 1976 and serves a K-12 program. Total enrollment is 176.</li> <li>Zion Christian Academy was founded in 2002 and offers a 1-12 program. Total enrollment is 30.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Communities">Communities</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Person_County,_North_Carolina&action=edit&section=24" title="Edit section: Communities"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Map_of_Person_County_North_Carolina_With_Municipal_and_Township_Labels.PNG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Map_of_Person_County_North_Carolina_With_Municipal_and_Township_Labels.PNG/250px-Map_of_Person_County_North_Carolina_With_Municipal_and_Township_Labels.PNG" decoding="async" width="250" height="270" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Map_of_Person_County_North_Carolina_With_Municipal_and_Township_Labels.PNG/375px-Map_of_Person_County_North_Carolina_With_Municipal_and_Township_Labels.PNG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/fa/Map_of_Person_County_North_Carolina_With_Municipal_and_Township_Labels.PNG 2x" data-file-width="431" data-file-height="466" /></a><figcaption>Map of Person County with municipal and township labels</figcaption></figure> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="City">City</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Person_County,_North_Carolina&action=edit&section=25" title="Edit section: City"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Roxboro,_North_Carolina" title="Roxboro, North Carolina">Roxboro</a> (county seat and largest community)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Census-designated_place">Census-designated place</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Person_County,_North_Carolina&action=edit&section=26" title="Edit section: Census-designated place"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Rougemont,_North_Carolina" title="Rougemont, North Carolina">Rougemont</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Townships">Townships</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Person_County,_North_Carolina&action=edit&section=27" title="Edit section: Townships"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></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 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href="/wiki/Ai,_North_Carolina" title="Ai, North Carolina">Ai</a></li> <li>Allensville</li> <li>Bethel Hill</li> <li>Brooksdale</li> <li>Bushy Fork</li> <li>Cavel</li> <li>Ceffo</li> <li>Concord</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cunningham,_North_Carolina" title="Cunningham, North Carolina">Cunningham</a></li> <li>Denny Store</li> <li>Five Forks</li> <li>Gentry Store</li> <li>Gordonton</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hesters_Store,_North_Carolina" title="Hesters Store, North Carolina">Hesters Store</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hurdle_Mills,_North_Carolina" title="Hurdle Mills, North Carolina">Hurdle Mills</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Leasburg,_North_Carolina" title="Leasburg, North Carolina">Leasburg</a></li> <li>Longhurst</li> <li>Longs Store</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Moriah,_North_Carolina" title="Moriah, North Carolina">Moriah</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mount_Tirzah,_North_Carolina" title="Mount Tirzah, North Carolina">Mount Tirzah</a></li> <li>Olive Hill</li> <li>Paynes Tavern</li> <li>Peeds Store</li> <li>Roseville</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Semora,_North_Carolina" title="Semora, North Carolina">Semora</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Somerset,_North_Carolina" title="Somerset, North Carolina">Somerset</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Surl,_North_Carolina" title="Surl, North Carolina">Surl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Timberlake,_North_Carolina" title="Timberlake, North Carolina">Timberlake</a></li> <li>Triple Springs</li> <li>Whitt Town</li> <li>Woodsdale</li></ul> </div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notable_people">Notable people</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Person_County,_North_Carolina&action=edit&section=29" title="Edit section: Notable people"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Henry_Atkinson_(soldier)" title="Henry Atkinson (soldier)">Henry Atkinson</a>, soldier</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Leonidas_Berry" title="Leonidas Berry">Leonidas Berry</a>, medical doctor, inventor of Eder-Berry biopsy gastroscope<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Robert_L._Blackwell" title="Robert L. Blackwell">Robert L. Blackwell</a>, one of two soldiers from North Carolina to receive the <a href="/wiki/Medal_of_Honor" title="Medal of Honor">Medal of Honor</a> for service during <a href="/wiki/World_War_I" title="World War I">World War I</a>; killed in action on October 11, 1918</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Margie_Bowes" title="Margie Bowes">Margie Bowes</a>, country music singer</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mic%27hael_Brooks" title="Mic'hael Brooks">Mic'hael Brooks</a>, defensive tackle for the <a href="/wiki/Seattle_Seahawks" title="Seattle Seahawks">Seattle Seahawks</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Anderson_Clayton" title="Anderson Clayton">Anderson Clayton</a>, chairperson of the <a href="/wiki/North_Carolina_Democratic_Party" title="North Carolina Democratic Party">North Carolina Democratic Party</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Carl_Long" title="Carl Long">Carl Long</a>, <a href="/wiki/NASCAR" title="NASCAR">NASCAR</a> driver</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wendy_Palmer" title="Wendy Palmer">Wendy Palmer</a>, former <a href="/wiki/Women%27s_National_Basketball_Association" title="Women's National Basketball Association">WNBA</a> player</li> <li><a href="/wiki/James_E._Ramsey" title="James E. Ramsey">James E. Ramsey</a>, politician, <a href="/wiki/North_Carolina_House_of_Representatives" title="North Carolina House of Representatives">North Carolina House of Representatives</a>, former <a href="/wiki/Speaker_of_the_North_Carolina_House_of_Representatives" title="Speaker of the North Carolina House of Representatives">Speaker of the North Carolina House of Representatives</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ray_Scott_(singer)" title="Ray Scott (singer)">Ray Scott</a>, country music singer</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Enos_Slaughter" title="Enos Slaughter">Enos Slaughter</a> or "Country", <a href="/wiki/St._Louis_Cardinals" title="St. Louis Cardinals">St. Louis Cardinals</a>, and Baseball Hall of Fame inductee</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jim_Thorpe_(golfer)" title="Jim Thorpe (golfer)">Jim Thorpe</a>, <a href="/wiki/Champions_Tour" class="mw-redirect" title="Champions Tour">Champions Tour</a> golfer</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Luke_Torian" title="Luke Torian">Luke Torian</a>, politician, <a href="/wiki/Virginia_House_of_Delegates" title="Virginia House of Delegates">Virginia House of Delegates</a> <a href="/wiki/Virginia%27s_52nd_House_of_Delegates_district" title="Virginia's 52nd House of Delegates district">52nd district</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Person_County,_North_Carolina&action=edit&section=30" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></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_Person_County,_North_Carolina" title="National Register of Historic Places listings in Person County, North Carolina">National Register of Historic Places listings in Person County, North Carolina</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sappony" title="Sappony">Sappony</a>, state-recognized tribe that resides in the county</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Person_County,_North_Carolina&action=edit&section=31" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></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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title="Leasburg, North Carolina">Leasburg</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Moriah,_North_Carolina" title="Moriah, North Carolina">Moriah</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mount_Tirzah,_North_Carolina" title="Mount Tirzah, North Carolina">Mount Tirzah</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Olive_Hill,_North_Carolina" title="Olive Hill, North Carolina">Olive Hill</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Semora,_North_Carolina" title="Semora, North Carolina">Semora</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Somerset,_North_Carolina" title="Somerset, North Carolina">Somerset</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Surl,_North_Carolina" title="Surl, North Carolina">Surl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Timberlake,_North_Carolina" title="Timberlake, North Carolina">Timberlake</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;color:inherit;">Footnotes</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em">‡This populated place also has portions in an 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style="width:1%;background:#56A0D3;color:white;">Counties</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/Chatham_County,_North_Carolina" title="Chatham County, North Carolina">Chatham</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Durham_County,_North_Carolina" title="Durham County, North Carolina">Durham</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Orange_County,_North_Carolina" title="Orange County, North Carolina">Orange</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Person</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background:#56A0D3;color:white;">Major universities</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Duke_University" title="Duke University">Duke University</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_Carolina_Central_University" title="North Carolina Central University">North Carolina Central University</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/University_of_North_Carolina_at_Chapel_Hill" title="University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill">University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background:#56A0D3;color:white;">Transportation</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/Raleigh%E2%80%93Durham_International_Airport" title="Raleigh–Durham International Airport">Raleigh–Durham International Airport</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Interstate_40_in_North_Carolina" title="Interstate 40 in North Carolina">I-40</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Interstate_85_in_North_Carolina" title="Interstate 85 in North Carolina">I-85</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Interstate_540_(North_Carolina)" title="Interstate 540 (North Carolina)">I-540</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Interstate_885" title="Interstate 885">I-885</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/U.S._Route_15_in_North_Carolina" title="U.S. Route 15 in North Carolina">US 15</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/U.S._Route_64" title="U.S. Route 64">US 64</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/U.S._Route_70" title="U.S. Route 70">US 70</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/U.S._Route_501_in_North_Carolina" class="mw-redirect" title="U.S. Route 501 in North Carolina">US 501</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_Carolina_Highway_147" title="North Carolina Highway 147">NC 147</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_Carolina_Highway_54" title="North Carolina Highway 54">NC 54</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chapel_Hill_Transit" title="Chapel Hill Transit">Chapel Hill Transit</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/GoDurham" title="GoDurham">GoDurham</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/GoTriangle" title="GoTriangle">GoTriangle</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background:#56A0D3;color:white;">Newspapers</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group 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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> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_North_Carolina_state_parks" title="List of North Carolina state parks">state parks</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wildlife_of_North_Carolina" title="Wildlife of North Carolina">wildlife</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_North_Carolina" title="History of North Carolina">History</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Province_of_North_Carolina" title="Province of North Carolina">colonial era</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_North_Carolina#American_Revolution" title="History of North Carolina">American Revolution</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_Carolina_in_the_War_of_1812" title="North Carolina in the War of 1812">War of 1812</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_Carolina_in_the_American_Civil_War" title="North Carolina in the American Civil War">Civil War</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:Mass_media_in_North_Carolina" title="Category:Mass media in North Carolina">Mass media</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_newspapers_in_North_Carolina" title="List of newspapers in North Carolina">newspapers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_radio_stations_in_North_Carolina" title="List of radio stations in North Carolina">radio</a></li> <li><a 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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 href="/wiki/Inner_Banks" title="Inner Banks">Inner Banks</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Outer_Banks" title="Outer Banks">Outer Banks</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_municipalities_in_North_Carolina#Largest_cities" title="List of municipalities in North Carolina">Largest cities</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Cary,_North_Carolina" title="Cary, North Carolina">Cary</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charlotte,_North_Carolina" title="Charlotte, North Carolina">Charlotte</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Concord,_North_Carolina" title="Concord, North Carolina">Concord</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Durham,_North_Carolina" title="Durham, North Carolina">Durham</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fayetteville,_North_Carolina" title="Fayetteville, North Carolina">Fayetteville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Greensboro,_North_Carolina" title="Greensboro, North Carolina">Greensboro</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/High_Point,_North_Carolina" title="High Point, North Carolina">High Point</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Raleigh,_North_Carolina" title="Raleigh, North Carolina">Raleigh</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wilmington,_North_Carolina" title="Wilmington, North Carolina">Wilmington</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Winston-Salem,_North_Carolina" title="Winston-Salem, North Carolina">Winston‑Salem</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_municipalities_in_North_Carolina#A" title="List of municipalities in North Carolina">Smaller cities</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/Apex,_North_Carolina" title="Apex, North Carolina">Apex</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Asheboro,_North_Carolina" title="Asheboro, North 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 href="/wiki/Kinston,_North_Carolina" title="Kinston, North Carolina">Kinston</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Knightdale,_North_Carolina" title="Knightdale, North Carolina">Knightdale</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Leland,_North_Carolina" title="Leland, North Carolina">Leland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lexington,_North_Carolina" title="Lexington, North Carolina">Lexington</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Matthews,_North_Carolina" title="Matthews, North Carolina">Matthews</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mint_Hill,_North_Carolina" title="Mint Hill, North Carolina">Mint Hill</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Monroe,_North_Carolina" title="Monroe, North Carolina">Monroe</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mooresville,_North_Carolina" title="Mooresville, North Carolina">Mooresville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Morrisville,_North_Carolina" title="Morrisville, North Carolina">Morrisville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_Bern,_North_Carolina" title="New Bern, North Carolina">New Bern</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rocky_Mount,_North_Carolina" title="Rocky Mount, North Carolina">Rocky Mount</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Salisbury,_North_Carolina" title="Salisbury, North Carolina">Salisbury</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sanford,_North_Carolina" title="Sanford, North Carolina">Sanford</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shelby,_North_Carolina" title="Shelby, North Carolina">Shelby</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Statesville,_North_Carolina" title="Statesville, North Carolina">Statesville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thomasville,_North_Carolina" title="Thomasville, North Carolina">Thomasville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wake_Forest,_North_Carolina" title="Wake Forest, North Carolina">Wake Forest</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Waxhaw,_North_Carolina" title="Waxhaw, North Carolina">Waxhaw</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wilson,_North_Carolina" title="Wilson, North Carolina">Wilson</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Category:Towns_in_North_Carolina" title="Category:Towns in North Carolina">Major towns</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a 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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 href="/wiki/Newton,_North_Carolina" title="Newton, North Carolina">Newton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Reidsville,_North_Carolina" title="Reidsville, North Carolina">Reidsville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Roanoke_Rapids,_North_Carolina" title="Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina">Roanoke Rapids</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Smithfield,_North_Carolina" title="Smithfield, North Carolina">Smithfield</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Southern_Pines,_North_Carolina" title="Southern Pines, North Carolina">Southern Pines</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tarboro,_North_Carolina" title="Tarboro, North Carolina">Tarboro</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Winterville,_North_Carolina" title="Winterville, North Carolina">Winterville</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_counties_in_North_Carolina" title="List of counties in North Carolina">Counties</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/Alamance_County,_North_Carolina" title="Alamance County, North Carolina">Alamance</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alexander_County,_North_Carolina" title="Alexander County, North Carolina">Alexander</a></li> <li><a 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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" title="Gates County, North Carolina">Gates</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Graham_County,_North_Carolina" title="Graham County, North Carolina">Graham</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Granville_County,_North_Carolina" title="Granville County, North Carolina">Granville</a></li> <li><a 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