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Person County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. Located in the northwestern piedmont Research Triangle region. As of 2005, the population was 37,344. Its county seat is Roxboro6. The southern part of the county is the fastest growing with new subdivisions & businesses due to its proximity to neighboring Durham County, North Carolina. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ...
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Roxboro is a city in Person County, North Carolina. ...
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History
The county was formed in 1791 from the eastern half of Caswell County. It was named for Thomas Person, a general in the Continental Army, during the American Revolutionary War. 1791 (MDCCXCI) was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Tuesday of the 11-day-slower Julian calendar). ...
Caswell County Courthouse - 2005 Caswell County redirects here. ...
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Elected Officials Brad Miller (D), U.S. House of Representatives Ellie Kinnaird (D), State Senator W.A. "Winkie" Wilkins (D), State Representative
Johnny M. Lunsford (D), County Commission Chair Larry Bowes (D), County Commissioner Larry Yarborough (R), County Commissioner Kyle Puryear (R), County Commissioner Jimmy Clayton (D), County Commissioner
Gordon Powell, School Board Chairman Jimmy Wilkins, School Board Vice-Chairman Pecolia Beatty, School Board Member Ronnie P. King, School Board Member Vickie L. Nelson, School Board Member
Law and government Person County is a member of the Kerr-Tar Regional Council of Governments. The county government is administered by an elected county commission, and county law enforcement is administered by an elected Sheriff and his officers. Although the county is politically conservative, local politics is still dominated by the Democratic Party. Categories: Government stubs | North Carolina Councils of Governments ...
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Geography
A sunset on Hyco Lake in northwest Person County According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,047 km² (404 mi²). 1,016 km² (392 mi²) of it is land and 31 km² (12 mi²) of it (2.92%) is water. Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 Ã 600 pixelsFull resolution (1280 Ã 960 pixel, file size: 651 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) from HycoLake. ...
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Hyco Lake is a man-built lake in Person and Caswell counties, North Carolina. ...
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The origin of the Tar River is in SE Person County. In the northwest section of the county is Hyco Lake, with Mayo Reservoir in the northeast section. Both lakes are used for electrical power generation and recreation. Near the western border with Caswell County is Roxboro Lake. Part of the Neuse begins here with the Flat River, where it combines with the Little and Eno rivers to go into Falls Lake and create the Neuse. The Tar River is a river that is approximately 346 kilometers (215 miles) long, of northeast North Carolina flowing generally southeast to an estuary of Pamlico Sound. ...
Hyco Lake is a man-built lake in Person and Caswell counties, North Carolina. ...
Mayo Lake is a reservoir located in northern Person County, North Carolina, and southern Halifax County, Virginia. ...
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A bridge over the Neuse River at New Bern, where it empties into the Pamlico Sound. ...
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Falls Lake is a 12,500 acre (51 km²) artificial lake located in Durham, Wake, and Granville counties in North Carolina, USA. The lake is formed by the confluence of the Eno, Little, and Flat rivers, and is in turn the source for the Neuse River. ...
The county is largely covered by rolling hills divided by farmlands and forest. The northern part of the county between the lakes is skirted by a plateau. The highest point of the county is a prominent hill in Roxboro, where the county seat has located its water reservoir tank. Other high elevation areas of the county include a rocky igneous prominence called Hagers Mountain, north of Roxboro, and Mt. Tirzah in the southern part of the county. The geology of the county is dominated by igneous formation, overlaid by a variety of soils, with granite boulders strewn across the county. Igneous rocks are formed when molten rock (magma) cools and solidifies, with or without crystallization, either below the surface as intrusive (plutonic) rocks or on the surface as extrusive (volcanic) rocks. ...
Cities, townships and communities
Map of Person County, North Carolina With Municipal and Township Labels Roxboro is the county seat, and located roughly at the center of the county. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ...
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Roxboro is a city in Person County, North Carolina. ...
The county is divided into nine township districts: Allensville, Bushy Fork, Cunningham, Flat River, Holloway, Mount Tirzah, Olive Hill, Roxboro, and Woodsdale (which includes Bethel Hill). A township in the United States refers to a small geographic area, ranging in size from 6 to 54 square miles (15. ...
Other unincorporated communities include Timberlake, Hurdle Mills, and Leasburg (mostly in Caswell County). Timberlake is a small unincorparated town in south-central Person County, North Carolina. ...
Solomon Lea Historical Marker in Leasburg, North Carolina Leasburg is a former town and the former county seat of Caswell County, North Carolina. ...
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Demographics As of the census² of 2005, there were 37,344 people, 14,085 households, and 10,113 families residing in the county. The population density was 35/km² (91/mi²). There were 15,504 housing units at an average density of 15/km² (40/mi²). The racial makeup of the county was 68.79% White, 28.21% Black or African American, 0.61% Native American, 0.15% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 1.37% from other races, and 0.86% from two or more races. 2.09% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. (This reporting does not take into account the massive annual influx of Hispanic migrant labor.) Image:1870 census Lindauer Weber 01. ...
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The population has surged drastically since the 1980s due to white flight from the nearby city of Durham, NC. This population surge has led to a drastic increase in real estate prices in the last twenty years. White flight is a term for the demographic trend where working- and middle-class white people move away from increasingly racial-minority inner-city neighborhoods to white suburbs and exurbs. ...
Nickname: Location in North Carolina Country State County Durham County Government - Mayor Bill Bell Area - City 94. ...
There were 14,085 households out of which 31.50% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.80% were married couples living together, 13.80% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.20% were non-families. 24.20% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.10% 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. Marriage is an interpersonal relationship with governmental, social, or religious recognition, usually intimate and sexual, and often created as a contract, or through civil process. ...
In the county the population was spread out with 24.00% under the age of 18, 7.40% from 18 to 24, 30.60% from 25 to 44, 24.20% from 45 to 64, and 13.70% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 93.20 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.20 males. The median income for a household in the county was $37,159, and the median income for a family was $44,598. Males had a median income of $30,970 versus $22,804 for females. The per capita income for the county was $18,709. About 9.40% of families and 12.00% of the population were below the poverty line, including 14.90% of those under age 18 and 17.30% of those age 65 or over. The per capita income for a group of people may be defined as their total personal income, divided by the total population. ...
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Education Person County administers a single unified school district with a K-12 program. seven elementary schools: (K-6) two middle schools: (6-8) and all students matriculating from a single high school: (9-12) Additional Learning Centers: - Earl Bradsher Pre-School Center
- Person County Learning Academy
- Bethel Hill Charter School, is a public school exempt from the state's public school system that offers young kids an alternative for grades K-6.
- Roxboro Community School, is an alternative to the state public school system located near Uptown Roxboro. The school is housed in a renovated cotton mill and opened for the 2006-2007 school year. After the grade levels are phased in the school will be open for grades 7-12.
- Roxboro Christian Academy, a private school founded in 1976, also has a K-12 program.
- Zion Christian Academy was founded in 2002 and offers a 1-12 program.
- Piedmont Community College with branches in Person County and neighboring Caswell County, offers associate's degrees, technical training programs, and college credit which is transferable to local state supported colleges/universities.
Piedmont Community College is a two-year institution in Caswell and Person counties in North Carolina. ...
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Business The economy of Person County is dominated by electrical/textile production, brokering, food processing, automotive, tobacco agriculture, aluminum and paper products. Diversification from traditional flue cured tobacco to include burley tobacco and other modes of agriculture, is underway. Person County is also part of North Carolina's Research Triangle, a center of researching and textiles. Person County offers a strategic location for business and industry, being within an hour’s drive of North Carolina's two major economic centers, the Research Triangle Park (Durham, Chapel Hill and Raleigh) and the Piedmont Triad (Greensboro, Winston-Salem and High Point), and a two-hour drive of Richmond, Virginia. Research Triangle Park (RTP) is the largest research park in the world. ...
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Culture Person County was settled by a variety of groups including Native Americans, Scots, Scots-Irish, English, Germans, French Hugeonots, and Africans. Religious affiliation in the county is predominantly Protestant with a small contingent of Catholics and other groups. Due to its proximity to Virginia, the Carolina coast, and the Appalachian foothills, a wide variety of Southern American English dialects can be heard in the county, with Virginia Piedmont, Coastal Southern, South Midland, and African American Vernacular English being the most common. Southern American English as defined by the monophthongization of to before obstruents (Labov, Ash, and Boberg 2006:126). ...
Local legends claim that the Indians of Person County are descended from the first British colonists of North America, the Elizabethan era settlement of Roanoke Island, often called the Lost Colony. Indeed, when these Indians were first encountered by subsequent settlers, they noted that these Native Americans already spoke English and were of the Christian religion. The historical surnames of this group also correspond with those of the Roanoke Island settlers, and many exhibit European physical features along with Native American features. Others discount these remarkable coincidences and classify the Indians of Person County as an offshoot of the Saponi tribe. North America North America is a continent[1] in the Earths northern hemisphere and (chiefly) western hemisphere. ...
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Famous residents - Robert L. Blackwell, the only soldier from North Carolina to receive the Medal of Honor for service during World War I. He was killed in action in 1918.
- Carl Long, NASCAR driver
- Dolley Madison, a First Lady of the United States
- Jim Thorpe, Champions Tour golfer
- Jamie Barnette, CFL quarterback, and record setting college quarterback at N.C. State
- Enos Slaughter, aka "Country", St. Louis Cardinals, and Baseball Hall of Fame inductee
- Wendy Palmer, former WNBA player
- Tracey Chambers, stock car driver
Robert Lester Blackwell was an American soldier who was awarded the Medal of Honor during World War I. Little is known of his early life prior to entering the US Army, other than that he was born in Person County, North Carolina around 1885, raised on a small farm, and...
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Carl Long (born September 20, 1967) in Roxboro, North Carolina, is a NASCAR race car driver. ...
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External links Municipalities and communities of Person County, North Carolina | | County seat: Roxboro | | City | Roxboro Official language(s) English Capital Raleigh Largest City = Charlotte Largest city {{{LargestCity}}} Area Ranked 28th - Total 53,865 sq mi (139,509 km²) - Width 150 miles (240 km) - Length 560[1] miles (901 km) - % water 9. ...
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Solomon Lea Historical Marker in Leasburg, North Carolina Leasburg is a former town and the former county seat of Caswell County, North Carolina. ...
Rougemont is a census-designated place located in Durham County, North Carolina. ...
Red House Presbyterian Church dates back to 1755. ...
Timberlake is a small unincorparated town in south-central Person County, North Carolina. ...
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Nickname: Location in North Carolina Country State County Durham County Government - Mayor Bill Bell Area - City 94. ...
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Gastonia is a city in Gaston County in North Carolina, a state in the southeastern United States of America. ...
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Nickname: Location of Greenville shown within North Carolina Coordinates: , Country State County Pitt County Settled 1771 Founded 1774 (Martinsborough) Founded 1786 (Greenville) Government - Mayor Ted Hendricks Area - City 26. ...
Nickname: Location in Guilford County and the state of North Carolina Country United States State North Carolina Counties Guilford, Randolph, Davidson, Forsyth Government - Mayor Rebecca Smothers Area - City 95. ...
Nickname: Location of Jacksonville within North Carolina Coordinates: , Country State County Onslow County Founded 1757 Incorporated 1842 Government - Mayor Jan B. Slagle Area - City 45. ...
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Nickname: Motto: Youre Something Special in Winston-Salem Location in North Carolina Coordinates: , Country State Counties Forsyth County Founded Incorporated 1766 (Salem) 1849 (Winston) 1913 Government - Mayor Allen Joines (D) Area - City 132. ...
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Nickname: Motto: Ill Tell The World Location of Burlington within North Carolina Coordinates: Country United States State North Carolina County Alamance County Founded 1857 (Company Shops) Founded 1886 (Burlington) Incorporated February 14, 1893 Government - Mayor Stephen M. Ross Area - City 21. ...
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Thomasville is a city in Davidson County, North Carolina, USA. The population was 19,788 at the 2000 census. ...
Wilson is a city in Wilson County, North Carolina, United States. ...
| | Towns | Apex | Boone | Carrboro | Cary | Chapel Hill | Cornelius | Garner | Hope Mills | Huntersville | Indian Trail | Kernersville | Matthews | Mint Hill | Mooresville | Morehead City | Smithfield | Southern Pines | Tarboro | Wake Forest Apex is a town in Wake County, North Carolina, a suburb of Raleigh. ...
Boone is a town located in the Blue Ridge Mountains of western North Carolina. ...
City nickname: The Paris of the Piedmont Incorporated 1911 County Orange County Mayor Mark Chilton Aldermen Joal Hall Broun (mayor pro tem) Dan Coleman Jacquelyn Gist Randee Haven-ODonnell John Herrera Alex Zaffron Town Manager Steven E. Stewart Area - Total - Water 11. ...
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Nickname: Location in North Carolina Coordinates: , Country State Counties Orange, Durham, and Chatham Founded 1793 Government - Mayor Kevin C. Foy Area - City 19. ...
Cornelius is a town in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, United States. ...
Garner is a town in Wake County, North Carolina, United States. ...
Hope Mills is a town located in Cumberland County, North Carolina. ...
Huntersville is a town in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, United States. ...
Indian Trail is a town located in Union County, North Carolina. ...
Kernersville is a town located in Forsyth County, North Carolina. ...
Matthews is a town located in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina and a suburb of the city of Charlotte. ...
Mint Hill is a town located in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina. ...
Mooresville is a town in Iredell County, North Carolina, U.S.A. The population was 18,823 at the 2000 census. ...
Morehead City is a town in Carteret County, North Carolina, United States. ...
Smithfield is a town located in Johnston County, North Carolina. ...
Southern Pines is a town located in Moore County, North Carolina. ...
Historic Downtown Tarboro, NC Tarboro is a town located in Edgecombe County, North Carolina. ...
Wake Forest is a town located in Wake County, North Carolina, a suburb of Raleigh. ...
| | Counties | Alamance | Alexander | Alleghany | Anson | Ashe | Avery | Beaufort | Bertie | Bladen | Brunswick | Buncombe | Burke | Cabarrus | Caldwell | Camden | Carteret | Caswell | Catawba | Chatham | Cherokee | Chowan | Clay | Cleveland | Columbus | Craven | Cumberland | Currituck | Dare | Davidson | Davie | Duplin | Durham | Edgecombe | Forsyth | Franklin | Gaston | Gates | Graham | Granville | Greene | Guilford | Halifax | Harnett | Haywood | Henderson | Hertford | Hoke | Hyde | Iredell | Jackson | Johnston | Jones | Lee | Lenoir | Lincoln | Macon | Madison | Martin | McDowell | Mecklenburg | Mitchell | Montgomery | Moore | Nash | New Hanover | Northampton | Onslow | Orange | Pamlico | Pasquotank | Pender | Perquimans | Person | Pitt | Polk | Randolph | Richmond | Robeson | Rockingham | Rowan | Rutherford | Sampson | Scotland | Stanly | Stokes | Surry | Swain | Transylvania | Tyrrell | Union | Vance | Wake | Warren | Washington | Watauga | Wayne | Wilkes | Wilson | Yadkin | Yancey List of North Carolina counties: Alamance County Alexander County Alleghany County Anson County Ashe County Avery County Beaufort County Bertie County Bladen County Brunswick County Buncombe County Burke County Cabarrus County Caldwell County Camden County Carteret County Caswell County Catawba County Chatham County Cherokee County Chowan County Clay County Cleveland...
Alamance County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. ...
Alexander County is a county located in the state of North Carolina. ...
Alleghany County is a county located in the state of North Carolina. ...
Anson County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. ...
Ashe County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. ...
Avery County is a county located in the state of North Carolina. ...
Location in the state of North Carolina Formed 1712 Seat Washington Area - Total - Water 2,483 km² (959 mi²) 339 km² (131 mi²) 13. ...
Bertie is the name of a very sweet breed of dog, a boxedor. ...
Bladen County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. ...
Brunswick County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. ...
Buncombe County is a county located in the state of North Carolina. ...
Burke County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. ...
For the Spanish financier, see François Cabarrus. ...
Caldwell County is a county located in the state of North Carolina. ...
Camden County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. ...
Carteret County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. ...
Caswell County Courthouse - 2005 Caswell County redirects here. ...
Catawba County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. ...
Chatham County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. ...
Cherokee County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. ...
Chowan County is a county located in the state of North Carolina. ...
Clay County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. ...
Cleveland County is a county located in the state of North Carolina. ...
Columbus County is a county located in the state of North Carolina. ...
Craven County is a county located in the state of North Carolina. ...
Cumberland County is a county located in the state of North Carolina. ...
Currituck County is a county located in the state of North Carolina. ...
Dare County is a county located in the state of North Carolina. ...
Davidson County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. ...
Davie County is a county located in the state of North Carolina. ...
Duplin County is a county located in the state of North Carolina. ...
Durham County is a county located in the state of North Carolina. ...
Edgecombe County is a county located in the state of North Carolina. ...
Forsyth County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. ...
Franklin County is a county located in the state of North Carolina. ...
Gaston County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. ...
Gates County is a county located in the state of North Carolina. ...
Graham County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. ...
Granville County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. ...
Greene County is a county located in the state of North Carolina. ...
Guilford County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. ...
Halifax County is a county located in the state of North Carolina. ...
Harnett County is a county located in the state of North Carolina. ...
Haywood County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. ...
Henderson County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. ...
Hertford County is a county located in the state of North Carolina. ...
Hoke County is a county in the U.S. state of North Carolina. ...
Hyde County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. ...
Location in the state of North Carolina Formed 1788 Seat Statesville Area - Total - Water 1,546 km² (597 mi²) 56 km² (21 mi²) 3. ...
Jackson County is a county located in the southwest of the U.S. state of North Carolina. ...
Johnston County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. ...
Jones County is a county located in the state of North Carolina. ...
Lee County is a county located in the state of North Carolina. ...
Lenoir County is a county located in the state of North Carolina. ...
Lincoln County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. ...
Macon County is a county located in the state of North Carolina. ...
Madison County is a county located in the state of North Carolina. ...
Martin County is a county located in the state of North Carolina. ...
Location in the state of North Carolina Formed 1842 Seat Marion Area - Total - Water 1,156 km² (446 mi²) 12 km² (5 mi²) 1. ...
Mecklenburg County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. ...
Mitchell County is a county located in the state of North Carolina. ...
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Moore County is a county located in the state of North Carolina. ...
Nash County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. ...
Location in the state of North Carolina Formed 1729 Seat Wilmington Area - Total - Water 849 km² (328 mi²) 334 km² (129 mi²) 39. ...
Northampton County is a county located in the state of North Carolina. ...
Onslow County is a county located in the state of North Carolina. ...
Orange County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. ...
Pamlico County is a county located in the state of North Carolina. ...
Pasquotank County is a county located in the state of North Carolina. ...
Pender County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. ...
Perquimans County is a county located in the state of North Carolina. ...
Pitt County is a county located in the state of North Carolina. ...
Polk County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. ...
Randolph County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. ...
Richmond County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. ...
Robeson County is the largest county in the U.S. state of North Carolina. ...
Rockingham County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. ...
Rowan County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. ...
Rutherford County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. ...
Sampson County is a county located in the state of North Carolina. ...
For other uses, see Scotland (disambiguation). ...
Stanly County is a county located in the state of North Carolina. ...
Stokes County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. ...
Surry County is a county located in the state of North Carolina. ...
Swain County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. ...
Transylvania County is a county located in the state of North Carolina. ...
Tyrrell County is a county located in the state of North Carolina. ...
Union County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. ...
Vance County is a county located in the state of North Carolina. ...
Wake County is a county located in the state of North Carolina. ...
Warren County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. ...
Washington County is a county located in the state of North Carolina. ...
Watauga County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. ...
Wayne County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. ...
Wilkes County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. ...
Wilson County is a county located in the state of North Carolina. ...
Yadkin County is a county located in the state of North Carolina. ...
Yancey County is a county located in the state of North Carolina. ...
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