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Website. www.laurinburg.org. Laurinburg is a city in and the county seat of Scotland County, North Carolina, United States. [6] Located in southern North Carolina near the South Carolina border, Laurinburg is southwest of Fayetteville and is home to St. Andrews University. The population was 14,978 at the 2020 Census.
Scotland County is a county located in the southern part of the U.S. state of North Carolina. Its county seat is and largest community is Laurinburg. The county was formed in 1899 from part of Richmond County and named in honor of the Scottish settlers who occupied the area in the 1700s. As of the 2020 census, its population was 34,174.
Scotland is a member of the North Carolina High School Athletic Association (NCHSAA) and is classified as a 3A school. It is a member of the Sandhills 3A/4A Conference. The school colors are red, royal blue and white, and its team name are the "Fighting Scots." Scotland has won NCHSAA state championships in 4A baseball in 1977 and 2006. [2]
910, 472. FIPS code. 37-70480 [3] GNIS feature ID. 2406815 [2] Wagram (/ ˈweɪɡrəm / WAY-grum) [4] is a town in Scotland County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 840 at the 2010 census. The town was named for the Battle of Wagram, a Napoleonic battle at Deutsch-Wagram in Austria.
Laurinburg Institute is a historic African American preparatory school in Laurinburg, North Carolina. The school was founded in 1904 by Emmanuel Monty and Tinny McDuffie at the request of Booker T. Washington. Emmanuel McDuffie was a graduate from Snow Hill Normal and Industrial Institute. [1]
East Laurinburg is an unincorporated community in Scotland County, North Carolina, United States.The population was 345 at the 2020 census.The town was incorporated in 1903 but, due to financial improprieties and failing finances, the town's charter was revoked by the state effective June 30, 2022, in which the area became an unincorporated part of Scotland County.
St. Andrews University is a private Presbyterian university in Laurinburg, North Carolina.It was established in 1958 as a result of a merger of Flora MacDonald College in Red Springs and Presbyterian Junior College; it was named St. Andrews Presbyterian College from 1960 until 2011 when the college changed its name to St. Andrews University.
The United States has a racially and ethnically diverse population. [1] At the federal level, race and ethnicity have been categorized separately. The most recent United States census recognized five racial categories (White, Black, Native American/Alaska Native, Asian, and Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander), as well as people who belong to two or more of the racial categories.