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The Formation of the North Carolina Counties, 1663–1943. Raleigh: State Dept. of Archives and History, 1950. Reprint, Raleigh: Division of Archives and History, North Carolina Dept. of Cultural Resources, 1987. ISBN 0-86526-032-X; Powell, William S. The North Carolina Gazetteer. Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, 1968. Reprint ...
It is the fifth-smallest county in North Carolina by total area. Polk County Elevation. The county's largest body of water is Lake Adger, located about 5 miles (8.0 km) north of Columbus. Lake Adger is a reservoir formed by the damming of the Green River, which flows from west to east across the county. The northern extent of the river's ...
"State of North Carolina Census Designated Places - Current/ACS22 - Data as of January 1, 2022". United States Census Bureau. January 1, 2022. "State of North Carolina Census Designated Places - BVP20". United States Census Bureau. January 1, 2020.
The center of population of North Carolina is located in Randolph County, in the town of Seagrove. [3] The United States Census Bureau, as of July 1, 2009, estimated North Carolina's population at 9,380,884 [4] which represents an increase of 1,340,334, or 16.7%, since the last census in 2000. [5]
In total, 10.34% (893,735) of North Carolina's population age five and older spoke a mother language other than English. [142] In 2019, 87.7% of the population aged 5 and older spoke English and 12.3% spoke another language. The most common non-English language was Spanish at the 2019 American Community Survey. [144]
The county's eastern border is the Atlantic Ocean. The present land area is 870.76 square miles (2,255.3 km 2) and the 2020 population was 60,203, doubling since 1990. The estimated county population in 2023 had increased to 68,521. [1] The county commissioners were ordered to hold their first meeting at Rocky Point.
Asheville. The mountainous western North Carolina city of Asheville is mentioned several times throughout the book. Kya’s dad, Pa, is from Asheville. His family owned a plantation there, but ...
The Uwharries are North Carolina's easternmost mountain range; they are the lowest mountain range in the state. The Uwharries begin in Montgomery County, North Carolina and terminate in the hills of Person County, North Carolina. The highest point in the Uwharries is High Rock Mountain, which is only 1,119 feet (341.1 m) above sea level.