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The county hosts two post-secondary institutions: the University of North Carolina at Pembroke and Robeson Community College. [251] Additionally, the PSRC supports the Robeson Planetarium, [252] while county government also runs seven libraries. [253] A county history museum is located in Lumberton. [254]
The county is located entirely within the Appalachian Mountains region of North Carolina. Most of the county is located atop a rolling plateau that ranges from 2,500 to 3,000 feet (760 to 910 m) above sea level. On the county's southeastern border the land drops sharply to about 1,500 feet (460 m) in neighboring Wilkes County, North Carolina.
On December 4, a curfew was placed in effect for Moore County, from 9 p.m. until 5 a.m. The nightly curfew was expected to remain in effect until the power was restored. A shelter was established at the Moore County Sports Complex, and Moore County schools were ordered closed from December 5 through December 8 as a result of the power outage.
Conover is a city in Catawba County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 8,421 as of the 2020 census . [ 4 ] It is part of the Hickory – Lenoir – Morganton Metropolitan Statistical Area and Charlotte Metropolitan Area .
Cary is a town in Wake, Chatham, and Durham counties in the U.S. state of North Carolina and is part of the Raleigh-Cary, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area. [1] According to the 2020 census, its population was 174,721, making it the seventh-most populous municipality in North Carolina, and the 148th-most populous in the United States. [3]
Waxhaw is a town in Union County, North Carolina, United States.The population was 20,534 according to the 2020 Census. [4] The population grew 108.28% from 2010.The name is derived from the indigenous people who lived in the area, who were known as the Waxhaw people.
This place-name is derived from the English surname Albemarle.According to a 1905 publication by the United States Geologic Survey, based on research by University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill history professor Kemp P. Battle, it was named specifically for General George Monck, the first Duke of Albemarle and one of the original proprietors of the colony of Carolina, which included the town.
Carteret County (/ ˌ k ɑːr. t ə ˈ r ɛ t / KAR-tuh-REHT or / ˌ k ɑːr. t ɜːr ˈ ɛ t / KAR-tur-ET) [1] [2] is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of the 2020 census, the population was 67,686. [3] Its county seat is Beaufort. [4] The county was created in 1722 as Carteret Precinct and gained county status in 1739. [5]