Carrboro
| Carrboro | |||
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| Nickname : Paris of Piedmont | |||
 Farmer Market |
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| Location in North Carolina | |||
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| Basic data | |||
| Foundation : | 1911 | ||
| State : | United States | ||
| State : | North Carolina | ||
| County : | Orange County | ||
| Coordinates : | 35 ° 55 ′ N , 79 ° 5 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 ) | ||
| Residents : | 19,582 (as of 2010) | ||
| Population density : | 1,172.6 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 16.8 km 2 (about 6 mi 2 ) of which 16.7 km 2 (about 6 mi 2 ) is land |
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| Height : | 256 m | ||
| Postal code : | 27510 | ||
| Area code : | +1 919 | ||
| FIPS : | 37-10620 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 1019538 | ||
| Website : | www.townofcarrboro.org | ||
| Mayor : | Mark Chilton | ||
 Millennium fountain |
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Carrboro is a small town in the US state of North Carolina with a population of just under 20,000.
It is named after the industrial philanthropist Julian Carr from neighboring Chapel Hill , who supplied the local cotton mills with electricity.
The city gained national fame through the country's first self-confessed gay mayor, Mike Nelson, who ran from 1995 to 2005.
The rockabilly band Flat Duo Jets and the Carrboro Music Festival are examples of why the city was named one of America's one hundred best art cities in 2005.
Personalities
- Julian Carr (1845-1924), industrialist
- Eleanor Kinnaird (* 1931), politician
- Mike Nelson (* 1963), politician
Twin cities
Web links
Commons : Carrboro, North Carolina - Collection of pictures, videos, and audio files
