Laurinburg
| Laurinburg | |||
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| Nickname : LBG | |||
Location in North Carolina
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| Basic data | |||
| Foundation : | 1877 | ||
| State : | United States | ||
| State : | North Carolina | ||
| County : | Scotland County | ||
| Coordinates : | 34 ° 46 ′ N , 79 ° 28 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 ) | ||
| Residents : | 15,874 (as of: 2000) | ||
| Population density : | 488.4 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 32.5 km 2 (approx. 13 mi 2 ) | ||
| Height : | 69 m | ||
| Postcodes : | 28352-28353 | ||
| Area code : | +1 910 | ||
| FIPS : | 37-37220 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 0988216 | ||
| Website : | www.laurinburg.org | ||
Laurinburg is a city in the US state of North Carolina with an area of 32.5 km² and a population of 15,874 (2000). Laurinburg is the administrative capital of Scotland County .
sons and daughters of the town
- Hinton James (1884-1948), politician
- Terry Sanford (1917–1998), politician
- Woody Shaw (1944-1989), jazz trumpeter
- William S. McArthur (* 1951), astronaut
- Bejun Mehta (* 1968), singer (countertenor)
- Megan Brigman (* 1990), soccer player