Lumberton, North Carolina
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 Downtown Lumberton |
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| Location in North Carolina | |||
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| Foundation : | 1787 | ||
| State : | United States | ||
| State : | North Carolina | ||
| County : | Robeson County | ||
| Coordinates : | 34 ° 38 ′ N , 79 ° 1 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 ) | ||
| Residents : | 20,840 (as of 2018) | ||
| Population density : | 513.3 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 40.9 km 2 (approx. 16 mi 2 ) of which 40.6 km 2 (approx. 16 mi 2 ) is land |
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| Height : | 40 m | ||
| Postcodes : | 28358-28360 | ||
| Area code : | +1 910 | ||
| FIPS : | 37-39700 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 0989128 | ||
| Website : | www.ci.lumberton.nc.us | ||
Lumberton is a city in Robeson County , North Carolina . It is the county seat of Robeson County, the largest county in the state by area. Lumberton is located in southern North Carolina in the Inner Banks region and sits on the Lumber River , after which it is named. It was founded in 1787. Most of the city's growth took place in the post- World War II period.
geography
Lumberton is located on the Lumber River in the state's Coastal Plains. Lumber River State Park, a 185 km (115 miles) long natural and scenic waterway, flows through Lumberton. The river has been designated a National Wild and Scenic River and is part of the North Carolina Natural and Scenic River System. The Lumber River has been classified as a natural, scenic, and recreational river. Recreational activities include canoeing and boating, fishing, hunting, picnicking, camping, nature studies, swimming, biking, jogging, crafts, and hunting for fossils and artifacts.
Lumberton is accessible from Interstate 95 and Interstate 74 .
history
The city of Lumberton was incorporated by law of the General Assembly of North Carolina in 1787 and made the administrative seat of Robeson County. Lumberton became a parish in 1859.
Robeson County is located in the Coastal Plains region of southeast North Carolina. The county was founded in 1786 by two heroes of the American Revolutionary War and residents of the area, General John Willis and Colonel Thomas Robeson, from Bladen County . The county was named after Colonel Robeson, and the land for the county seat was donated by General Willis, who is credited with naming the county town Lumberton.
The area was a border area for both white and numerous free colored families from Virginia in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. Many free blacks were descendants of white women (who were free) and African men, whether slaves, free or contractually bound, from the colonial days when the working classes lived and worked nearby. The area has a high percentage of Lumbee residents who have been recognized as a Native American tribe by both the state of North Carolina and the federal government.
In 2010 the North Carolina Legislature named Lumberton the first Certified Retirement Community in North Carolina. This certification signals that Lumberton offers a high quality of life and an array of amenities, services and options that make them suitable for retirees.
Demographics
At the time of the 2010 United States Census , the city was home to 21,542 people. The city's population was 39.0% whites, 36.7% blacks, 12.7% Native Americans, 2.4% Asians, and 0.1% indigenous Hawaiians or Pacific islanders, too 0.1% from people of another race and 2.2% from people of two or more races. 6.7% were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The poverty rate was 35.6% in 2017, which is above average. House prices and median incomes were below the national average.
Others
The film Blue Velvet director David Lynch plays in Lumberton, however, was in Wilmington rotated.
sons and daughters of the town
- Angus Wilton McLean (1870-1935), politician
- John Small (1946-2012), American football player
- Mike McIntyre (born 1956). Politician
Individual evidence
- ↑ About Us: Lumberton Visitors Bureau. Retrieved March 15, 2020 .
- ↑ US Census Bureau: American FactFinder. Retrieved March 15, 2020 .
- ↑ Lumberton, North Carolina (NC 28360) profiles: population, maps, real estate, averages, homes, statistics, relocation, travel, jobs, hospitals, schools, crime, moving, houses, news, sex offenders. Retrieved March 15, 2020 .