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Laurinburg, North Carolina
Main Street in Laurinburg
Main Street in Laurinburg
Nickname(s): 
LBG, The Burg
Location in Scotland County and the state of North Carolina.
Location in Scotland County and the state of North Carolina.
Country United States
State North Carolina
County Scotland
Incorporated 1877
Area
 • Total 12.69 sq mi (32.85 km2)
 • Land 12.53 sq mi (32.44 km2)
 • Water 0.16 sq mi (0.41 km2)
Elevation
223 ft (68 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total 15,962
 • Estimate 
(2019)
15,002
 • Density 1,197.67/sq mi (462.43/km2)
Time zone UTC−5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC−4 (EDT)
ZIP codes
28352-28353
Area code(s) 910
FIPS code 37-37220
GNIS feature ID 988216

Laurinburg is a city in and the county seat of Scotland County, North Carolina, United States. Located in southern North Carolina near the South Carolina border, Laurinburg is southwest of Fayetteville and is home to St. Andrews University. The Laurinburg Institute, a historically African-American school, is also located in Laurinburg. The population at the 2010 Census was 15,962 people.

History

The John Blue House, Mag Blue House, Central School, Dr. Evan Alexander Erwin House, E. Hervey Evans House, Thomas J. Gill House, Laurel Hill Presbyterian Church, Laurinburg Commercial Historic District, Stewart-Hawley-Malloy House, and Villa Nova are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Geography

Laurinburg is located at 34°45′53″N 79°28′13″W / 34.76472°N 79.47028°W / 34.76472; -79.47028 (34.764663, -79.470146).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 12.6 square miles (33 km2), of which 12.4 square miles (32.1 km²) is land and 0.2 square miles (0.52 km2) (1.27%) is water.

Demographics

Historical population
Census Pop.
1880 968
1890 1,357 40.2%
1900 1,334 −1.7%
1910 2,322 74.1%
1920 2,643 13.8%
1930 3,312 25.3%
1940 5,685 71.6%
1950 7,134 25.5%
1960 8,242 15.5%
1970 8,859 7.5%
1980 11,480 29.6%
1990 11,643 1.4%
2000 15,874 36.3%
2010 15,962 0.6%
2019 (est.) 15,002 −6.0%
U.S. Decennial Census

2020 census

Laurinburg Racial Composition
Race Num. Perc.
White 5,552 37.07%
Black or African American 7,115 47.5%
Native American 1,012 6.76%
Asian 189 1.26%
Pacific Islander 6 0.04%
Other/Mixed 688 4.59%
Hispanic or Latino 416 2.78%

As of the 2020 United States Census, there were 14,978 people, 5,712 households, and 3,544 families residing in the city.

Sister cities

Laurinburg has one sister city, as designated by Sister Cities International:

  • Graham, Gael, “‘The Lexington of White Supremacy’: School and Local Politics in Late-Nineteenth-Century Laurinburg, North Carolina,” North Carolina Historical Review, 89 (Jan. 2012), 27–58.


Education

High School

  • Scotland High School

College

The city is home to St. Andrews University, formerly known as St. Andrews Presbyterian College.

Notable people

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