Laurinburg, North Carolina facts for kids
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Laurinburg, North Carolina
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Main Street in Laurinburg
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Nickname(s):
LBG, The Burg
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Location in Scotland County and the state of North Carolina.
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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)
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• Total | 15,962 |
• Estimate
(2019)
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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
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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.
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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 (34.764663, -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 | |||
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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
Race | Num. | Perc. |
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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
- Russ Adams, former MLB infielder for the Toronto Blue Jays
- Megan Brigman, former professional women's soccer player
- Brent Butler, former MLB infielder
- Bucky Covington, country musician and American Idol Season 5 finalist
- Wes Covington, former MLB outfielder
- Robert Dozier, professional basketball player
- Lorinza Harrington, former NBA player
- Joseph Roswell Hawley, four-term U.S. Senator, two-term U.S. Congressman, Governor of Connecticut, and Union Army Major General
- Harriet McBryde Johnson, activist for the disabled
- Samantha Joye, oceanographer known for her work studying the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill
- Terrell Manning, NFL player
- William S. McArthur, former United States Army colonel and NASA astronaut
- Bejun Mehta, countertenor
- James Dickson Phillips Jr., United States Court of Appeals judge
- William R. Purcell, physician and politician
- Travian Robertson, NFL defensive end
- Kelvin Sampson, college basketball coach
- Terry Sanford, former Governor of North Carolina and U.S. Senator
- Charlie Scott, NBA All-Star and University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill player, Olympic gold medalist in 1968, and valedictorian at Laurinburg Institute
- Woody Shaw, hard-bop (jazz) trumpeter
- Franklin Stubbs, MLB player
- Hilee Taylor, NFL defensive end
- Leonard Thompson, PGA Tour golfer
- Ben Vereen, actor, dancer, and singer
- Jacoby Watkins, former NFL cornerback and North Carolina football player
Images for kids
See also
In Spanish: Laurinburg para niños