Graham, North Carolina
Graham, North Carolina Location of Graham, North Carolina Location of Graham, North Carolina State North Carolina Graham is a town/city in Alamance County, North Carolina, United States.
It is part of the Burlington, North Carolina Metropolitan Statistical Area.
As of the 2010 census the populace was 14,153. It is the governmental center of county of Alamance County. Graham was laid out in 1849 as the governmental center of county of the newly formed Alamance County, and was incorporated as a town in 1851; it became a town/city in 1961.
Senator from North Carolina (1840 1843) and governor of North Carolina (1845 1849).
Stephens at the Caswell County Courthouse, provoked Governor William Woods Holden to declare martial law in Alamance and Caswell Counties, resulting in the Kirk-Holden War of 1870. The Alamance County Courthouse, Cedarock Park Historic District, Graham Historic District, William P.
Morrow House, North Main Street Historic District, and Oneida Cotton Mills and Scott-Mebane Manufacturing Company Complex are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Graham is positioned at 36 3 52 N 79 23 53 W (36.064486, -79.397941). It is bordered to the north and the west by the town/city of Burlington and to the northeast by the town of Haw River.
The Haw River runs along the east edge of Graham, and the town/city extends south as far as Alamance Creek.
According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town/city has a total region of 9.7 square miles (25.1 km2), of which 9.6 square miles (24.9 km2) is territory and 0.077 square miles (0.2 km2), or 0.67%, is water. According to the Koppen Climate Classification system, Graham has a Humid subtropical climate, abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps. The small-town school fitness is known as the Alamance-Burlington School System, which was created by a consolidation between the Alamance County School System and the Burlington City School System in 1996.
North Graham Elementary School South Graham Elementary School The ethnic composition of the town/city was: 72.88% White, 21.64% Black or African American, 10.14% Hispanic or Latino American, 0.73% Asian American, 0.44% Native American, 0.0% Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander, 3.19% some other race, and 1.12% two or more competitions.
In the city, the populace was spread out with 24.0% under the age of 18, 9.9% from 18 to 24, 31.8% from 25 to 44, 20.1% from 45 to 64, and 14.1% who were 65 years of age or older.
The median income for a homehold in the town/city was $35,706, and the median income for a family was $40,769.
"Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Graham city, North Carolina".
Shuttle & Plow: A History of Alamance County, North Carolina.
Alamance County Historical Association.
Climate Summary for Graham, North Carolina Municipalities and communities of Alamance County, North Carolina, United States State of North Carolina
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Cities in North Carolina - Cities in Alamance County, North Carolina - County seats in North Carolina
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