Laurinburg, North Carolina Laurinburg, North Carolina Location in Scotland County and the state of North Carolina.
Location in Scotland County and the state of North Carolina.
State North Carolina Laurinburg is a town/city in Scotland County, North Carolina, United States.
It is the governmental center of county of Scotland County. Located in southern North Carolina near the South Carolina state border, Laurinburg is southwest of Fayetteville and is home to St.
The Laurinburg Institute, a historically black school, is also positioned in Laurinburg.
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. Laurinburg is positioned at 34 45 53 N 79 28 13 W (34.764663, -79.470146). According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town/city has a total region of 12.6 square miles (33 km2), of which 12.4 square miles (32.1 km ) is territory and 0.2 square miles (0.52 km2) (1.27%) is water.
As of the census of 2000, there were 15,874 citizens , 6,136 homeholds, and 4,221 families residing in the city.
There were 6,603 housing units at an average density of 532.5 per square mile (205.6/km ).
In the city, the populace was spread out with 26.6% under the age of 18, 10.7% from 18 to 24, 25.9% from 25 to 44, 22.7% 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 $29,064, and the median income for a family was $37,485.
About 19.7% of families and 23.6% of the populace were below the poverty line, including 35.5% of those under age 18 and 18.6% of those age 65 or over.
The State Bank building in downtown Laurinburg.
The state Scotland Correctional Institution, positioned near the airport, opened in 2003.
Laurinburg is served by the small-town newspaper, The Laurinburg Exchange.
Local Radio, WLNC, Welcome Laurinburg, North Carolina Terry Sanford - former Governor of North Carolina and U.S.
Hilee Taylor - University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill defensive end for the Carolina Panthers of the NFL Robert Dozier, college basketball player for the Memphis Tigers, went to high school in Laurinburg Kelvin Sampson, born in Laurinburg, NBA assistant coach for Milwaukee Bucks, former Indiana Hoosiers and Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball coach Jacoby Watkins - University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, former NFL cornerback Charlie Scott - University of North Carolina and NBA all-star, Olympic gold medalist in 1968, valedictorian at Laurinburg Institute Laurinburg has one sister city, as designated by Sister Cities International: United States Enumeration Bureau.
Graham, Gael, "'The Lexington of White Supremacy': School and Local Politics in Late-Nineteenth-Century Laurinburg, North Carolina," North Carolina Historical Review, 89 (Jan.
Municipalities and communities of Scotland County, North Carolina, United States State of North Carolina
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