Lillington, North Carolina Lillington, North Carolina Location of Lillington, North Carolina Location of Lillington, North Carolina Country United States State North Carolina Lillington is a town in Harnett County, North Carolina, United States.
It is the governmental center of county of Harnett County. Lillington is a part of the Dunn Micropolitan Area, which is also a part of the greater Raleigh Durham Cary Combined Travel Destination (CSA) as defined by the United States Enumeration Bureau.
According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town has a total region of 4.0 square miles (10 km2), of which, 4.0 square miles (10 km2) of it is territory and 0.04 square miles (0.10 km2) of it (0.99%) is water.
A postal service called Lillington has been in operation since 1874. The town of Lillington is titled for John Alexander Lillington (c.
1725 1786), aka Alexander John Lillington, who was a Patriot officer from North Carolina in the American Revolutionary War who prominently fought in the Battle of Moore's Creek Bridge in 1776 and served as brigadier general in the state militia. As of the census of 2000, there were 2,915 citizens , 799 homeholds, and 484 families residing in the town.
There were 894 housing units at an average density of 224.0 per square mile (86.5/km ).
In the town, the populace was spread out with 15.2% under the age of 18, 8.9% from 18 to 24, 40.4% from 25 to 44, 17.5% from 45 to 64, and 17.9% who were 65 years of age or older.
The median income for a homehold in the town was $30,670, and the median income for a family was $42,366.
About 12.4% of families and 20.3% of the populace were below the poverty line, including 31.2% of those under age 18 and 20.4% of those age 65 or over.
United States Geological Survey.
The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States.
"Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2015".
United States Enumeration Bureau.
Town of Lillington Municipalities and communities of Harnett County, North Carolina, United States County seat: Lillington Anderson Creek Averasboro Barbecue Black River Buckhorn Duke Grove Hectors Creek Johnsonville Lillington Neills Creek Stewarts Creek Upper Little River This populated place also has portions in an adjoining county or counties
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Towns in Harnett County, North Carolina - Towns in North Carolina - County seats in North Carolina
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