Selma, North Carolina Selma, North Carolina Official seal of Selma, North Carolina Location of Selma, North Carolina Location of Selma, North Carolina Named for Selma, Alabama Selma is a town in Johnston County, North Carolina, United States.
In 2010, the populace was 6,073. Selma is part of the Raleigh-Durham-Cary Combined Statistical Area, and the Raleigh-Cary Metropolitan Statistical Area.
The region has a populace over 1.7 million residents, though the town of Selma is able to maintain its non-urban character.
Stevens House, positioned in Selma, was the site of the last Grand Review of the Confederate Army held on April 6, 1865, after its defeat at the Battle of Bentonville.
Selma is positioned at 35 32 13 N 78 17 5 W (35.536982, -78.284642). According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town has a total region of 3.2 square miles (8.3 km2), all of it land.
In the town, the populace was spread out with 27.9% under the age of 18, 11.6% from 18 to 24, 28.6% from 25 to 44, 20.4% from 45 to 64, and 11.5% who were 65 years of age or older.
The median income for a homehold in the town was $23,856 and the median income for a family was $32,430.
Selma is home to a range of theological practitioners.
Approximately 36% of citizens in Selma are affiliated with a religion.
Selma operates under a council-manager government.
The town council consists of the mayor and four council members.
Johnston County Airport (IATA: JNX, ICAO: KJNX, FAA LID: JNX) is a general aviation airport positioned approximately 7 miles west of Selma in Smithfield.
Raleigh-Durham International Airport (IATA: RDU, ICAO: KRDU, FAA LID: RDU) is the region's major airport, positioned approximately 40 miles northwest of Selma, between Raleigh and Durham.
Amtrak's Palmetto and Carolinian passenger trains stop at the historic Selma Union Depot.
The Johnston County Area Transit System (JCATS) is a coordinated transit fitness that provides transit services in Selma and throughout Johnston County.
A CSX freight train passes the Selma Union Depot.
On May 1, 1867, lots were sold around a newly established station on the North Carolina Railroad.
From those lots, the town was assembled and considered a barns town for many decades.
Selma was officially chartered as a town on February 11, 1873.
The town is also home to the Mitchener Station, which was assembled in 1855 and thought to be the earliest surviving train station in North Carolina.
The Downtown Selma Historic District, Noah Edward Edgerton House, Richard B.
Stevens House, Selma Union Depot, and West Selma Historic District are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Selma is home to two schools inside the Johnston County School District: Selma Elementary School Selma Middle School Creech Selma Historical Museum Selma is part of the Raleigh-Durham-Fayettville Designated Market Area.
The Selma News, weekly Town of Selma "Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2015".
National Park Service (2010-07-09).
National Register of Historic Places.
"National Register of Historic Places Listings".
"National Register of Historic Places Listings".
"National Register of Historic Places Listings".
Selma Visitor Information Municipalities and communities of Johnston County, North Carolina, United States Archer Lodge Benson Clayton Four Oaks Kenly Micro Pine Level Princeton Selma Smithfield Wilson's Mills This populated place also has portions in an adjoining county or counties
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Towns in Johnston County, North Carolina - Towns in North Carolina - Populated places established in 1867
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