Laurinburg, North Carolina

Infobox Settlement
official_name = Laurinburg, North Carolina
settlement_type = City
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map_caption = Location of Laurinburg, North Carolina


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subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = United States
subdivision_type1 = State
subdivision_name1 = North Carolina
subdivision_type2 = County
subdivision_name2 = Scotland
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area_total_km2 = 32.5
area_land_km2 = 32.1
area_water_km2 = 0.4
area_total_sq_mi = 12.6
area_land_sq_mi = 12.4
area_water_sq_mi = 0.2

population_as_of = 2000
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population_total = 15874
population_density_km2 = 494.3
population_density_sq_mi = 1280.2

timezone = Eastern (EST)
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timezone_DST = EDT
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elevation_m = 69
elevation_ft = 226
latd = 34 |latm = 45 |lats = 53 |latNS = N
longd = 79 |longm = 28 |longs = 13 |longEW = W

postal_code_type = ZIP codes
postal_code = 28352-28353
area_code = 910
blank_name = FIPS code
blank_info = 37-37220GR|2
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blank1_info = 0988216GR|3
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Laurinburg is a mid-sized city in Scotland County, North Carolina, United States. It is the county seat of Scotland County.GR|6 Located in southern North Carolina near the South Carolina state border, Laurinburg is southwest of Fayetteville and is home to St. Andrews Presbyterian College. The Laurinburg Institute, an historically African-American school, is also located in Laurinburg.

Geography

Laurinburg is located at coor dms|34|45|53|N|79|28|13|W|city (34.764663, -79.470146).GR|1

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 12.6 square miles (32.5 km²).12.4 square miles (32.1 km²) of it is land and 0.2 square miles (0.4 km²) of it (1.27%) is water.

Demographics

As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 15,874 people, 6,136 households, and 4,221 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,280.2 people per square mile (494.3/km²). There were 6,603 housing units at an average density of 532.5/sq mi (205.6/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 50.54% White, 43.06% African American, 4.23% Native American, 0.76% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.35% from other races, and 1.04% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.06% of the population.

There were 6,136 households out of which 32.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 41.8% were married couples living together, 23.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.2% were non-families. 27.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.46 and the average family size was 3.00.

In the city the population 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 age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 81.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 74.7 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $29,064, and the median income for a family was $37,485. Males had a median income of $31,973 versus $25,243 for females. The per capita income for the city was $16,165. About 19.7% of families and 23.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 35.5% of those under age 18 and 18.6% of those age 65 or over.

Notable Natives

*Hilee Taylor - defensive end for the Carolina Panthers of the NFL
*Russ Adams - Major League Baseball Toronto Bluejays infielder
*Brent Butler - former Major League Baseball infielder
*Denny O'Brien - sports journalist
*Terry Sanford - Governor of North Carolina and U.S. Senator
*Woody Shaw - Hard-bop (jazz) trumpeter. born in Laurinburg 12/24/44
*Mathew Morgan Lead guitarist of Divided by Friday, going on tour with Joel Dunn on bass.
*Joseph Roswell Hawley Four-term US Senator, two-term US Congressman, Governor of Connecticut Union Brevet Major General during the American Civil War. Born near Laurinburg October 31, 1826.

ister cities

Laurinburg has one sister city, as designated by Sister Cities International:
*flagicon|Scotland Oban, Scotland

References

External links

* [http://www.laurinburg.org/ Official website of Laurinburg, NC]
* [http://www.laurinburgchamber.org/ Laurinburg-Scotland County Area Chamber of Commerce]
* [http://www.laurinburginstitute.org/ Laurinburg Institute]