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Welcome to Carthage ...The town of Carthage is located in Moore County<1> and is the County Seat for Moore County. While we don't have a date for the founding of Carthage, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895. From the Census Estimates for 2019, Carthage has a population of 2,557 people<2> (see below for details). Carthage is 450 feet [137 m] above sea level.<3>. Time Zone: Carthage lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time Carthage is within the boundaries of the (910) area code. The ZIP code for Carthage: 28327<4> Population Details ...Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Carthage had an population of 2,557 people. This is an increase of 15.96% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 36.66% since the 2000 Census). At the time of the 2010 Census, Carthage had a population of 2,205 people. This makes Carthage the county's 5th most populous community. The population of Carthage represents 0.02% of the total population of North Carolina (which has 9,535,483 people), making it the state's 235th most populous community. With a 2010 count of 2,205 people, the population of Carthage increased 17.85% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 1,871 people). More information can be found on the Census Page for Carthage. Communities Also Named Carthage ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 24 communities that are also named Carthage - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, Illinois (2), Indiana, Kansas (3), Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Minnesota, Mississippi (2), Missouri, New Mexico, New York, Ohio, Ontario, South Dakota (2), Tennessee, Texas and Virginia. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Carthage. Communities near Carthage ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Carthage.
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy. We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Carthage. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Carthage. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Carthage. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Carthage. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Carthage. Our list includes 7 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Carthage. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Carthage ...Looking for more information about Carthage? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions. In addition to the Tourism page for Carthage, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Carthage. Adding Carthage to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Carthage in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page. From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Carthage was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895). We also found Carthage on a map titled Rand McNally Map of North Carolina (1911). For more details, see References and Mentions for Carthage. Off-the-Road Links ...Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Carthage. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page. The official website for Moore County: www.co.moore.nc.us/ The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/ Footnotes ...
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