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Welcome to Roxboro ...The city of Roxboro is located in Person County<1> and is the County Seat for Person County. We aren't confident of the location of Roxboro, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2> While we don't have a date for the founding of Roxboro, 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, Roxboro has a population of 8,330 people<3> (see below for details). Roxboro is 670 feet [204 m] above sea level.<4>. Time Zone: Roxboro lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time Roxboro is within the (336) area code. The ZIP code for Roxboro: 27573<5> Websites for Roxboro ...Official Website: www.roxboronc.org/ Population Details ...Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Roxboro had an population of 8,330 people. This is a decrease of 0.38% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 4.21% since the 2000 Census). At the time of the 2010 Census, Roxboro had a population of 8,362 people (or 21.19% of the total population of Person County). This makes Roxboro the county's most populous community. The population of Roxboro represents 0.09% of the total population of North Carolina (which has 9,535,483 people), making it the state's 95th most populous community. With a 2010 count of 8,362 people, the population of Roxboro decreased 3.84% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 8,696 people). More information can be found on the Census Page for Roxboro. Communities Also Named Roxboro ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Roxboro - they are located in Maryland, Ontario, Quebec and Washington. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Roxboro. Communities near Roxboro ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Roxboro.
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 Roxboro. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Roxboro. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Roxboro. 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 Roxboro. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Roxboro. Our list includes 8 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Roxboro. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Roxboro ...Looking for more information about Roxboro? 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 Roxboro, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Roxboro. Adding Roxboro to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Roxboro 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 Roxboro was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895). We also found Roxboro on a map titled Rand McNally Map of North Carolina (1911). For more details, see References and Mentions for Roxboro. Off-the-Road Links ...The official website for Roxboro: www.roxboronc.org/ The official website for Person County: www.personcounty.net/ The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/ Footnotes ...
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