Star, North Carolina

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The largest community within a 50 mile [80 km] radius is Greensboro. It is located about 48 miles [77 km] to the north of Star and has a population of 223,891 people.^<1>

The next largest community is High Point. It is located about 42 miles [67 km] to the north of Star and has a population of 85,839 people.

Other large communities in the area:

	Community	Direction	Distance<2>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Albemarle	W	23 mi [37.01 km]	15,522	1.01% decrease
	Archdale	N	36 mi [57.9 km]	9,332	3.53% increase
	Asheboro	N	19 mi [30.58 km]	24,609	13.55% increase
	Burlington	N	50 mi [80.5 km]	50,857	13.22% increase
	Concord	W	47 mi [75.6 km]	66,311	18.46% increase
	Graham	NE	50 mi [80.5 km]	14,533	13.25% increase
	Kannapolis	W	48 mi [77.2 km]	42,521	15.2% increase
	Laurinburg	S	47 mi [75.6 km]	15,548	2.05% decrease
	Lexington	NW	38 mi [61.2 km]	20,407	2.28% increase
	Pinehurst	SE	23 mi [37.01 km]	12,331	27.05% increase
	Rockingham	S	31 mi [49.89 km]	8,880	8.19% decrease
	Salisbury	NW	43 mi [69.2 km]	28,972	9.49% increase
	Sanford	E	34 mi [54.7 km]	29,284	26.12% increase
	Southern Pines	SE	25 mi [40.23 km]	12,675	16.09% increase
	Thomasville	NW	37 mi [59.5 km]	26,526	34.05% increase

Below is a sample of nearby communities:

	Community	Direction	Distance	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Badin	W	18 mi [28.97 km]	1,318	14.21% increase
	Biscoe	S	2 mi [3.22 km]	1,672	1.65% decrease
	Candor	S	7 mi [11.27 km]	840	1.82% increase
	Carthage	E	21 mi [33.8 km]	2,033	8.66% increase
	Ellerbe	S	22 mi [35.41 km]	982	3.82% decrease
	Foxfire	SE	19 mi [30.58 km]	488	2.95% increase
	Mount Gilead	SW	17 mi [27.36 km]	1,396	0.5% increase
	Norman	S	16 mi [25.75 km]	82	13.89% increase
	Norwood	SW	22 mi [35.41 km]	2,415	8.98% increase
	Parkwood	E	16 mi [25.75 km]	---
	Robbins	E	11 mi [17.7 km]	1,225	2.51% increase
	Seagrove	N	9 mi [14.48 km]	259	5.28% increase
	Seven Lakes	SE	14 mi [22.53 km]	---
	Taylortown	SE	20 mi [32.19 km]	883	4.5% increase
	Troy	W	6 mi [9.66 km]	3,415	0.44% decrease

Montgomery County

Star is located in Montgomery County.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Montgomery: Anson, Davidson, Moore, Randolph, Richmond and Stanly.

While not sharing a border with Montgomery, the following counties are close to Star: Chatham, Rowan and Lee.

Below are counties that are near Star (within 40 mi [64.4 km]). For each of these counties, we also show the community that is closest to Star:

	County	Direction	Nearest Community	Distance From Star
	Alamance County	NE	Pleasant Hill	36 miles [57 km]
	Anson County	SW	Cedar Hill	25 miles [40 km]
	Cabarrus County	W	Barriers Mill	36 miles [57 km]
	Chatham County	NE	Bennett	17 miles [27 km]
	Davidson County	NW	Complex	20 miles [32 km]
	Guilford County	N	Climax	35 miles [56 km]
	Harnett County	E	Murchisontown	36 miles [57 km]
	Hoke County	SE	Ashley Heights	31 miles [49 km]
	Lee County	E	White Hill	28 miles [45 km]
	Moore County	NE	Dover	4 miles [6 km]

The Commemorative Quarter for North Carolina<3>

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