by John Wynne | Jun 7, 2013 | Carolina Strategic Analysis, Features, NC Political Geography
Located in eastern North Carolina, Edgecombe contains part of the city of Rocky Mount. The county seat is Tarboro, one of the oldest towns in North Carolina. The population in 2010 was 56,552. Edgecombe is also noted for the town of Princeville, which was founded by...
by John Wynne | Jun 7, 2013 | Carolina Strategic Analysis, Features, NC Political Geography
Surry County is located in the western Piedmont region of North Carolina, along the Virginia border. Although its county seat is Dobson, the largest city is Mount Airy, childhood home of TV actor and humorist Andy Griffith. The county was named for County Surrey in...
by John Wynne | Jun 4, 2013 | Carolina Strategic Analysis, Features, NC Political Geography
Wilson County is located in eastern North Carolina, as of 2010 the population was 81,234. The county seat is Wilson. The city of Wilson was established in 1849, named for Louis Dicken Wilson, a former state legislator and soldier who fought in the Mexican War. Colonel...
by John Wynne | Jun 2, 2013 | Carolina Strategic Analysis, Features, NC Political Geography
Person County is a small county located in north central North Carolina, on the Virginia border. The county seat is Roxboro. Person is similar, politically and demographically, to its neighbor Caswell County to the west; Person was once part of Caswell before they...
by John Wynne | May 27, 2013 | Carolina Strategic Analysis, Features, NC Political Geography
Located in eastern North Carolina, Sampson County is the largest North Carolina county by area, about the size of Rhode Island. It is also the largest agricultural county in North Carolina. The county seat is Clinton. The population in 2010 was 63,431. Sampson’s...
by John Wynne | May 26, 2013 | Carolina Strategic Analysis, Features, NC Political Geography
Burke County is located east of Asheville, the county seat is Morganton. With a population of 90,912 people, Burke County is a fairly decent sized county. Burke was first settled by the Spanish in 1567, but Indian attacks eviscerated their colony and Europeans made no...
