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Justice Center was constructed in 1994 a few blocks away. Since 2011, the
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2156:Jacksonville
2146:Hillsborough
2081:Fayetteville
1936:County seats
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2441:Yadkinville
2411:Williamston
2391:Waynesville
2341:Statesville
2166:Kenansville
1996:Bryson City
1966:Bakersville
1795:communities
1673:County seat
1316:January 31,
1189:, actor in
1187:Nick Searcy
1178:Cal Raleigh
1104:, actor in
1042:Deliverance
1017:August 2023
889:other races
862:2000 census
824:Other/Mixed
764:Percentage
748:2020 census
437:during the
362:county seat
354:2010 census
348:of Western
89: /
2461:Categories
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2406:Wilkesboro
2401:Whiteville
2386:Washington
2326:Smithfield
2296:Rockingham
2226:Mocksville
2196:Lincolnton
2191:Lillington
2176:Laurinburg
2126:Hayesville
2116:Greenville
2111:Greensboro
2096:Gatesville
2006:Burnsville
1833:Tuckasegee
1341:August 23,
1242:References
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1097:400m relay
866:As of the
854:As of the
424:Dill Falls
358:population
305:feature ID
209:Population
156:Government
74:35°22′27″N
2396:Wentworth
2381:Warrenton
2376:Wadesboro
2331:Snow Hill
2311:Salisbury
2271:Pittsboro
2246:Nashville
2236:Morganton
2206:Lumberton
2201:Louisburg
2186:Lexington
2161:Jefferson
2131:Henderson
2101:Goldsboro
2046:Currituck
2021:Charlotte
1961:Asheville
1951:Albemarle
1871:Footnotes
1777:Glenville
1772:Cullowhee
1703:Highlands
1698:Dillsboro
1211:, former
1209:Ed Sutton
1192:Cast Away
1170:, former
1087:Zeb Alley
1065:Dillsboro
988:does not
472:Geography
431:Asheville
372:Etymology
368:in 1913.
344:, in the
293:FIPS code
281:Area code
231:Time zone
201:Elevation
147:Named for
77:83°13′4″W
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2251:New Bern
2221:Marshall
2141:Hertford
2091:Gastonia
2086:Franklin
2036:Columbus
2031:Columbia
2016:Carthage
1976:Beaufort
1956:Asheboro
1828:Savannah
1782:Whittier
1766:Cherokee
1761:Cashiers
1220:See also
1107:Deadwood
942:system.
893:Hispanic
883:, 1.31%
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875:, 4.68%
837:Hispanic
297:37-66500
269:ZIP code
2426:Windsor
2366:Trenton
2356:Tarboro
2316:Sanford
2301:Roxboro
2286:Raleigh
2281:Raeford
2256:Newland
2171:Kinston
2151:Jackson
2121:Halifax
2066:Edenton
2051:Danbury
2041:Concord
2026:Clinton
1991:Brevard
1981:Bolivia
1971:Bayboro
1838:Willets
1735:Village
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313:Website
308:2406705
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130:Jackson
103:Country
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2421:Wilson
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2321:Shelby
2266:Oxford
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2216:Marion
2211:Manteo
2181:Lenoir
2106:Graham
2061:Durham
2056:Dobson
2011:Camden
2001:Burgaw
1843:Wilmot
1823:Norton
1808:Balsam
1215:player
1122:, and
946:Events
897:Latino
868:census
841:Latino
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953:music
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873:White
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758:Race
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710:2,578
695:2,588
685:34.6%
680:2,435
665:1,809
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625:13.2%
620:1,564
610:−1.9%
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590:1,409
580:55.3%
575:1,340
565:23.6%
331:Sylva
274:28779
257:UTC-4
236:UTC-5
217:2,578
163:Mayor
113:State
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1753:CDPs
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