Person County | |
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Motto: "Everything is Better in Person" | |
Coordinates: 36°23′N 78°58′W / 36.39°N 78.97°W | |
Country | United States |
State | North Carolina |
Founded | 1792 |
Named for | Thomas Person |
Seat | Roxboro |
Largest community | Roxboro |
Area | |
• Total | 404.39 sq mi (1,047.4 km2) |
• Land | 392.34 sq mi (1,016.2 km2) |
• Water | 12.05 sq mi (31.2 km2) 2.98% |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 39,097 |
• Estimate (2023) | 39,737 |
• Density | 99.65/sq mi (38.48/km2) |
Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
Congressional district | 4th |
Website | www |
Person County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. The population was 39,097 as of the 2020 census.[1] The county seat is Roxboro.[2]
Person County is included in the Durham-Chapel Hill, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is also included in the Raleigh-Durham-Cary, NC Combined Statistical Area, which had an estimated population of 2,368,947 in 2023.[3]
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