Person County, North Carolina

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Person County, North Carolina is a predominantly rural county in the north-central part of the state known for its agricultural heritage, small-town communities, and proximity to the Research Triangle region.

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Person County, North Carolina canonical 15
Person County 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf administrative territorial entity
county
borderedBy Caswell County, North Carolina
Danville, Virginia
surface form: Danville city, Virginia

Durham County, North Carolina
Granville County, North Carolina
Halifax County, Virginia
Orange County, North Carolina
borders Virginia
country United States of America
countySeat Roxboro, North Carolina
FIPSCode 37145
formedFrom Caswell County, North Carolina
GNISID 1021780
governmentType county government
hasAreaType predominantly rural
hasEconomicSector agriculture
manufacturing
services
hasFeature farmland
small towns
woodlands
hasLandUse agriculture
forestry
hasMunicipality Roxboro, North Carolina
isRural true
knownFor agricultural heritage
rural character
small-town communities
largestCity Roxboro, North Carolina
locatedIn North Carolina
United States of America
surface form: United States
locatedInCountrySubdivision Piedmont Plateau
locatedInRegion north-central North Carolina
locatedInTimeZone Eastern Time Zone
locatedNear Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Durham, North Carolina
Raleigh
surface form: Raleigh, North Carolina
namedAfter Thomas Person
partOf Piedmont region of North Carolina
postalAbbreviationOfState NC
proximityTo Research Triangle
surface form: Research Triangle region
state North Carolina
subdivisionType county
usesDaylightSavingTime yes

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Durham County, North Carolina borders Person County, North Carolina
Orange County, North Carolina borders Person County, North Carolina
Granville County, North Carolina borderingCounty Person County, North Carolina
The Triangle containsCounty Person County, North Carolina
this entity surface form: Person County
Orange County borders Person County, North Carolina
subject surface form: Orange County, North Carolina
U.S. Route 501 passesThroughCounty Person County, North Carolina
Caswell County, North Carolina bordersWith Person County, North Carolina
Thomas Person residence Person County, North Carolina
Thomas Person hasNamesake Person County, North Carolina
Roxboro, North Carolina county Person County, North Carolina
Roxboro, North Carolina isCountySeatOf Person County, North Carolina
Halifax County, Virginia adjacentTo Person County, North Carolina
North Carolina's 6th congressional district hasCounty Person County, North Carolina
North Carolina Highway 86 passesThrough Person County, North Carolina
Durham–Chapel Hill metropolitan area hasCounty Person County, North Carolina
U.S. Route 501 in North Carolina passesThrough Person County, North Carolina