Granville County

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Granville County is a county in north-central North Carolina known for its rural communities, historical tobacco production, and proximity to the Research Triangle region.

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Granville County canonical 6

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Predicate Object
instanceOf administrative territorial entity
county
borders Durham County, North Carolina
Franklin County, North Carolina
Halifax County, Virginia
Mecklenburg County, Virginia
Person County, North Carolina
Vance County, North Carolina
Wake County, North Carolina
containsSettlement Butner, North Carolina
Creedmoor, North Carolina
Oxford, North Carolina
Stem, North Carolina
Stovall, North Carolina
country United States of America
countySeat Oxford, North Carolina
hasAreaCode 919
984
hasClimate humid subtropical climate
hasEconomicHistory tobacco-based economy
hasFeature Falls Lake (proximity)
Kerr Lake (proximity)
hasFIPSCode 37XXX
hasGNISID XXX
hasGovernmentType county government
hasLegislativeBody Granville County Board of Commissioners
hasMajorIndustry manufacturing
services
tobacco farming
hasPostalAbbreviation NC
linked to: North Carolina
hasRegionType rural
hasTransportationLink Interstate 85
U.S. Route 15 NERFINISHED
U.S. Route 158 NERFINISHED
knownFor agriculture
historical tobacco production
proximity to the Research Triangle region
rural communities
locatedIn North Carolina
Southeastern United States
United States South Atlantic states
north-central North Carolina
locatedNear Research Triangle, North Carolina
linked to: Research Triangle
namedAfter Granville District
John Carteret, 2nd Earl Granville
observesDaylightSavingTime true
partOf Piedmont region of North Carolina
state North Carolina
subdivisionType county of North Carolina
timeZone Eastern Time Zone

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

North Carolina Highway 56 connectsCounty Granville County
Vance County hasBorderingCounty Granville County
Creedmoor locatedIn Granville County
Creedmoor partOf Granville County
Stem county Granville County