Richmond County
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Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- North Carolina
- Founded
- November 10, 1779
- Named after
- Charles Lennox, 3rd Duke of Richmond and Lennox
- Seat
- Rockingham
- Largest community
- Rockingham
- Total
- 479.70 sq mi (1,242.4 km )
- Land
- 473.69 sq mi (1,226.9 km )
- Water
- 6.01 sq mi (15.6 km ) 1.25%
- Estimate 2025
- 42,041
- Density
- 90.66/sq mi (35.00/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−5 ( Eastern )
- Summer dst
- UTC−4 ( EDT )
- Congressional district
- 8th
- Website
- www .richmondnc .com
via Wikipedia infobox
Article
Richmond County is a county located on the central southern border of the U.S. state of North Carolina. Its county seat is Rockingham. The county was formed in 1779 from a portion of Anson County and named in honor of Charles Lennox, 3rd Duke of Richmond and Lennox. As of the 2020 census, the population was 42,946.
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