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Rockingham County
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county in North Carolina, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- North Carolina
- Named after
- Charles Watson-Wentworth, 2nd Marquess of Rockingham
- Seat
- Wentworth
- Largest community
- Eden
- Total
- 572.76 sq mi (1,483.4 km )
- Land
- 565.64 sq mi (1,465.0 km )
- Water
- 7.12 sq mi (18.4 km ) 1.24%
- Estimate 2025
- 94,195
- Density
- 161.05/sq mi (62.18/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−5 ( Eastern )
- Summer dst
- UTC−4 ( EDT )
- Congressional district
- 5th
- Website
- www .rockinghamcountync .gov
via Wikipedia infobox
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Encyclopedic overview
Rockingham County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of the 2020 census, the population was 91,096. Its county seat is Wentworth. The county is known as "North Carolina's North Star".
History
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Rockingham County” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.