Aberdeen, North Carolina
| Aberdeen, North Carolina | |
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| Town | |
Aberdeen train station
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 Location in Moore County and the state of North Carolina. |
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| Coordinates: 35°7′54.3″N 79°25′37.3″W / 35.131750°N 79.427028°WCoordinates: 35°7′54.3″N 79°25′37.3″W / 35.131750°N 79.427028°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | North Carolina |
| County | Moore |
| Government | |
| • Type | Commissioner-manager |
| • Mayor | Robert A. (Robbie) Farrell |
| Area | |
| • Total | 6.2 sq mi (16.0 km2) |
| • Land | 6.2 sq mi (16.0 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
| Elevation | 344 ft (105 m) |
| Population ([2010]) | |
| • Total | 6,350 |
| • Density | 814.8/sq mi (314.6/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 28315 |
| Area code(s) | 910 |
| FIPS code | 37-00160 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1018757 |
| Website | www.townofaberdeen.net |
Aberdeen is a town in Moore County, North Carolina, United States. It is part of the Raleigh–Durham–Cary-Chapel Hill Combined Statistical Area. The population was 3,400 at the 2000 census.
Scottish emigrants were the first Europeans to settle the area in the 1700s and Aberdeen was formerly known as Bethesda and Blue’s Crossing before it adopted its current name in the later part of the 1800s.
The Aberdeen Historic District, Bethesda Presbyterian Church, John Blue House, and Malcolm Blue Farm are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Aberdeen is located at 35°8′19″N 79°25′40″W / 35.13861°N 79.42778°W (35.138494, -79.427701).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 6.2 square miles (16 km2), of which, 6.2 square miles (16 km2) of it is land and 0.16% is water.
As of 2007, there were 5,052 people. In 2000 there were 1,526 households, and 929 families residing in the town. The population density was 551.6 people per square mile (213.1/km²). There were 1,655 housing units at an average density of 268.5 per square mile (103.7/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 73.03% White, 21.76% African American, 0.94% Native American, 1.21% Asian, 1.76% from other races, and 1.29% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.97% of the population.
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