Dunn, North Carolina
| Dunn, North Carolina | |
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| City | |
| City of Dunn | |
Downtown Dunn
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| Motto: "Where community matters" | |
 Location of Dunn, North Carolina |
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| Coordinates: 35°18′37″N 78°36′39″W / 35.31028°N 78.61083°WCoordinates: 35°18′37″N 78°36′39″W / 35.31028°N 78.61083°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | North Carolina |
| County | Harnett |
| Area | |
| • Total | 6.2 sq mi (16.1 km2) |
| • Land | 6.2 sq mi (16.1 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
| Elevation | 207 ft (63 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 9,263 |
| • Estimate (2013) | 9,758 |
| • Density | 1,482.2/sq mi (572.3/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP codes | 28334-28335 |
| Area code(s) | 910 |
| FIPS code | 37-18320 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1020051 |
| Website | City of Dunn |
Dunn is a city in Harnett County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 9,263 at the 2010 census. It is the anchor city of the Dunn Micropolitan Area, population 114,678 (2010 census), which is a part of the greater Raleigh–Durham–Cary Combined Statistical Area (CSA) as defined by the United States Census Bureau.
Originally called Lucknow, what would become present day Dunn was a sleepy hamlet compared to Averasborough, a much larger city on the Cape Fear River. After the Battle of Averasborough in 1865, most residents from Averasborough left for Lucknow, renamed Dunn in 1873.
The city of Dunn was incorporated on February 12, 1887, at which time was a logging town and a turpentine distilling center. The name honors Bennett Dunn, who supervised the construction of the railway line between Wilson and Fayetteville.
The Dunn Commercial Historic District, Harnett County Training School, Kenneth L. Howard House, Lebanon, Gen. William C. Lee House, John A. McKay House and Manufacturing Company, and John E. Wilson House are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Dunn is located at 35°18′37″N 78°36′39″W / 35.31028°N 78.61083°W (35.310360, -78.610836).
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