Lumberton, North Carolina
| Lumberton, North Carolina | |
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A view down Elm Street in Lumberton from
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 Lumberton, North Carolina
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| Coordinates: 34°37′38″N 79°0′43″W / 34.62722°N 79.01194°WCoordinates: 34°37′38″N 79°0′43″W / 34.62722°N 79.01194°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | North Carolina |
| County | Robeson |
| Government | |
| Area | |
| • Total | 15.8 sq mi (40.9 km2) |
| • Land | 15.7 sq mi (40.7 km2) |
| • Water | 0.1 sq mi (0.2 km2) |
| Elevation | 131 ft (40 m) |
| Population (2009) | |
| • Total | 21,924 |
| • Density | 1,322.4/sq mi (510.6/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP codes | 28358-28360 |
| Area code(s) | 910 |
| FIPS code | 37-39700 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0989128 |
| Website | www.ci.lumberton.nc.us |
Lumberton is a city in Robeson County, North Carolina, United States. The population has grown to 21,542 in the 2010 census from 20,795 in the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Robeson County. Lumberton, located in southern North Carolina's Inner Banks region, is located on the Lumber River. Founded in 1787 by John Willis, an officer in the American Revolution, Lumberton was originally a shipping point for lumber used by the Navy, which was sent downriver to Georgetown, South Carolina. Most of the town's growth, however, began shortly after World War II.
The City of Lumberton was created by an Act of the North Carolina General Assembly in 1787 and was named the county seat of Robeson County. Lumberton was incorporated in 1859.
Robeson County is located in the Coastal Plains region of southeastern North Carolina. The county was created from Bladen County in 1786 by two American Revolutionary War heroes and residents of the area, General John Willis and Colonel Thomas Robeson. The county was named after Colonel Robeson and the land for the county seat was donated by General Willis, who is also credited with naming the county seat Lumberton.
The area was a frontier destination for both white and numerous free families of color from Virginia in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. Many free blacks were descendants of white men and African women, whether slave, free or indentured, from the colonial years when working classes lived and worked near each other. The County has a high proportion of Lumbee, who have been recognized as a Native American tribe by the state of North Carolina but have not been able to receive federal recognition as an Indian tribe by the US Federal government or the B.I.A.
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