Rocky Mount, North Carolina
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The Imperial Centre for the Arts & Sciences in downtown Rocky Mount
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| Coordinates: 35°56′18″N 77°47′26″W / 35.93833°N 77.79056°WCoordinates: 35°56′18″N 77°47′26″W / 35.93833°N 77.79056°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | North Carolina |
| Counties | Nash, Edgecombe |
| Founded | Circa March 22, 1816 |
| Incorporated | February 28, 1907 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | David W. Combs |
| Area | |
| • City | 44.0 sq mi (114.0 km2) |
| • Land | 43.8 sq mi (113.4 km2) |
| • Water | 0.2 sq mi (0.6 km2) |
| • Metro | 1,045.8 sq mi (2,708.5 km2) |
| Elevation | 98 ft (30 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • City | 57,685 |
| • Estimate (2014) | 56,325 |
| • Density | 1,286/sq mi (496.7/km2) |
| • Urban | 86,000 |
| • Metro | 152,392 |
| Time zone | EST (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| Zip Codes | 27801, 27802, 27803, 27804 |
| Area code(s) | 252 |
| FIPS code | 37-57500 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1022368 |
| Website | www |
Rocky Mount is a city in Edgecombe and Nash counties in the Atlantic coastal plain region of the U.S. state of North Carolina. Although it was not formally incorporated until February 28, 1907, the North Carolina community that became the city of Rocky Mount dates from the beginning of the 19th century. The first post office in the area opened in 1816. The city's population was 57,685 at the 2010 census, with an estimated population of 56,325 in 2014. Rocky Mount has received the All-America City Award from the National Civic League two times, in 1969 and 1999.
Rocky Mount is the principal city of the Rocky Mount metropolitan area, which encompasses all of both Edgecombe and Nash counties. Rocky Mount is also a part of a Combined Statistical Area which encompasses the Rocky Mount and Wilson metropolitan areas. The Rocky Mount–Wilson CSA population is currently over 200,000 residents. It is also a part of the Raleigh-Durham-Cary CSA with a total population of 2,132,523.
Rocky Mount had its beginning in the early part of the 19th century around the first post office which was established at the falls of the Tar River on March 22, 1816. At that point, the name "Rocky Mount" appeared in documented history. The name undoubtedly derived from the rocky mound at the falls of the Tar River, which was also the site of one of the first cotton mills in North Carolina: Rocky Mount Mills was established in 1818. The Wilmington and Weldon Railroad was built about two miles (3 km) east of the mill in 1845 and became the main connection for Rocky Mount to the outside world.
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