Tar Heel, North Carolina
| Tar Heel, North Carolina | |
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| Town | |
A pasture on the edge of Tar Heel
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 Location in Bladen County and the state of North Carolina. |
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| Coordinates: 34°43′56″N 78°47′32″W / 34.73222°N 78.79222°WCoordinates: 34°43′56″N 78°47′32″W / 34.73222°N 78.79222°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | North Carolina |
| County | Bladen |
| Government | |
| • Type | Mayor–council government |
| • Mayor | Roy Dew |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.2 sq mi (0.4 km2) |
| • Land | 0.2 sq mi (0.4 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
| Elevation | 125 ft (38 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 117 |
| • Density | 679/sq mi (262.3/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 28392 |
| Area code(s) | 910 |
| FIPS code | 37-66740 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0995863 |
Tar Heel is a town located in Bladen County, North Carolina, in the United States. As of the 2010 census, the town population was 117.
Tar Heel is home to the largest pork processing plant in the world which opened in 1992, operated by Smithfield Foods and is located just north of the town limits.
Tar Heel is located at 34°43′56″N 78°47′32″W / 34.73222°N 78.79222°W (34.732353, -78.792284), on the banks of the Cape Fear River. Its major highways are NC 87 and NC 131. Fayetteville is 25 miles (40 km) to the north, Elizabethtown is 15 miles (24 km) to the southeast, and Lumberton is 16 miles (26 km) to the southwest.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.15 square miles (0.4 km2), all of it land.
This farming community has a history dating back to the Revolutionary War. Colonel Thomas Robeson, for whom Robeson County was named, lived in the Tar Heel community. His home is located just to the east of the town. It is listed in the National Register of Historic Places as Walnut Grove.
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