Welcome to Alamance County ...
Time Zone: Alamance County lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time.
The community of Graham is the Seat for Alamance County.
Alamance County was founded in 1849 and was created by taking area from Orange County.
From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Alamance had a population of 169,173 people. This is an increase of 11.94% since the last Census (which gave a population of 151,131 people in 2010).
At the time of the 2010 Census, Alamance represented 1.58% of the total population of North Carolina.
Below are some of the communities located in Alamance County:
- Alamance
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alamance
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,047 people
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alamance have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to Google Maps centered on Alamance
- Burlington
- Elon
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,186 people
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to Google Maps centered on Elon
- Graham
- Green Level
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Level
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,341 people
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Level have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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- Haw River
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haw River
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,532 people
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Haw River have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to Google Maps centered on Haw River
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Haw River<3>
- Mebane
- Ossipee
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ossipee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 593 people
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ossipee have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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- Swepsonville
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swepsonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,386 people
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Swepsonville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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Websites of Interest ...
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Websites specific to Alamance County
- Websites for nearby counties
- Caswell County
- Chatham County
- Guilford County
- Orange County
- Randolph County
- Rockingham County
- Cemetery Information and Directories
- Of Special Interest ...
- The GenDisasters website specializes in newspaper articles about tragedies and disasters. While it makes interesting reading all by itself, it should be of special interest to genealogists and family historians looking for people who were either affected by or directly involved in such tragedies.
- At this time (Dec 2022), GenDisasters website is currently offline due to a hacker attack. Hopefully they will be back soon.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census. For more information, please visit the U.S. Census Bureau. |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we have found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |