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Welcome to Robeson County ...

Time Zone: Robeson County lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time.

The community of Lumberton is the Seat for Robeson County.

Robeson County was founded in 1787 and was created by taking area from Bladen County.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Robeson had a population of 130,625 people. This is a decrease of 2.88% since the last Census (which gave a population of 134,493 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Robeson represented 1.41% of the total population of North Carolina.

Below are some of the communities located in Robeson County:

  • Fairmont
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Fairmont is located in Robeson County (NC)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,580 people
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  • Lumber Bridge
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Lumber Bridge is located in Robeson County (NC)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 87 people
  • Lumberton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Marietta
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Marietta is located in Robeson County (NC)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 168 people
  • Maxton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Maxton is located in Robeson County (NC)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,332 people
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  • McDonald
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • McDonald is located in Robeson County (NC)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
  • Orrum
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Orrum is located in Robeson County (NC)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 72 people
  • Parkton
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Parkton is located in Robeson County (NC)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 430 people
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  • Continue List   (7 more) ...
    • Pembroke
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Pembroke is located in Robeson County (NC)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,942 people
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    • Proctorville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Proctorville is located in Robeson County (NC)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 119 people
    • Raynham
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Raynham is located in Robeson County (NC)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 68 people
    • Red Springs
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Rennert
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Rennert is located in Robeson County (NC)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 373 people
    • Rowland
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Rowland is located in Robeson County (NC)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 985 people
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    • Saint Pauls
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)

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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.
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