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Robeson County is a county located in the U.S. State of North Carolina. As of 2000, the population is 123,339. Its county seat is Lumberton 6.
The county was formed in 1787 from Bladen County. It was named for Thomas Robeson , a colonel in the American Revolutionary War.
In 1911 parts of Robeson County and Cumberland County were combined to form Hoke County.
Until late in the 20th Century, Robeson County was a center of KKK activity and support in North Carolina. On January 18, 1958, armed LumbeeThe Lumbee are distinct ethnic group of central North Carolina. Though they identify themselves as a tribe, the Lumbee are a melange of Native American, black and white strains and are similar in that fashion to groups such as the melungeon people of the Native Americans chased off an estimated 5,000 Klansmen and supporters led by grand wizard Catfish Cole at the town of MaxtonMaxton is a town located in North Carolina. As of the 2000 census, the town had a total population of 2,551. Geography Maxton is located at 34°44'17" North, 79°21'4" West (34. 738147, -79. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total.
Robeson County is a member of the regional Lumber River Council of GovernmentsThe Lumber River Council of Governments is one of the 17 regional North Carolina Councils of Governments Region N established by the North Carolina General Assembly for the purpose of regional planning and administration. Headquartered in Lumberton, North.
According to the U.S. Census BureauThe United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census is a part of the United States Department of Commerce. Its mission is defined in the Constitution of the United States, which directs that the population be enumerated at least once every te, the county has a total area of 2,463 km˛ (951 mi˛This article is about the unit of measure. In England, the Square Mile is a traditional name for the City of London. A square mile (symbol sq. or mi is an imperial unit which is the area of a square whose side is one mile (or 5,280 feet). A square mile is), making it the largest in North Carolina. 2,457 km˛ (949 mi˛) of it is land and 6 km˛ (2 mi˛) of it is water. The total area is 0.23% water.
The county is divided into twenty-nine townshipThe term township generally means the district or area associated with a town. However in some systems, especially in the U. no town need be involved, and indeed in the Scottish Highlands the term describes a very small agricultural community. Specific uss: Alfordsville, Back Swamp, Britts, Burnt Swamp, East Howellsville, Fairmont, Gaddy, Lumber Bridge, Lumberton, Maxton, Orrum, Parkton, Pembroke, Philadelphus, Raft Swamp, Red Springs, Rennert, Rowland, Saddletree, Shannon, Smiths, Smyrna, St. Pauls, Sterlings, Thompson, Union, West Howellsville, Whitehouse, and Wishart.