Calvander is a rural

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in southeastern Orange County,

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, United States, located north-northwest of

Carrboro Carrboro is a town in Orange County in the U.S. state of North Carolina. The population was 21,295 at the 2020 census.

. It lies at the intersection of Old Highway 86 and Homestead/Dairyland Road. Calvander was named as a contraction of the name of Calvin Andrews, who founded the Andrews Academy, a 19th-century schoolhouse lying near the site of the current intersection. A map dated to 1891 identifies the community as including a saw mill, post office, and store. The crossroads currently houses a 76 gas station.

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Unincorporated communities in Orange County, North Carolina Unincorporated communities in North Carolina {{OrangeCountyNC-geo-stub