Richmond County is a

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located on the central southern border of the U.S. state of

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. Its

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is Rockingham. The county was formed in 1779 from a portion of Anson County and named in honor of Charles Lennox, 3rd Duke of Richmond and Lennox. As of the 2020 census, the population was 42,946.

History

Early history

The earliest inhabitants of the land eventually comprising Richmond County were Cheraw Native Americans. The first European settlers in the area were Scottish Highlanders, who traveled up the

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valley to find farmland. English settlers initially arrived in the northwestern section of the eventual county after traveling down the Pee Dee River and gradually became the dominant European-descent group in the area. Many early settlers reared cattle. Politically, the area was first organized as a portion of Bladen County and then eventually Anson County.

Creation and Antebellum period

Richmond County was formed in 1779 from a portion of Anson in order to reduce the amount of travel needed by residents to reach a county courthouse. It was named for Charles Lennox, 3rd Duke of Richmond and Lennox who was an Englishman and a member of the

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who sided with the colonists in America during the

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. The county seat was established at Richmond Court House, which was renamed Rockingham in 1785 in homage to

Charles Watson-Wentworth, 2nd Marquess of Rockingham Charles Watson-Wentworth, 2nd Marquess of Rockingham (13 May 1730 – 1 July 1782), styled The Honourable Charles Watson-Wentworth before 1739, Viscount Higham between 1739 and 1746, Earl of Malton between 1746 and 1750, and the Marquess of R ...

, a British politician who had friendly relations with the Americans. During the

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, Richmond was afflicted by numerous Loyalist raids. By 1790, the county had 5,885 residents, with 583 of them being slaves. Following the war, area farmers moved away from cattle switched to growing corn, oats, indigo, and cotton. In 1837, the county's first textile mill, Richmond Manufacturing Company, was built. A growth in cotton production, concentrated in the western portion of the county, led the enslaved population to increase to the point where they made up half of local residents. Around 1850 the largely unused Sandhills region in the eastern section of the county began to be exploited by the

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industry, particularly for the harvest of

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from longleaf pines. Railway service was introduced in Richmond in 1861.

Civil War and Reconstruction era

During the

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, Richmond County had troops serve in various units of the

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, including the Pee Dee Guards, Scotch Boys, and the Harrington Light Artillery. Federal troops under General

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entered Richmond County in March 1865. Confederate troops fled, and the federal forces sabotaged local industry before moving north. The Richmond Manufacturing Company mill, having been burned, was rebuilt as the Great Falls Mill in 1869. That year rail service was extended to Rockingham. A second cotton mill was built in 1876 and rapidly followed by more textile plants. Cotton production increased after the war and remained a significant crop in the county until the mid-1900s. Farmers also began diversifying their crops, with tobacco and peach trees growing in popularity, with peach orchards being concentrated in the Sandhills. By the late 1800s, Richmond County had a majority black population and tended to support the Republican Party in elections, while the state of North Carolina was dominated by the Democratic Party. In response to this, white Democrats built up a political base in Laurinburg. During the state legislative elections of 1898, Democrats organized intensely in the area to unseat the Fusionist coalition of state Republicans and Populists, including the deployment of paramilitary Red Shirts in Laurinburg to intimidate blacks and other opponents at the polls. Democrats regained a majority in the General Assembly. In tribute to the efforts of Democrats in Laurinburg, on February 20, 1899, the assembly split off the town and the surrounding area from Richmond County and created the new Scotland County, which began operating as an effective unit of government in December the following year.

Development

At the turn of the century, Richmond County's economy revolved around agriculture and textile mills in Rockingham. In the early 1900s,

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grew as a center for the

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, which had five lines cross through the town. The railway created numerous jobs and, in conjunction with the establishment of Blewett Falls Dam and its hydroelectric power, facilitated the expansion of the textile industry. By the end of

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, Richmond County hosted ten textile mills which employed as many as 15,000 people. Through the 1940s, most of the independent mills were acquired by larger outside corporations and many began producing non-cotton fabrics, facilitating a local decline in cotton production. Seaboard established an $11 million classification yard, the first one in the

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, about one mile north of Hamlet in 1954. In 1968 the county, Rockingham, and Hamlet school systems merged.

Economic decline

Hamlet's economic situation came under strain beginning in the 1960s, as the railroad faced increasing competition from growing road networks,

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, and air travel. Seaboard acquired smaller competitors and consolidated its operations, moving workers out of the area. It also froze wages, terminated some positions, and reduced passenger services, diminishing the number of outside visitors. Seaboard became

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in 1986. Foreign competition and increasing automation led the county textile industry to cut jobs, and by the 1970s mills in Richmond only retained about 5,000 workers. Declines in textile employment continued through the 1980s and 1990s. In 1986, the county's single largest manufacturing employer, Clark Equipment Company, closed its plant in Rockingham. Many of the remaining available manufacturing jobs required skilled labor which the county lacked. The traditional railroad and manufacturing jobs were supplanted by menial service positions and work in

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plants, while local small businesses were displaced by national retail chains. Imperial foods - plant front and side

In 1986, the Southeast Interstate Low-Level Radioactive Waste Management Compact voted to build a low-level radioactive waste disposal site in North Carolina. In November 1989, Chem-Nuclear Systems, the contractor in charge of constructing the disposal facility, announced a prospective Richmond County site for the nuclear waste. Local residents promptly formed For Richmond County Environment (FORRCE) to lobby against the site. The group attracted wide grassroots support across Richmond, including significant backing from both white and black communities and both of the county's major municipalities, Hamlet and Rockingham. FORRCE conducted an opposition

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drive and obtained 26,756 signatures, over 60 percent of the county's total population. Under significant political pressure, local officials denounced the site, and 1,200 residents traveled to

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to deliver the FORRCE petition to the governor. In 1993, a state panel voted to move the site to Wake County, but listed the Richmond location as its second choice. The project was later abandoned under scrutiny from state regulators. On September 3, 1991, a fire broke at the Imperial Food Products plant in Hamlet. Many exits at the plant were locked in violation of fire codes, and 24 workers and one visiting delivery driver died in the conflagration. Emmett J. Roe, the plant owner, was sentenced to 19 years in prison for the

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. State authorities imposed a record fine upon the company for the violations and the incident brought negative national attention to the town. National declines in textiles through the 1990s and into the early 2000s further strained the county's economy; from 1993 to 2005, the county suffered nine textile mill closures and the loss of 1,730 mill jobs. Unemployment rates worsened after the

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commenced in December 2007.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of , of which is land and (1.25%) is water. It is the 38th largest county in the state by land area. It is bordered by Montgomery County, Moore County, Scotland County, Anson County, and Marlboro County in South Carolina. Richmond lies along the Atlantic Seaboard Fall Line and rests at the convergence of the

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, Sandhills, and

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physiographic regions, with the Piedmont making up most of the western part of the county and the Sandhills and Coastal Plain predominating in the center and east. The Uwharrie Mountains extend along the county's western border. Nearly three-fourths of the county lies within the

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drainage basin, with the remainder mostly draining into Drowning Creek, the headwaters of the Lumber River. The county hosts several lakes/reservoirs (like

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) and creeks. Most of the county is forested. Longleaf pine grows naturally in the area. Significant amounts of longleaf pine forest are preserved in the Sandhills Game Land, over half of which is in Richmond County. Pee Dee River Game Land is also partially located in the county. Agricultural land in Richmond is home to many landbirds, including loggerhead shrike and vesper sparrow. The Pee Dee National Wildlife Refuge, which covers part of the county and includes grassland and swamps, hosts numerous migratory waterfowl and

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Demographics

2020 census

As of the 2020 census, there were 42,946 people, 18,380 households, and 11,783 families residing in the county. Richmond County comprises the Rockingham, NC Micropolitan Statistical Area.

2010 census

At the 2010 census, there were 46,564 people, 17,873 households, and 12,582 families residing in the county. The

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was . There were 19,886 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the county was 56.5%

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, 31.70%

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, 0.60% Native American, 2.10% Asian, 0.03%

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, 1.08% from other races, and 1.18% from two or more races. 5.90% of the population were

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or Latino of any race. There were 17,873 households, out of which 32.10% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.30% were

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living together, 17.00% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.60% were non-families. 26.30% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.20% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.51 and the average family size was 3.01. In the county, the population was spread out, with 25.80% under the age of 18, 10.10% from 18 to 24, 27.70% from 25 to 44, 22.80% from 45 to 64, and 13.60% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 96.30 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.70 males. The median income for a household in the county was $28,830, and the median income for a family was $35,226. Males had a median income of $27,308 versus $20,453 for females. The

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for the county was $14,485. About 15.90% of families and 19.60% of the population were below the

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, including 26.70% of those under age 18 and 18.90% of those age 65 or over.

Demographic change

Between 2010 and 2022, the county lost about 3,900 residents.

Law and government

Government

Richmond County is governed by a seven-member board of commissioners. The commissioners are elected

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in four-year staggered terms beginning the first Monday of December following the November in which they were elected. The commissioners select one of their own to serve as chairman and another to serve as vice-chairman. The board sets county policy, passes ordinances, and hires the county manager. The manager serves as the chief executive officer of the county government. They execute the commissioners' directives and represent the county in intergovernmental dealings. The county government is funded by a local property tax. Richmond County is a member of the Lumber River Council of Governments, a regional planning board representing five counties. It is located in North Carolina's 9th and

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congressional districts, the

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's 29th district, and the

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' 52nd district. The

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operates Camp Mackall, which partially lies within the county.

Law enforcement and judicial system

Richmond County lies within the bounds of the 21st Prosecutorial District, the 16A

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District, and the 16A

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District. County voters elect a sheriff. Law enforcement is provided across the county by the sheriff's office, while the cities of Hamlet and Rockingham retain their own police departments.

Politics

Richmond County was long politically dominated by Democrats. R. W. Goodman, who served as sheriff of Richmond County from 1950 to 1994, was the boss of a conservative Democratic courthouse machine. He held wide influence in determining who served in local government and represented the county in the

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. During his tenure Democrats dominated local offices and the politics of the county was largely conservative. A majority of the county electorate voted for Democratic U.S. presidential candidate

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in 2012, but Republican presidential candidate

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won by a 10 percent margin in 2016. Following the 2020 elections, Republicans gained a majority of the seats on the county board of commissioners. In 2022 Republicans won a majority of local elections in the county and gained control of all of the seats on the board of commissioners. As of March 2022, Richmond County had 27,358 registered voters of whom 12,346 were Democrats and 6,925 were Republicans.

Economy

Richmond County is classified as economically distressed by the North Carolina Department of Commerce. In 2022, the county experienced some success in industrial recruitment as several manufacturers expanded their local workforces and operations. According to the American Community Survey, from 2017 to 2021 the estimated median household income was $38,962.

Transportation

Richmond County is served by

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and Interstate 74 (sections of both interstates remain incomplete or designated within the county). The Rockingham Bypass, a part of both routes, is scheduled to be completed in 2025. The county is served by U.S. Route 1, US 74 ( Bus.), US 220, as well as North Carolina Highway 38, NC 73, NC 109, NC 177, and NC 381. County government supports a

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, the Area of Richmond Transportation. Local rail service is provided by

, which maintains several yards and other facilities in Hamlet.

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'' passenger train has a stop in

. Airplane facilities are provided by the Richmond County Airport.

Education

Public education is provided by Richmond County Schools, which operates seven elementary schools, four middle schools, and four secondary schools. As across the rest of the state, the county education system was heavily impacted by the

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. For the 2021/2022 school year, of 9,085 tested students, 56.1 percent were deemed non-proficient with regards to state standards. The Richmond Community College, based in Hamlet, serves the county. According to the 2021

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, an estimated 17.5 percent of county residents have attained a bachelor's degree or higher level of education.

Culture

The

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opened in 1965 and served as a regular venue for

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racing events until 2004. It was last used by NASCAR for truck series racing in 2012 and 2013, and is currently undergoing refurbishment. A nearby dragway remains in regular use. Since 1982, Hamlet has hosted the Seaboard Festival, a community gathering including local vendors, running events, and music, designed to celebrate Hamlet's historical connections to the railroad. The Raiders, the football team of Richmond Senior High School, has long been popular among county residents. The Pee Dee National Wildlife Refuge is a popular regional destination for hunting and fishing. Quail hunting has long been popular in Richmond County and in the larger Sandhills region. Several area buildings and sites have been listed on the

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Communities

Map of Richmond County North Carolina With Municipal and Township Labels

Incorporated communities

* Rockingham (county seat and largest community) *

* Dobbins Heights * Ellerbe * Hoffman * Norman

Census-designated places

* Cordova (former) * East Rockingham * Roberdel

Other unincorporated communities

* Fruitland * Marston

Townships

* Steeles * Mineral Springs * Beaverdam * Mark's Creek * Wolf Pit * Rockingham * Blackjack

Notable people

* Wayne Goodwin, politician and government official * Henry Frye, former member of the state legislature, former state supreme court chief justice * Leon Levine, founder of

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, jazz saxophonist * Cameron A. Morrison, North Carolina governor, senator, mayor * Terius Youngdell Nash, singer-songwriter and record producer * Bucky Covington, country singer * Dannell Ellerbe, NFL player * Melvin Ingram, NFL player

References

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External links

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