Stokes is a
census-designated place
A census-designated place (CDP) is a Place (United States Census Bureau), concentration of population defined by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes only.
CDPs have been used in each decennial census since 1980 as the counte ...
in
Pitt County,
North Carolina
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, United States.
The CDP is a part of the
Greenville Metropolitan Area in North Carolina's Inner Banks region. As of the
2020 census its population is 357.
It is located 10 miles northeast of
Greenville along
North Carolina Highway 30.
History
The
Thomas Sheppard Farm was listed on the
National Register of Historic Places
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in 2000.
John Henry Roberson, Jr., a direct descendant of the founders of
Robersonville, owned his own farm south of Robersonville, and was involved in many civic affairs with his brothers David Roberson and Grover H. Roberson.
Education
Stokes' local school is Stokes Elementary School, serving grades pre-K through 8th; North Pitt High School serves grades 9-12.
Utilities
Stokes Regional Water Company serves local water needs; Stokes & Congleton Gas Co. is the local Propane(LP) supplier, www.stokescongleton.com ;
Embarq
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is the local telephone and
ADSL
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company; and GUC provides electricity.
Sources
*Chronicles of Pitt County, Volume I. Pitt County Historical Society, Elizabeth Copeland, Editor, 1982, reprinted 2003.
*Chronicles of Pitt County, Volume II. Pitt County Historical Society, Sandra Hunsucker, Executive Editor, 2005.
*History of Pitt and Martin Counties.
*History of the Roberson Family of Martin County.
Census-designated places in North Carolina
Census-designated places in Pitt County, North Carolina
Greenville, North Carolina metropolitan area
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