Timberlake is an
unincorporated community
An unincorporated area is a parcel of land that is not governed by a local general-purpose municipal corporation. (At p. 178.) They may be governed or serviced by an encompassing unit (such as a county) or another branch of the state (such as th ...
in south-central
Person County, North Carolina
Person County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. The population was 39,097 as of the 2020 census. The county seat is Roxboro.
Person County is included in the Durham- Chapel Hill, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area, wh ...
, United States. The population was 6,921 at the
2010 census. It lies between
Roxboro and
Durham along the
US Highway 501 corridor through Person County. The economy of this community is dominated by
tobacco
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agriculture and
manufacturing
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secondary sector of the economy. The term may refer ...
.
History
Timberlake was one of several communities affected by a
2010 tornado outbreak.
Culture
Although Timberlake has a fairly large population for an unincorporated municipality, it does not have a large number of businesses. The majority of residents work and do business in the nearby municipalities of
Roxboro,
Durham and
Hillsborough.
Demographics
According to the 2010 U.S. Census, there were 6,921 people in 2,684 households. The racial composition of the town was 82.9%
White
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, 13.7%
Black
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or African American, 0.5%
Native American, 0.3%
Asian, 0.1% Vietnamese, 1.1%
some other race, and 1.5% of
two or more races. 2.2% of the population were
Hispanic
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or
Latino of any race.
Out of the population it only has a 5.5% unemployment rate.
Notable people
*
Wendy Palmer - UNCG Women's Basketball Head Coach
*
John Dee Holeman - American Blues Artist
*
Mary Jayne Harrelson - two time NCAA national track champion, six time All-American
Points of interest
*
Person County Airport
Education
* Helena Elementary School
References
Unincorporated communities in Person County, North Carolina
Unincorporated communities in North Carolina
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