Person County, North Carolina
Person County, North Carolina | |
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| Motto: "Everything is Better in Person" | |
Location within the U.S. state of North Carolina | |
| Coordinates: 36°23′N 78°58′W / 36.39°N 78.97°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | North Carolina |
| Founded | 1792 |
| Named after | Thomas Person |
| Seat | Roxboro |
| Largest community | Roxboro |
| Area | |
• Total | 404.39 sq mi (1,047.4 km2) |
| • Land | 392.34 sq mi (1,016.2 km2) |
| • Water | 12.05 sq mi (31.2 km2) 2.98% |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 39,097 |
• Estimate (2024) | 40,143 |
| • Density | 99.65/sq mi (38.48/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Congressional district | 13th |
| Website | www |
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, which is also included in the Raleigh-Durham-Cary, NC Combined Statistical Area, which had an estimated population of 2,368,947 in 2023.