Richmond County

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Region: Piedmont
County Seat: Rockingham (1784)
Population: 46,564¹
Towns & Cities: Cordova, Ellerbe, Hamlet, Hoffman, Norman

Richmond was formed in 1779 from Anson county. It is in the south central section of the State and is bounded by the State of South Carolina and Anson, Stanly, Montgomery, Moore and Scotland counties.²

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	Hotels, Motels & Places to Stay (1)
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¹ Population figures from Census Bureau Home Page for the 2000 Census.
² Facts gathered from State Library of North Carolina.

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