Place |
Statistics |
Source |
| Asheboro | ||
| Population: | 21,672 | U.S Census 2000 |
| Area: | 11.2 square miles | NC Gazetteer |
| Elevation: | 879 ft. | NC Gazetteer |
| Longitude: | 79 degrees, 50 min. west | US Department of Commerce |
| Latitude: | 35 degrees, 42 min. north | US Department of Commerce |
| Incorporated: | December 25, 1796 | |
| Named for: | Samuel Ashe, NC Governor 1795-1798 | |
| Randolph County | ||
| Population | 130,454 | US Census 2000 |
| 135,151 | US Census 2003 estimate | |
| Area: | 801 square miles | NC Gazetteer |
| Elevation: | 500 to 1000 feet | NC Gazetteer |
| Average temperature: | 60 degrees | Chamber of Commerce |
| Average precipitation: | 44.8 inches | Chamber of Commerce |
| Established: | 1779 | |
| Named for: | Peyton Randolph, first president of the Continental Congress | |
| North Carolina | ||
| Population: | 8,049,313 | US Census 2000 |
| 8,407,248 | US Census 2003 estimate | |
| Total Area: | 52,712 square miles | NC Gazetteer |
| Land Area: | 49,067 square miles | NC Gazetteer |
| Elevation: | Highest - Mount Mitchell, 6,684 ft | NC Gazetteer |
| Elevation: | Lowest - Atlantic coast - sea level | NC Gazetteer |
| Average precipitation: | 46 inches | North Carolina Atlas |
| Statehood: | November 21, 1789; 12th state | |