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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