Moncure, North Carolina
Moncure, North Carolina | ||
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FIPS code 37-43880[3] | | |
GNIS feature ID | 2628645[2] |
Moncure, founded in 1881, is a small rural
Geography
Moncure is located in southeastern Chatham County. It is bordered on the south by the Deep River, which forms the boundary with Lee County to the south. The Moncure CDP includes the village of Moncure, plus the smaller community of Haywood to the east; both are located along Old US Highway 1. The CDP extends as far east as the Haw River and as far south as the junction of the Haw with the Deep River to form the Cape Fear River. U.S. Route 1, a four-lane expressway, passes through Moncure north of the village center, with access from Exit 79. US 1 leads northeast 28 miles (45 km) to Raleigh, the state capital, and southwest 12 miles (19 km) to Sanford. The area forms a salient or panhandle of Chatham County, lying between Wake and Lee counties.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the Moncure CDP has a total area of 4.9 square miles (12.8 km2), of which 4.7 square miles (12.2 km2) is land and 0.23 square miles (0.6 km2), or 4.61%, is water.[4]
The
Demographics
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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2020 | 780 | — | |
U.S. Decennial Census[6] |
Institutions
Moncure is home to a post office (
Moncure and the nearby town of Pittsboro have an active artistic community. The defunct Moncure Museum of Modern Art is located within Moncure.
History
Moncure was founded in 1881 by Thomas Jefferson Moncure, Benjamin Gunter Womble (February 17, 1841 – February 15, 1916), Jake Wisseler, and James Everett Bryan. Thomas Moncure was an engineer for what became the Seaboard Air Line Railroad. Benjamin Womble was a Confederate veteran, owner of the Womble Hotel, and first[citation needed] postmaster of Moncure for 30 years. The old post office now resides on the Womble property that has been continuously owned by his family.[7]
The Newkirk State (Site 3lCH366) and Lockville Dam, Canal and Powerhouse are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[8]
References
- ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Moncure, North Carolina
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ a b "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Moncure CDP, North Carolina". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved December 30, 2014.
- ^ "Interesting Facts & Tidbits". County of Chatham, North Carolina. Retrieved April 23, 2012.
- ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
- ^ Pendergrass, Esther Womble, "History of Moncure", The Sanford Herald, March 26, 1969.
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.