Search results
Results From The WOW.Com Content Network
History. Anson County was originally occupied by the Catawba Siouan tribe as a vast territory with indefinite northern and western boundaries. The county was formed in 1750 from Bladen County. It was named for George Anson, Baron Anson, a British admiral who circumnavigated the world. [3] Anson purchased land in the state. [4]
Wadesboro is a town and the county seat of Anson County, North Carolina, United States.The population was 5,008 at the 2020 census. The town was originally found in 1783 as New Town but changed by the North Carolina General Assembly to Wadesboro in 1787 to honor Colonel Thomas Wade, a native son, state legislator, and Revolutionary War commander of the Anson County Regiment.
W. Wadesboro, North Carolina. Categories: Populated places in Anson County, North Carolina. Towns in North Carolina by county.
Ansonville is a town in Anson County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 440 at the 2020 census. The town has a total area of 1.5 square miles (3.8 km 2), all land. It is located on the northern edge of Anson County, about a mile west of the Pee Dee River.
The Wadesboro Downtown Historic District is a 32-acre (13 ha) national historic district located at Wadesboro, Anson County, North Carolina. It included 81 contributing buildings, one contributing structure and one contributing object (Confederate Memorial Monument) in the governmental and commercial core of the City of Wadesboro.
37-53140 [4] GNIS feature ID. 2407140 [3] Website. www .townofpolkton .org. Polkton is a town in Anson County, North Carolina, United States. As of the 2020 census, the town population was 2,250, [5] down from 3,375 in 2010. [6] The town is named after its founder, Leonidas L. Polk .
Morven, North Carolina. / 34.86444°N 80.00000°W / 34.86444; -80.00000. Morven is a town in Anson County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 329 at the 2020 census. [5] The town was named after a town in Argyllshire, Scotland. [6]
In the town, the population was spread out, with 24.4% under the age of 18, 8.3% from 18 to 24, 25.1% from 25 to 44, 24.0% from 45 to 64, and 18.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 82.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.6 males.