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Alamance County
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county in North Carolina, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- North Carolina
- Named after
- Native American word to describe the mud in Great Alamance Creek
- Seat
- Graham
- Largest community
- Burlington
- Total
- 434.24 sq mi (1,124.7 km )
- Land
- 423.45 sq mi (1,096.7 km )
- Water
- 10.79 sq mi (27.9 km ) 2.48%
- Estimate 2025
- 186,177
- Density
- 404.81/sq mi (156.30/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−5 ( Eastern )
- Summer dst
- UTC−4 ( EDT )
- Congressional district
- 9th
- Website
- www .alamance-nc .com
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Population
- 171415
- Area
- 1126
- Official website
- alamancecountync.gov
- Image
- Alamance County Courthouse and Confederate Memorial from NE Corner.jpg
- Households
- 65455
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- Commons category
- Alamance County, North Carolina
- inception
- 1849-00-00
- water as percent of area
- 2.5
- native label
- Alamance County
- social media followers
- 3912
- per capita income
- 27944
- contact page URL
- alamancecountync.gov/web-2-0/contact-us
- freedom of information requests URL
- alamancecountync.gov/connect/public-records-request
- number of viewers/listeners
- 258652
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Alamance County (/ˈæləmæns/ ) is a county in North Carolina. As of the 2020 census, the population was 171,415. Its county seat is Graham. Formed in 1849 from Orange County to the east, Alamance County has been the site of significant historical events, textile manufacturing, and agriculture.
Alamance County comprises the Burlington, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is also included in the Greensboro–Winston-Salem–High Point, NC Combined Statistical Area, which had an estimated population of 1,736,099 in 2023.