Eden

Also known as Eden, North Carolina, Eden, NC

city in Rockingham County, North Carolina, United States

Key facts

Country: United States
State: North Carolina
County: Rockingham
Incorporated: September 12, 1967
Type: City Council
Mayor: Neville Hall
City manager: Jon Mendenhall
Total: 14.38 sq mi (37.24 km )
Land: 14.22 sq mi (36.83 km )
Water: 0.16 sq mi (0.41 km )
Elevation: 633 ft (193 m)
Rank: 70th in North Carolina
Density: 1,084.5/sq mi (418.72/km )

Article

Eden is a city in Rockingham County in the U.S. state of North Carolina and is part of the Greensboro-High Point Metropolitan Statistical Area of the Piedmont Triad region. As of the 2020 census, the population was 15,405. From the late nineteenth century through much of the 20th, the city was a center of textile mills and manufacturing. The city was incorporated in 1967 through the consolidation of three towns: Leaksville, Spray, and Draper.

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