Person County
Also known as Person County, North Carolina, Person County, NC
county in North Carolina, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- North Carolina
- Named after
- Thomas Person
- Seat
- Roxboro
- Largest community
- Roxboro
- Total
- 404.39 sq mi (1,047.4 km )
- Land
- 392.34 sq mi (1,016.2 km )
- Water
- 12.05 sq mi (31.2 km ) 2.98%
- Estimate 2025
- 40,636
- Density
- 99.65/sq mi (38.48/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−5 ( Eastern )
- Summer dst
- UTC−4 ( EDT )
- Congressional district
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Person County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. The population was 39,097 as of the 2020 census. The county seat is Roxboro.
Person County is included in the Durham-Chapel Hill, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is also included in the Raleigh-Durham-Cary, NC Combined Statistical Area, which had an estimated population of 2,368,947 in 2023.