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Anson County, North Carolina
Anson County History, Geography, Demographics, Cities and Towns, and Education
County Seat: Wadesboro
Year Organized: 1749
Square Miles: 532 |
Court House: 114 N. Greene Street, Room 30
County Courthouse
Wadesboro, NC 28170-2100
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Etymology - Origin of County Name
It was named in honor of George, Lord Anson, a celebrated English admiral who circumnavigated the globe.
Demographics:
County QuickFacts:
Census Bureau Quick Facts
History
Anson was formed in 1750 from Bladen. It was named in honor of George, Lord Anson, a celebrated English admiral who circumnavigated the globe. It is in the south center section of the State and is bounded by the state of South Carolina and Union, Stanly,
and Richmond counties. Its land area is 531.57 square miles and its population in 2000 was 25,275. From 1755 to 1780 the county seat was called Anson Court House. In 1782 and 1783 laws were passed concerning the courthouse. In the latter year New Town was authorized to be established. In 1787,
Newton, the county seat, was changed to Wadesboro. Wadesboro is the county seat.
Neighboring Counties:
- State of South Carolina
- Union
- Stanly
- Richmond
Cities and Towns:
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- Ansonville |
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- Lilesville |
town |
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- McFarlan |
town |
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- Morven |
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- Peachland |
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- Polkton |
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- Wadesboro
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County Resources:
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The history of our nation can be seen as a prolonged struggle to define the relative roles and powers of our governments: federal, state, and local. And the names we've given our counties, our most locally based jurisdictions, reflects the "characteristic
features of our country!"
But age, size and colorful names of our counties isn't the only reason to explore counties' role in American history, or the history of county government itself. In fact, the story of county government reflects the larger meanings of American history.
Today's counties are the most flexible, locally responsive and creative governments in the US. They are the most diverse, varying in size, population, geography, and governmental structure. In their politics and policies, they express a 1990's political slogan "Think globally,
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