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Website. www .robesoncountync .gov. Robeson County ( / ˈrɒbɪsən / ROB-ih-sun) [1] is a county in the southern part of the U.S. state of North Carolina and is its largest county by land area. Its county seat and largest community is Lumberton.
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Robeson County, located in the Coastal Plain region of North Carolina, was formed in 1787 from Bladen County and was named for Revolutionary War colonel Thomas Robeson. The Saura (Cheraw) and Lumbee were the area's earliest inhabitants, followed by Scottish , English, Welsh , and French settlers.
Originally part of the “ Mother County ,” Robeson was established in 1787, and it received its name in honor of Thomas Robeson. Colonel Robeson served during the Revolutionary War, and he led the defense of Elizabethtown.
Robeson County is the largest county in the state of North Carolina by land area, having 949 sq mi (2,458 km ) in total, & 2 sq mi (5 km ), 0.23% of water. As of 2010, the county had a population of 134,168; an increase of 8.8% from the 2000 census.
