Editing Hoke County, North Carolina (section)

==Economy==
[[File:StandardLotsofTurkeysInCrates1 (4503196263).jpg|thumb|Turkeys in a Hoke poultry processing facility]]
Hoke County's economy was originally rooted in the lumber and turpentine industries, and over the course of the 20th century expanded to cover the cultivation of cotton and grain crops and eventually the rearing of livestock.{{sfn|Monroe|2011|pp=7–9}} Poultry production and processing in particular grew after World War II.<ref>{{cite news| last = Futch| first = Michael| title = House of Raeford shut down marks end of era for Raeford| newspaper = The Fayetteville Observer| date = July 28, 2013| url = https://www.fayobserver.com/story/business/2013/07/28/house-raeford-shut-down-marks/22111272007/| access-date = April 15, 2023}}</ref> The county has experienced economic growth in recent decades due to its proximity to Fort Bragg.<ref name= barnes1>{{cite news| last = Barnes| first = Greg| title = Mishandling money not new in Hoke County| newspaper = The Fayetteville Observer| date = March 4, 2017| url = https://www.fayobserver.com/story/news/2017/03/04/mishandling-money-not-new-in-hoke-county/22014024007/| access-date = April 14, 2023}}</ref> Poultry production remains a key part of the local economy.<ref name=ecdev/>