Editing Star, North Carolina (section)

==Geography==
Star is listed as the [[List of geographic centers of the United States|geographic center of North Carolina]], according to the [[United States Army Corps of Engineers|Army Corps of Engineers]]. A plaque marking the exact center was placed at {{coord|35.399756|-79.766613|region:US-NC_type:city|format=dms|display=inline,title}} (35.399756, -79.766613).<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=April 23, 2011|date=February 12, 2011|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref> The plaque is on private land and not open to visitors.<ref>{{cite book|last=Mason|first=Scott|title=Tar Heel traveler: Journeys Across North Carolina|date=2011 |publisher=Globe Pequot Press|location=Guilford, Conn.|isbn=978-0762760763|pages=35}}</ref> However, conflicting reports show the geographic center actually being in [[Chatham County, North Carolina|Chatham County]], northwest of [[Sanford, North Carolina|Sanford]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=September 3, 2011 |title=Geographic Centers of the United States |url=https://pubs.usgs.gov/unnumbered/70039437/report.pdf |access-date=October 25, 2023 |website=pubs.usgs.gov}}</ref>

Star is in northeastern Montgomery County, {{convert|3|mi|0}} north of [[Biscoe, North Carolina|Biscoe]] and {{convert|10|mi|0}} south of [[Seagrove, North Carolina|Seagrove]]. [[Troy, North Carolina|Troy]], the Montgomery [[county seat]], is {{convert|7|mi|0}} to the southwest, {{convert|10|mi|0}} by road. [[Special routes of U.S. Route 220#Candor–Seagrove alternate route|U.S. Route 220 Alternate]] passes through Star as its Main Street.

According to the [[U.S. Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|1.3|sqmi|1}}, all land.<ref name="CenPopGazetteer2024"/> The town sits on a ridge which drains west toward the [[Little River (Pee Dee River tributary)|Little River]], a tributary of the [[Pee Dee River]], and east toward Cotton Creek and Wolf Creek, both within the watershed of the [[Deep River (North Carolina)|Deep River]] leading to the [[Cape Fear River]].
[[File:Plaque_of_the_Geographical_Center_of_North_Carolina.jpg|thumb|Plaque marking the geographical center of North Carolina. Photo taken July 25, 2009, by a family member of the land owner. The privately owned land is not open to the public or visitors.]]