Editing Alamance County, North Carolina (section)

==Communities==
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poly 223 253 335 258 359 272 333 299 306 302 297 365 283 373 120 370 111 343 185 312 135 316 185 311 [[Burlington, North Carolina|Burlington]]
poly 161 268 157 292 137 302 173 304 208 257 [[Elon, North Carolina|Elon]]
poly 151 248 150 288 108 305 97 257 [[Gibsonville, North Carolina|Gibsonville]]
poly 314 307 362 305 365 325 409 320 421 378 370 386 304 423 [[Graham, North Carolina|Graham]]
poly 542 217 522 223 515 273 460 311 452 336 474 350 542 345 559 309 576 268 [[Mebane, North Carolina|Mebane]]
poly 412 223 383 234 401 249 428 247 428 233 [[Green Level, North Carolina|Grenn Level]]
poly 399 254 391 272 355 295 367 304 407 315 425 286 [[Haw River, North Carolina|Haw River]]
poly 169 136 152 140 152 157 185 171 [[Ossipee, North Carolina|Ossipee]]
poly 393 386 378 408 392 426 436 411 436 399 [[Swepsonville, North Carolina|Swepsonville]]

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===Cities===
* [[Burlington, North Carolina|Burlington]] (largest community)
* [[Graham, North Carolina|Graham]] (county seat)
* [[Mebane, North Carolina|Mebane]] (mostly)

===Towns===
* [[Elon, North Carolina|Elon]]
* [[Gibsonville, North Carolina|Gibsonville]] (small part)
* [[Green Level, North Carolina|Green Level]]
* [[Haw River, North Carolina|Haw River]]
* [[Ossipee, North Carolina|Ossipee]]
* [[Swepsonville, North Carolina|Swepsonville]]

===Village===
* [[Alamance, North Carolina|Alamance]]

===Townships===
The county is divided into thirteen [[township (United States)|townships]], which are both numbered and named.
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* 1 (Patterson)
* 2 (Coble)
* 3 (Boone Station)
* 4 (Morton)
* 5 (Faucette)
* 6 (Graham)
* 7 (Albright)
* 8 (Newlin)
* 9 (Thompson)
* 10 (Melville)
* 11 (Pleasant Grove)
* 12 (Burlington)
* 13 (Haw River)
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===Census-designated places===
* [[Altamahaw, North Carolina|Altamahaw]]
* [[Glen Raven, North Carolina|Glen Raven]]
* [[Saxapahaw, North Carolina|Saxapahaw]]
* [[Woodlawn, North Carolina|Woodlawn]]

===Unincorporated communities===
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* [[Bellemont, North Carolina|Bellemont]]
* [[Carolina, Alamance County, North Carolina|Carolina]]
* Dogwood Acres
* [[Eli Whitney, North Carolina|Eli Whitney]]
* [[Glencoe, North Carolina|Glencoe]]
* [[Hawfields, North Carolina|Hawfields]]
* Kimesville (also in Guilford County)
* [[Mandale, North Carolina|Mandale]]
* [[Mount Hermon, Alamance County, North Carolina|Mount Hermon]]
* [[Pleasant Grove, Alamance County, North Carolina|Pleasant Grove]]
* [[Snow Camp, North Carolina|Snow Camp]]
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===Ghost towns===
According to a 1975 study of the history of post offices in North Carolina by Treasure Index, Alamance County has 27 [[ghost town]]s that existed in the 18th and 19th centuries. Additionally, five other post offices no longer exist. These towns and their post offices were either abandoned as organized settlements or absorbed into the larger communities that now make up Alamance County.<ref>Burlington Times-News, December 11, 1975</ref>
* Albright, site located approximately {{convert|1|mi|km|adj=on}} south of exit 153 on [[Interstate 40]]
* Carney, Near the site of [[Cedarock Park Historic District|Cedarock Park]]
* Cane Creek
* Cedarcliff, between [[Swepsonville, NC|Swepsonville]] and [[Saxapahaw, North Carolina|Saxapahaw]]
* Clover Orchard, approximately {{convert|2|mi|km}} northeast of [[Snow Camp, North Carolina|Snow Camp]]
* Curtis (Curtis Mills), approximately {{convert|1/2|mi|km}} southeast of the village of [[Alamance, North Carolina|Alamance]]
* Glenddale, approximately {{convert|3|mi|km}} north of [[Pleasant Grove, Alamance County, North Carolina|Pleasant Grove]] near the Alamance-[[Caswell County, North Carolina|Caswell]] county line
* Hartshorn, about {{convert|1+1/2|mi|km}} south-southeast of the Alamance Battleground Historic Site
* Holmans Mills, approximately {{convert|1|mi|km|adj=on}} east of Snow Camp
* Iola, about {{convert|3|mi|km}} east of Altamahaw, nearly due north of Glencoe
* Lacey, about {{convert|1|mi|km|adj=on}} east of Eli Whitney
* Leota, approximately {{convert|1|mi|km|adj=on}} south of [[Eli Whitney, North Carolina|Eli Whitney]]
* Loy, at the northern base of [[Cane Creek Mountains|Bass Mountain]]
* Manndale
* Maywood, approximately {{convert|3|mi|km}} northeast of Altamahaw
* McCray (McRay), about {{convert|2|mi|km}} east-northeast of [[Glencoe, North Carolina|Glencoe]]
* Melville, approximately {{convert|2|mi|km}} west-southwest of the intersection of Interstate 40 and [[NC Highway 119]]
* Morton's Store, approximately {{convert|2|mi|km}} north of [[Altamahaw, North Carolina|Altamahaw]]
* Nicholson, near the intersection of [[North Carolina Highway 87|NC Highway 87]] and Bellemont-Mount Hermon Road
* Oakdale, in the southwest of the county, near the intersection of [[NC Highway 49]] and Greensboro-Chapel Hill Road
* Oneida
* Osceola
* Pleasant Grove, in the far northeast part of the county, {{convert|2|mi|km}} east-northeast of the current Pleasant Grove
* Pleasant Lodge, {{convert|1|mi|km|adj=on}} to the west of the site of Oakdale, near the Alamance-[[Guilford County, North Carolina|Guilford]] county line
* Rock Creek, {{convert|4|mi|km}} due south of Alamance
* Shallow Ford, {{convert|1|mi|km|adj=on}} east of [[Ossipee, North Carolina|Ossipee]]
* Shady Grove
* Stainback, about {{convert|2|mi|km}} east-northeast of [[Green Level, North Carolina|Green Level]]
* Sutpin, on the same latitude as Snow Camp, approximately halfway between Snow Camp and Eli Whitney
* Sylvester
* Union Ridge, near the east bank of Lake Cammack, about {{convert|3|mi|km}} from the Alamance-Caswell county line
* Vincent, {{convert|2|mi|km}} north-northeast of Pleasant Grove

===Population ranking===
The population ranking of the following table is based on the 2020 census of Alamance County.<ref name="PopEstCities">{{cite web |title=City and Town Population Totals: 2020-2022 |url=https://www.census.gov/data/tables/time-series/demo/popest/2020s-total-cities-and-towns.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220711040810/https://www.census.gov/data/tables/time-series/demo/popest/2020s-total-cities-and-towns.html |archive-date=July 11, 2022 |access-date=May 18, 2023 |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]], Population Division}}</ref>

'''†''' = ''county seat''

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Rank
! Name
! Type
! Population<br/>(2020 census)
|- style="background-color:#FFFACD;"
| 1
|'''[[Burlington, North Carolina|Burlington]]'''
| City
| 57,303
|- style="background-color:#FFFACD;"
| 2
|'''[[Mebane, North Carolina|Mebane]]'''
| City
| 17,797
|- style="background-color:#FFFACD;"
| 3
|'''†''' '''[[Graham, North Carolina|Graham]]'''
| City
| 17,157
|- style="background-color:#F0F8FF;"
| 4
|'''[[Elon, North Carolina|Elon]]'''
| Town
| 11,336
|- style="background-color:#F0F8FF;"
| 5
|'''[[Gibsonville, North Carolina|Gibsonville]]'''
| Town
| 8,920
|- style="background-color:#F0FFF0;"
| 6
|'''[[Glen Raven, North Carolina|Glen Raven]]'''
| CDP
| 3,239
|- style="background-color:#F0F8FF;"
| 7
|'''[[Green Level, North Carolina|Green Level]]'''
| Town
| 3,152
|- style="background-color:#F0F8FF;"
| 8
|'''[[Swepsonville, North Carolina|Swepsonville]]'''
| Town
| 2,445
|- style="background-color:#F0F8FF;"
| 9
|'''[[Haw River, North Carolina|Haw River]]'''
| Town
| 2,252
|- style="background-color:#F0FFF0;"
| 10
|'''[[Saxapahaw, North Carolina|Saxapahaw]]'''
| CDP
| 1,671
|- style="background-color:#E6E6FA;"
| 11
|'''[[Alamance, North Carolina|Alamance]]'''
| Village
| 988
|- style="background-color:#F0FFF0;"
| 12
|'''[[Woodlawn, North Carolina|Woodlawn]]'''
| CDP
| 912
|- style="background-color:#F0F8FF;"
| 13
|'''[[Ossipee, North Carolina|Ossipee]]'''
| Town
| 536
|- style="background-color:#F0FFF0;"
| 14
|'''[[Altamahaw, North Carolina|Altamahaw]]'''
| CDP
| 334
|}