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==Geography== {{maplink|frame=yes|zoom=8|id=Q502507|type=shape-inverse|text=Interactive map of Hoke County}} According to the [[U.S. Census Bureau]], the county has a total area of {{convert|391.68|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|1.53|sqmi|abbr=on}} (0.39%) are covered by water.<ref>{{Cite web |date=August 23, 2022 |title=2020 County Gazetteer Files β North Carolina |url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2020_Gazetteer/2020_gaz_counties_37.txt |access-date=September 9, 2023 |publisher=United States Census Bureau}}</ref> It is bordered by [[Moore County, North Carolina|Moore]], [[Cumberland County, North Carolina|Cumberland]], [[Robeson County, North Carolina|Robeson]], [[Scotland County, North Carolina|Scotland]], and [[Richmond County, North Carolina|Richmond]] counties.<ref name= censusprofile>{{cite web| url = https://data.census.gov/profile/Hoke_County,_North_Carolina?g=050XX00US37093| title = Hoke County, North Carolina| publisher = [[U.S. Census Bureau]]| access-date = April 15, 2023}}</ref> Hoke lies within North Carolina's [[Sandhills (Carolina)|Sandhills region]] and Coastal Plain region. It contains several [[Carolina bays]].{{sfn|Monroe|2011|p=7}} It drains into the Lumber River basin and Cape Fear River basin.{{sfn|Bonham|2010|p=12}} Longleaf pine is native to the region.<ref>{{cite news| last = Goldsmith| first = Thomas| title = Nature, food and culture from Wake south to the other Carolina| newspaper = Star-News Online| date = August 8, 2014| url = https://www.starnewsonline.com/story/news/2014/08/08/nature-food-and-culture-from-wake-south-to-the-other-carolina/30966691007/| access-date = April 25, 2023}}</ref> ===State and local protected areas=== * Calloway Forest Preserve<ref>{{Cite web |title=Calloway Forest Preserve |url=https://www.nature.org/en-us/get-involved/how-to-help/places-we-protect/calloway-forest/ |access-date=July 27, 2022 |website=The Nature Conservancy |language=en-US}}</ref> * Hoke Community Forest<ref>{{Cite web |title=Hoke Community Forest |url=https://www.conservationfund.org/projects/hoke-community-forest |access-date=July 27, 2022 |website=The Conservation Fund |language=en-gb}}</ref> * [[Lumber River State Park]] (part) * Nicholson Creek Game Land<ref>{{Cite web |title=NCWRC Game Lands |url=https://www.ncpaws.org/ncwrcmaps/gamelands |access-date=March 30, 2023 |website=www.ncpaws.org}}</ref> * Rockfish Creek Game Land<ref>{{Cite web |title=Stop 13: Rockfish Creek Game Land |url=https://www.visitfayettevillenc.com/listing/stop-13%3a-rockfish-creek-game-land/3237/ |access-date=July 27, 2022 |website=www.visitfayettevillenc.com |language=en-us}}</ref> * Sandhills Game Land (part)<ref>{{Cite web |last=Center |first=Richmond Country Tourism Development Authority/ Richmond County Visitor's |title=Sandhills Game Land |url=https://visitrichmondcounty.com/f/sandhills-game-land |access-date=July 18, 2022 |website=Richmond Country Tourism Development Authority/ Richmond County Visitor's Center |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{cite news| title = Army proposes to alter training simulations on Sandhills Game Land| newspaper = The Laurinburg Exchange| date = May 21, 2019| url = https://www.laurinburgexchange.com/news/25745/army-proposes-to-alter-training-simulations-on-sandhills-game-land| access-date = April 16, 2023}}</ref> ===Major water bodies=== * Big Marsh Swamp<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=April 20, 2017 |title=Final Hoke County CTP Report |url=https://connect.ncdot.gov/projects/planning/TPBCTP/Hoke%20County/Final%20Hoke%20County%20CTP%20Report.pdf |access-date=April 15, 2023 |website=connect.ncdot.gov |page=11}}</ref> * Buffalo Creek<ref name=watson>{{cite news| last = Watson| first = Addison| title = Trust conserves 272 acres in Hoke County| newspaper = The Robesonian| date = September 7, 2022| url = https://www.robesonian.com/features/237822/trust-conserves-272-acres-in-hoke-county| access-date = April 17, 2023}}</ref> * [[Drowning Creek]] * Gum Swamp<ref name=":0"/> * Little Raft Swamp<ref name=":0"/> * [[Little River (Cape Fear River tributary)|Little River]] * Little Rockfish Creek<ref name=":0"/> * Little Rockfish Lake<ref>{{Cite web |title=Fishing in Little Rockfish Creek |url=https://fishbrain.com/fishing-waters/iqZ55Ge-/little-rockfish-creek |access-date=July 27, 2022 |website=Fishbrain |language=en}}</ref> * [[Lumber River]] * MacArthur Lake<ref>{{Cite web |title=McArthur Lake |url=https://www.visitfayettevillenc.com/listing/mcarthur-lake/6780/ |access-date=July 27, 2022 |website=www.visitfayettevillenc.com |language=en-us}}</ref> * Mountain Creek<ref name=":0"/> * Quewhiffle Creek<ref name=":0"/> * Raft Swamp<ref name=":0"/> * [[Rockfish Creek (Cape Fear River tributary)|Rockfish Creek]]
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