Editing Anson County, North Carolina

{{Short description|County in North Carolina, United States}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2024}}
{{Infobox U.S. county
 | county               = Anson County
 | state                = North Carolina
 | ex image             = Anson County Courthouse, facade 01.jpg
 | ex image cap         = Anson County Courthouse and Confederate Monument in Wadesboro
 | founded              = 1750
 | named for            = [[George Anson, Baron Anson]]
 | seat wl              = Wadesboro
 | largest city wl      = Wadesboro
 | city type            = community
 | area_total_sq_mi     = 537.10
 | area_land_sq_mi      = 531.46
 | area_water_sq_mi     = 5.64
 | area percentage      = 1.05
 | population_as_of     = 2020
 | population_total     = 22055
 | pop_est_as_of        = 2023
 | population_est       = 21897 {{Decrease}}
 | population_density_sq_mi = 41.50
 | coordinates          = {{coord|34.98|-80.11|type:adm2nd_region:US-NC_source:USCensusBureau2020gazetteerfiles|display=inline,title}}
 | web                  = www.co.anson.nc.us
 | district             = 8th
 | time zone            = Eastern
 | seal                 = Anson County Seal.jpg
 | motto                = "Anson County - A great place to call home"
 | flag                 = Flag of Anson County, NC.png
}}

'''Anson County''' is a [[County (United States)|county]] located in the U.S. state of [[North Carolina]]. As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], the population was 22,055.<ref name="2020CensusQuickFacts"/> Its [[county seat]] is [[Wadesboro, North Carolina|Wadesboro]].<ref name="GR6">{{cite web|url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |access-date=June 7, 2011 |title=Find a County |publisher=National Association of Counties |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110531210815/http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |archive-date=May 31, 2011 }}</ref>

==History==
The area eventually comprising Anson County was originally occupied by Native Americans of the Catawba and Waxhaw tribes.<ref name = michael>{{cite web| url = https://ui.charlotte.edu/county/anson-county-introduction/| title = Anson County: An Introduction| last = Michael| first = Jeff| publisher = UNC Charlotte Urban Institute| access-date = January 21, 2025}}</ref>

The county was formed in 1750 from [[Bladen County, North Carolina|Bladen County]]. It was named for [[George Anson, Baron Anson]], a British admiral who [[circumnavigation|circumnavigated]] the world.{{sfn|Corbitt|2000|p=8}} Anson purchased land in the state.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://pubs.usgs.gov/bul/0258/report.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150415120728/http://pubs.usgs.gov/bul/0258/report.pdf |archive-date=April 15, 2015 |url-status=live|title=The Origin of Certain Place Names|last=Gannett|publisher=United States Geological Survey|year=1905|location=Washington DC|pages=26}}</ref> The county seat was designated at New Town in 1783. Four years later it was renamed Wadesboro.{{sfn|Anson County Vision 2040|2021|p=5}}

Reductions to its extent began in 1753, when the northern part of it became [[Rowan County, North Carolina|Rowan County]]. In 1762 the western part of Anson County became [[Mecklenburg County, North Carolina|Mecklenburg County]]. In 1779 the northern part of what remained of Anson County became [[Montgomery County, North Carolina|Montgomery County]], and the part east of the [[Pee Dee River]] became [[Richmond County, North Carolina|Richmond County]]. Finally, in 1842 the western part of Anson County was combined with the southeastern part of Mecklenburg County to become [[Union County, North Carolina|Union County]].<ref name='History'>{{cite book|title=History of Anson County, North Carolina, 1750-1976|author=Medley, Mary Louise|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZYnet6iZEk0C&q=Anson+County+Regiment|year=1976|editor=Anson County Historical Association|publisher=Heritage Printer, Inc., Charlotte, North Carolina|isbn=9780806347554|access-date=March 3, 2019}}</ref>

==Geography==
{{maplink|frame=yes|zoom=8|id=Q497830|type=shape-inverse|text=Interactive map of Anson County}}
According to the [[U.S. Census Bureau]], the county has a total area of {{convert|537.10|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|531.46|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|5.64|sqmi}} (1.05%) is water.<ref>{{Cite web |date=August 23, 2022 |title=2020 County Gazetteer Files – 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 the North Carolina counties of [[Stanly County, North Carolina|Stanly]], [[Montgomery County, North Carolina|Montgomery]], [[Richmond County, North Carolina|Richmond]], and [[Union County, North Carolina|Union]], and the South Carolina county of [[Chesterfield County, South Carolina|Chesterfield]].{{sfn|Anson County Vision 2040|2021|p=7}}

===National protected area===
* [[Pee Dee National Wildlife Refuge]] (part)

===State and local protected areas/sites===
* [[Arrowhead Lake (North Carolina)|Arrowhead Lake]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Arrowhead Lake NC Fishing Reports, Map & Hot Spots |url=https://www.fishidy.com/map/us/north-carolina/arrowhead-lake |access-date=July 27, 2022 |website=www.fishidy.com}}</ref>
* [[Gaddy Covered Bridge]]<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Gaddy Covered Bridge {{!}} Natural Atlas |url=https://naturalatlas.com/covered-bridges/gaddy-2307180 |access-date=July 27, 2022 |website=naturalatlas.com |language=en}}</ref>
* [[Pee Dee River Game Land]] (part)<ref>{{Cite web |title=NCWRC Game Lands |url=https://www.ncpaws.org/ncwrcmaps/gamelands |access-date=March 30, 2023 |website=www.ncpaws.org}}</ref>
* [[Wadesboro Downtown Historic District]]

===Major water bodies===
{{See also|Category:Rivers of Anson County, North Carolina}}
* [[Blewett Falls Lake]]
* [[Brown Creek (Pee Dee River tributary)|Brown Creek]]
* [[Goulds Fork (Brown Creek tributary)|Goulds Fork]]
* [[Great Pee Dee River]]
* [[Lanes Creek (Rocky River tributary)|Lanes Creek]]
* [[Rocky River (North Carolina)|Rocky River]]
* [[Thoroughfare Creek]]<ref name=":0" />

===Major highways===
* {{Jct|state=NC|US|52}}
* {{Jct|state=NC|US|74}}
* {{Jct|state=NC|US-Byp|74}} (future bypass of Wadesboro)
* {{Jct|state=NC|NC|109}}
* {{Jct|state=NC|NC|145}}
* {{Jct|state=NC|NC|218}}
* {{Jct|state=NC|NC|742}}

===Major infrastructure===
* [[Anson County Airport]]

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1790= 5133
|1800= 8146
|1810= 8831
|1820= 12534
|1830= 14095
|1840= 15077
|1850= 13489
|1860= 13664
|1870= 12428
|1880= 17994
|1890= 20027
|1900= 21870
|1910= 25465
|1920= 28334
|1930= 29349
|1940= 28443
|1950= 26781
|1960= 24962
|1970= 23488
|1980= 25649
|1990= 23474
|2000= 25275
|2010= 26948
|2020= 22055
|estyear=2023
|estimate=21897
|estref=<ref name="2020CensusQuickFacts"/>
|align-fn=center
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html |title=U.S. Decennial Census |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=January 11, 2015 }}</ref><br />1790–1960<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mapserver.lib.virginia.edu|title=Historical Census Browser|publisher=University of Virginia Library|access-date=January 11, 2015}}</ref> 1900–1990<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/nc190090.txt|title=Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990|publisher=United States Census Bureau|editor-last=Forstall|editor-first=Richard L.|date=March 27, 1995|access-date=January 11, 2015}}</ref><br />1990–2000<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100327165705/http://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf |archive-date=March 27, 2010 |url-status=live|title=Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000|publisher=United States Census Bureau|date=April 2, 2001|access-date=January 11, 2015}}</ref> 2010<ref name="QF">{{cite web|title=State & County QuickFacts|url=http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/37/37007.html|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=October 17, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110606234730/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/37/37007.html|archive-date=June 6, 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref> 2020<ref name="2020CensusQuickFacts">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/ansoncountynorthcarolina|title=QuickFacts: Anson County, North Carolina|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=March 21, 2024}}</ref>
}}

===2020 census===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:right"
|+Anson County racial composition<ref>{{Cite web|title=Explore Census Data|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=0500000US37007&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|access-date=December 22, 2021|website=data.census.gov}}</ref>
!scope="col"| Race
!scope="col"| Number
!scope="col"| Percentage
|-
!scope="row"| [[White (U.S. Census)|White]] (non-Hispanic)
| 10,593
| 48.03%
|-
!scope="row"| [[African American (U.S. Census)|Black or African American]] (non-Hispanic)
| 9,838
| 44.61%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]]
| 89
| 0.4%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]]
| 221
| 1.0%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]]
| 4
| 0.02%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Race (United States Census)|Other/Mixed]]
| 645
| 2.92%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]]
| 665
| 3.02%
|}
As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], there were 22,055 people,<ref>{{cite news| last = Barron| first = Hannah| title = Commissioners to challenge 2020 Census population data| newspaper = The Anson Record | date = October 11, 2021| url = https://ansonrecord.com/news/12568/commissioners-to-challenge-2020-census-population-data| access-date = November 3, 2023}}</ref> 9,521 households, and 5,809 families residing in the county.

Anson is a [[majority minority]] county.<ref name= worf/>{{sfn|McCorkle|Salzberg|2022|pp=9–11}} Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses, Anson's population declined by 18.2 percent.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.cbs17.com/news/north-carolina-news/census-data-shows-fastest-growing-shrinking-counties-in-nc/| title = Census data shows fastest growing, shrinking counties in NC| last = Retana| first = Judith| date = May 25, 2023| website = CBS 17| publisher = Nexstar Media Group| access-date = November 3, 2023}}</ref>

===2010 census===
At the [[2010 United States census|2010 census]], there were 26,948 people. The racial makeup of the county was 48.58% African American, 47.15% White American, 1.07% Asian, 0.61% Native American, 1.25% multiracial and 1.32% of other race. People of Hispanic and Latino origin account for 3.02% of the population.<ref>{{cite web|url = http://censusviewer.com/county/NC/Anson/2010|title = 2010 Census Population of Anson County, NC|access-date = January 28, 2021}}</ref>

===2000 census===
At the [[2000 United States census|2000 census]],<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=January 31, 2008 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref> there were 25,275 people, 9,204 households, and 6,663 families residing in the county. The [[population density]] was {{convert|48|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|people&nbsp;|people}}. There were 10,221 housing units at an average density of {{convert|19|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units&nbsp;|units|}}. The racial makeup of the county was 51.64% [[Race (United States Census)|Black]] or [[Race (United States Census)|African American]], 48.53% [[Race (United States Census)|White]], 0.45% [[Race (United States Census)|Native American]], 0.57% [[Race (United States Census)|Asian]], 0.02% [[Race (United States Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.32% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.46% from two or more races. 0.83% of the population were [[Race (United States Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Race (United States Census)|Latino]] of any race.

There were 9,204 households, out of which 31.00% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.80% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 19.80% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.60% were non-families. 25.10% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.00% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.59 and the average family size was 3.09.

In the county, the population was spread out, with 25.20% under the age of 18, 8.60% from 18 to 24, 29.00% from 25 to 44, 22.80% from 45 to 64, and 14.40% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 96.50 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.80 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $29,849, and the median income for a family was $35,870. Males had a median income of $27,297 versus $20,537 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the county was $14,853. About 15.50% of families and 17.80% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 23.90% of those under age 18 and 16.70% of those age 65 or over.

==Government and politics==
Anson County is governed by a board of commissioners, which constitutes seven members elected by district.<ref>{{cite news| last = Monica| first = Lauren| title = At-large district voting spurs Anson commissioner meeting into a frenzy| newspaper = Richmond County Daily Journal| date = September 22, 2023| url = https://www.yourdailyjournal.com/news/184759/at-large-district-voting-spurs-anson-commissioner-meeting-into-a-frenzy| access-date = November 3, 2023}}</ref> The board of commissioners appoint a county manager who oversees county administration and implements the policies of the board.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.co.anson.nc.us/156/County-Manager| title = County Manager| publisher = Anson County Government| access-date = October 29, 2023}}</ref>

Anson County is a member of the regional [[Councils of governments in North Carolina|Centralina Council of Governments]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://centralina.org/what-is-ccog/our-region/|title=Centralina Council of Governments|access-date=August 10, 2019|archive-date=April 10, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190410131624/https://centralina.org/what-is-ccog/our-region/|url-status=dead}}</ref>

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{{PresRow|2024|Republican|5,525|5,253|97|North Carolina}}
{{PresRow|2020|Democratic|5,321|5,789|84|North Carolina}}
{{PresRow|2016|Democratic|4,506|5,859|180|North Carolina}}
{{PresRow|2012|Democratic|4,166|7,019|71|North Carolina}}
{{PresRow|2008|Democratic|4,207|6,456|70|North Carolina}}
{{PresRow|2004|Democratic|3,796|5,413|16|North Carolina}}
{{PresRow|2000|Democratic|3,161|4,792|32|North Carolina}}
{{PresRow|1996|Democratic|2,193|4,890|530|North Carolina}}
{{PresRow|1992|Democratic|2,334|5,269|936|North Carolina}}
{{PresRow|1988|Democratic|2,782|4,831|20|North Carolina}}
{{PresRow|1984|Democratic|3,719|5,015|26|North Carolina}}
{{PresRow|1980|Democratic|1,968|4,973|146|North Carolina}}
{{PresRow|1976|Democratic|1,608|4,796|18|North Carolina}}
{{PresRow|1972|Republican|3,551|2,188|94|North Carolina}}
{{PresRow|1968|American Independent|1,474|2,969|3,571|North Carolina}}
{{PresRow|1964|Democratic|1,721|4,144|0|North Carolina}}
{{PresRow|1960|Democratic|1,597|4,120|0|North Carolina}}
{{PresRow|1956|Democratic|1,640|3,598|0|North Carolina}}
{{PresRow|1952|Democratic|1,843|4,143|0|North Carolina}}
{{PresRow|1948|Democratic|447|2,692|572|North Carolina}}
{{PresRow|1944|Democratic|510|3,582|0|North Carolina}}
{{PresRow|1940|Democratic|371|4,552|0|North Carolina}}
{{PresRow|1936|Democratic|381|4,629|0|North Carolina}}
{{PresRow|1932|Democratic|223|4,252|5|North Carolina}}
{{PresRow|1928|Democratic|726|2,947|0|North Carolina}}
{{PresRow|1924|Democratic|225|2,372|25|North Carolina}}
{{PresRow|1920|Democratic|433|3,175|0|North Carolina}}
{{PresRow|1916|Democratic|301|2,046|0|North Carolina}}
{{PresFoot|1912|Democratic|125|1,487|118|North Carolina}}

Anson County, like several neighboring rural counties, has historically favored Democratic candidates in most elections. After 2012, Republicans enjoyed more electoral success in the region, though Anson County voted more Democratic than its neighbors.<ref name= worf/> The county has been depopulating, and the African American share of its population has been decreasing.

In 2016, the Democratic presidential candidate, [[Hillary Clinton]], won the county by a margin of 13 percent, though in 2020 the Democratic candidate, [[Joe Biden]], won by only four percent.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.nbcnews.com/meet-the-press/news/these-key-counties-are-telling-story-america-s-shifting-political-n1282551| title = These key counties are telling the story of America's shifting political landscape| date = October 28, 2021| publisher = NBC News| access-date = November 3, 2023}}</ref>{{sfn|McCorkle|Salzberg|2022|pp=9–10}} The county favored a Republican candidate for a federal office in 2022<ref name= worf>{{cite web| url = https://www.wfae.org/politics/2022-12-20/anson-countys-flip-to-red-highlights-a-shift-in-rural-nc-counties| title = Anson County’s flip to red highlights a shift in rural NC counties| last1 = Worf| first1 = Lisa| last2 = Harrison| first2 = Steve| date = December 20, 2022| website = WFAE 90.7| publisher = WFAE| access-date = October 29, 2023}}</ref> and [[Donald Trump]] flipped the county in 2024, the first Republican presidential candidate to do so since [[Richard Nixon]] in 1972.<ref>{{cite news | title = Harris Gets Troubling Sign from Trump’s Performance in North Carolina| newspaper = The New Republic| date = November 5, 2024| url = https://newrepublic.com/post/188040/donald-trump-kamala-harris-north-carolina-county| access-date = November 23, 2024}}</ref>

== Economy ==
Anson's economy was historically rooted in agriculture. It remains weaker than the economies of other counties in the region.<ref name = michael/>

==Education==
There are 11 schools in the [[Anson County Schools]] system that serve the students of the county.{{NCES District ID|3700180|district_name=Anson County Schools|do_not_render=yes|access_date=December 4, 2012}}

The county is served by [[South Piedmont Community College]], which has a campus near Polkton.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://spcc.edu/history-of-the-college/| title = History of the College| publisher = South Piedmont Community College| access-date = November 5, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.ednc.org/south-piedmont-community-college-manufacturing-apprenticeship-makes-big-impact-for-its-students-company/| title = South Piedmont Community College manufacturing apprenticeship makes big impact for its students, company| last = McClellan| first = Hannah| date = December 7, 2022| website = EducationNC | access-date = November 5, 2023}}</ref>

==Communities==
<imagemap>
File:Comté d'Anson.png|right|thumb|450px|Clickable map of Anson County

rect 449 247 552 282 [[Pee Dee National Wildlife Refuge]]
poly 415 181 440 172 452 204 424 213 [[Ansonville, North Carolina|Ansonville]]
poly 603 423 629 421 628 447 602 451 [[Lilesville, North Carolina|Lilesville]]
poly 616 696 641 698 639 722 613 720 [[McFarlan, North Carolina|McFarlan]]
poly 581 610 607 607 607 634 578 636 [[Morven, North Carolina|Morven]]
poly 192 379 218 379 218 406 192 405 [[Morven, North Carolina|Peachland]]
poly 282 344 282 383 315 385 318 420 334 415 337 389 320 375 317 344 [[Polkton, North Carolina|Polkton]]
poly 394 408 455 410 500 410 511 431 536 436 535 475 510 492 456 471 455 428 391 419 [[Wadesboro, North Carolina|Wadesboro]]

desc bottom-left
</imagemap>

===Towns===
* [[Ansonville, North Carolina|Ansonville]]{{sfn|Anson County Vision 2040|2021|p=7}}
* [[Lilesville, North Carolina|Lilesville]]{{sfn|Anson County Vision 2040|2021|p=7}}
* [[McFarlan, North Carolina|McFarlan]]{{sfn|Anson County Vision 2040|2021|p=7}}
* [[Morven, North Carolina|Morven]]{{sfn|Anson County Vision 2040|2021|p=7}}
* [[Peachland, North Carolina|Peachland]]{{sfn|Anson County Vision 2040|2021|p=7}}
* [[Polkton, North Carolina|Polkton]]{{sfn|Anson County Vision 2040|2021|p=7}}
* [[Wadesboro, North Carolina|Wadesboro]]{{sfn|Anson County Vision 2040|2021|p=7}} (county seat and largest community)

===Unincorporated communities===
* [[Burnsville, Anson County, North Carolina|Burnsville]]{{sfn|Anson County Vision 2040|2021|p=7}}
* [[Pee Dee, Anson County, North Carolina|Pee Dee]]{{sfn|Anson County Vision 2040|2021|p=7}}

===Townships===
* [[Ansonville Township, Anson County, North Carolina|Ansonville]]{{sfn|Powell|1976|p=11}}
* [[Burnsville Township, Anson County, North Carolina|Burnsville]]{{sfn|Powell|1976|p=11}}
* [[Gulledge Township, Anson County, North Carolina|Gulledge]]{{sfn|Powell|1976|p=11}}
* [[Lanesboro Township, Anson County, North Carolina|Lanesboro]]{{sfn|Powell|1976|p=11}}
* [[Lilesville Township, Anson County, North Carolina|Lilesville]]{{sfn|Powell|1976|p=11}}
* [[Morven Township, Anson County, North Carolina|Morven]]{{sfn|Powell|1976|p=11}}
* [[Wadesboro Township, Anson County, North Carolina|Wadesboro]]{{sfn|Powell|1976|p=11}}
* [[White Store Township, Anson County, North Carolina|White Store]]{{sfn|Powell|1976|p=11}}

===Ghost town===
* [[Sneedsboro, North Carolina|Sneedsboro]]

===Population ranking===
The population ranking of the following table is based on the 2020 census of Anson 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:#F0F8FF;"
| 1
|'''†''' '''[[Wadesboro, North Carolina|Wadesboro]]'''
| Town
| 5,008
|- style="background-color:#F0F8FF;"
| 2
|'''[[Polkton, North Carolina|Polkton]]'''
| Town
| 2,250
|- style="background-color:#F0F8FF;"
| 3
|'''[[Ansonville, North Carolina|Ansonville]]'''
| Town
| 440
|- style="background-color:#F0F8FF;"
| 4
|'''[[Lilesville, North Carolina|Lilesville]]'''
| Town
| 395
|- style="background-color:#F0F8FF;"
| 5
|'''[[Peachland, North Carolina|Peachland]]'''
| Town
| 390
|- style="background-color:#F0F8FF;"
| 6
|'''[[Morven, North Carolina|Morven]]'''
| Town
| 329
|- style="background-color:#F0F8FF;"
| 7
|'''[[McFarlan, North Carolina|McFarlan]]'''
| Town
| 94
|}

==Notable people==
* [[Stephone Anthony]] (born 1992), linebacker with the [[New Orleans Saints]] of the [[National Football League|NFL]]
* [[Hugh Hammond Bennett]] (1881–1960), soil conservation specialist
* [[John Culpepper]] (1761–1841), [[United States Congressman]] from North Carolina, and long-tenured Baptist minister
* [[Blind Boy Fuller]] (1907–1941), American blues guitarist and vocalist
* [[James Holland (North Carolina politician)|James Holland]] (1754–1823), United States Congressman from North Carolina<ref name="Marquis 1607-1896">{{cite book | title = Who Was Who in America, Historical Volume, 1607-1896 | publisher = Marquis Who's Who | location = Chicago | year = 1963}}</ref>
* [[Juanita Moody]] (1924–2015), cryptographer whose intelligence gathering contributed greatly during the [[Cuban Missile Crisis]]
* [[Leonidas L. Polk|Leonidas Lafayette Polk]] (1837–1892), first [[North Carolina Commissioner of Agriculture]]
* [[Sylvester Ritter]] (1952–1998), professional wrestler also known as "The Junkyard Dog" or "JYD"
* [[David Lutz]] (born 1959), tackle with the [[Kansas City Chiefs]] and [[Detroit Lions]] of the [[National Football League|NFL]]

==See also==
* [[List of counties in North Carolina]]
* [[National Register of Historic Places listings in North Carolina#Anson County|National Register of Historic Places listings in Anson County, North Carolina]]
* [[Anson County Regiment]], militia in the American Revolution

==References==
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==Works cited==
* {{cite book| last = Corbitt| first = David Leroy| title = The formation of the North Carolina counties, 1663-1943| publisher = North Carolina Division of Archives and History | edition = reprint| date = 2000| location = Raleigh| url = https://digital.ncdcr.gov/Documents/Detail/the-formation-of-the-north-carolina-counties-1663-1943/3692099?item=4798800| oclc= 46398241}}
* {{Citation| last1 = McCorkle| first1 = Mac| last2 = Salzberg| first2 = Rachel| title = The Democrats' Countrypolitan Problem in North Carolina: Progressive Challenge and Opportunity | publisher = Duke University Polis: Center for Politics| date = January 2022| url = https://sites.duke.edu/polis/files/2022/02/Official-Countrypolitan-Final-Paper-2.9.22.pdf}}
* {{cite book| last = Powell| first = William S.| title = The North Carolina Gazetteer: A Dictionary of Tar Heel Places| publisher = The University of North Carolina Press| date = 1976| location = Chapel Hill| isbn = 978-0-8078-1247-1}}
* {{citation| title = Vision 2040 : Anson County, North Carolina| publisher = Anson County Board of Commissioners| date = April 2021| url = https://www.co.anson.nc.us/DocumentCenter/View/575/Anson-County-Vision-2040_FINAL-April-2021-PDF| ref= {{harvid|Anson County Vision 2040|2021}}}}

==External links==
{{Commons category}}
* {{osmrelation|2528672}}
* {{official website|http://www.co.anson.nc.us}}

{{Geographic Location
|Centre    = Anson County, North Carolina
|North     = [[Stanly County, North Carolina|Stanly County]]
|Northeast =
|East      = [[Richmond County, North Carolina|Richmond County]]
|Southeast = [[Marlboro County, South Carolina]]
|South     = [[Chesterfield County, South Carolina]]
|Southwest =
|West      = [[Union County, North Carolina|Union County]]
|Northwest =
}}
{{Anson County, North Carolina}}
{{Charlotte/Metrolina}}
{{North_Carolina}}
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[[Category:Populated places established in 1750]]
[[Category:Majority-minority counties in North Carolina]]