Editing Person County, North Carolina

{{Short description|County in North Carolina, United States}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2024}}
{{Infobox U.S. county
 | county               = Person County
 | state                = North Carolina
 | seal                 = Person County Seal.png
 | founded              = 1792
 | named for            = [[Thomas Person]]
 | seat wl              = Roxboro
 | largest city wl      = Roxboro
 | city type            = community
 | area_total_sq_mi     = 404.39
 | area_land_sq_mi      = 392.34
 | area_water_sq_mi     = 12.05
 | area percentage      = 2.98
 | population_as_of     = 2020
 | population_total     = 39097
 | pop_est_as_of        = 2023
 | population_est       = 39737
 | population_density_sq_mi = 99.65
 | coordinates          = {{coord|36.39|-78.97|type:adm2nd_region:US-NC_source:USCensusBureau2020gazetteerfiles|display=inline,title}}
 | time zone            = Eastern
 | web                  = www.personcountync.gov
 | ex image             = Roxborocourt.jpg
 | ex image cap         = [[Person County Courthouse]]
 | district             = 13th
 | motto                = "Everything is Better in Person"
 | logo                 = Person County Logo.png
 | flag                 = Person County Flag.gif
}}

'''Person County''' is a [[County (United States)|county]] located in the [[U.S. state]] of [[North Carolina]]. The population was 39,097 as of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].<ref name="2020CensusQuickFacts"/> The [[county seat]] is [[Roxboro, North Carolina|Roxboro]].<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}}</ref>

Person County is included in the [[Durham, North Carolina|Durham]]-[[Chapel Hill, North Carolina|Chapel Hill]], NC [[Metropolitan Statistical Area]], which is also included in the [[Research Triangle|Raleigh-Durham-Cary, NC Combined Statistical Area]], which had an estimated population of 2,368,947 in 2023.<ref name="PopEstCBSA">{{cite web |date=March 14, 2024 |title=Metropolitan and Micropolitan Statistical Areas Population Totals: 2020-2023 |url=https://www.census.gov/data/tables/time-series/demo/popest/2020s-total-metro-and-micro-statistical-areas.html#v2023 |access-date=March 15, 2024 |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]], Population Division}}</ref>

==History==
The [[Province of North Carolina|colonial government]] established Person County as part of [[Edgecombe County, North Carolina|Edgecombe County]] in 1746. County designations kept changing, and it was part of [[Granville County, North Carolina|Granville County]] from 1746 to 1752; included in [[Orange County, North Carolina|Orange County]] until 1778; and part of [[Caswell County, North Carolina|Caswell County]] until 1791/1792. By dividing Caswell County into two squares–each side measuring approximately twenty (20) miles in length, the state formed two counties of {{convert|400|sqmi|km2}} each. The county was named after [[Brigadier General]] [[Thomas Person]], a [[American Revolutionary War|Revolutionary War]] patriot, who made significant contributions to Person County and surrounding areas.

The area was first inhabited by [[Indigenous peoples of the Americas|Native Americans]] more than 10,000 years ago. An ancient lithic quarry, the [[Two Dogs Site]], is located in present-day [[Person County, North Carolina]].<ref>Seibel, Scott K. [https://www.rla.unc.edu/Publications/NCArch/NCA_58.pdf "The Two Dogs Site (31PR92): A Middle Archaic and Woodland Period Lithic Quarry In Person County, North Carolina."] ''North Carolina Archaeology'', Vol. 58. 2009.</ref>

The Indigneous tribes encountered here by early Spanish explorers were generally [[Siouan]]-speaking, including the [[Saponi]], [[Occaneechi]], and other groups.

Settlement by immigrants of [[Scottish people|Scots]], [[Ulster Scots people|Scots-Irish]], [[English people|English]], [[French Huguenot]], and [[Germans|German]] ancestry began in the mid-17th and continued into the 19th centuries.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Sokolow |first=Jayme A. |title=The Great Encounter: Native Peoples and European Settlers in the Americas, 1492-1800 |date=2016 |publisher=Taylor and Francis |isbn=978-0-7656-0982-3 |location=Florence |oclc=953661432}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal |last=Carson |first=Scott Alan |date=April 2004 |title=European Immigration to America's Great Basin, 1850–1870 |url=https://direct.mit.edu/jinh/article/34/4/569-594/47814 |journal=The Journal of Interdisciplinary History |language=en |volume=34 |issue=4 |pages=569–594 |doi=10.1162/002219504773512543 |issn=0022-1953}}</ref> The settlers tended to be yeoman farmers, and few owned any slaves.

Religious affiliation in the county reflects the early settlers and is predominantly [[Protestant]]. Due to Person County's nearness to Virginia, the Carolina coast, and the [[Appalachian Mountains|Appalachian]] foothills, a wide variety of [[Southern American English]] dialects can be heard here, including [[Piedmont region of Virginia|Virginia Piedmont]], Coastal Southern, South Midland, and [[African-American English]].

===Revolutionary and Civil Wars===
The county was named for Brigadier General [[Thomas Person]], a [[American Revolutionary War|Revolutionary War]] patriot, who made significant contributions to Person County and surrounding areas. He was a trustee of the [[University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill]]. His generous donations were recognized by the construction and naming of Person Hall.

Lieutenant Colonel Stephen Moore, Deputy Quartermaster General of the Hillsborough district, was another Revolutionary War hero, commanding the Person County militia at the disastrous [[Battle of Camden]]. He was captured and held on the prison ship ''Torbay''. In 1775-1776 he had purchased property in the south of Person County and named his plantation Mt. Tirzah. His home, constructed in 1778, has been renovated recently. Stephen Moore was buried in the family cemetery.

During the [[American Civil War|Civil War]], Person County supplied between 800 and 1000 soldiers to the [[Confederate Army]]. A granite monument at the Courthouse honors E. Fletcher Satterfield, who carried the [[Flags of the Confederate States of America|Confederate flag]] at [[Battle of Gettysburg|Gettysburg]].

===Late 19th century===
J.A. Long, W.W. Kitchin, A.R. Foushee, J.S. Bradsher, J.C. Pass, W.F. Reade, and R.E. Long were key leaders who helped make a transition to a more diversified economic base after the Civil War. The arrival of the newly constructed [[Norfolk and Western Railroad]] was a major influence around 1890, as it enabled the addition of tobacco processing plants and warehouses to the rural economy. Although the processing plants disappeared many years ago, a few of the warehouses still stand.

J.A. Long established Peoples Bank in 1891 and the [[Roxboro Cotton Mill]] in 1899, later known as Tultex Yarns. His home at Roxboro, the [[James A. and Laura Thompson Long House]], was added to the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 2005.<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|version=2010a}}</ref> Long died in 1915 but was succeeded by his son, J.A. Long, Jr., who began attracting new business to Roxboro. Baker Company opened here in 1923, making textile manufacturing a major contributor to the local economy for decades. Baker was merged with [[Collins and Aikman Corporation]] (C&A), becoming a major industry in Person County for several decades before closing in August 2006. Textile manufacturers have moved to other locations in the US and overseas.

===20th and 21st centuries===
Residential and commercial development have grown steadily over the past few years in part due to the county's location near the [[Research Triangle]] region. The Hyco Lake area and southern portion of the county have had an influx of new home and commercial development in the late 20th and early 21st century. The county's largest employers are [[Duke Energy]], [[Eaton Corporation]], [[Georgia-Pacific Corporation]] and [[GKN|GKN Driveline]].

The [[Holloway-Walker Dollarhite House]], [[Henry-Vernon House]], [[Burleigh (Concord, North Carolina)|Burleigh]], and [[Waverly Plantation (Cunningham, North Carolina)|Waverly Plantation]] are listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] outside Roxboro.<ref name="nris"/>

==Geography==
{{maplink|frame=yes|zoom=8|id=Q508271|type=shape-inverse|text=Interactive map of Person County}}
According to the [[U.S. Census Bureau]], the county has a total area of {{convert|404.39|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|392.34|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|12.05|sqmi}} (2.98%) 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>

Person County contains parts of three major river basins: the [[Neuse River|Neuse]], the [[Roanoke River|Roanoke]] and the [[Tar River|Tar]], providing essential clean drinking water to the south and east of the state. The origin of the Tar River is in southeast Person County. In the northwest section of the county is [[Hyco Lake]], with [[Mayo Reservoir]] in the northeast section. Both lakes are used for electrical power generation and recreation. Near the western border with [[Caswell County, North Carolina|Caswell County]] is Lake Roxboro. Part of the Neuse River begins here with the [[Flat River (North Carolina)|Flat River]], where it combines with the [[Little River (North Carolina)|Little]] and [[Eno River|Eno]] rivers to go into [[Falls Lake]] and create the Neuse.

The [[Uwharrie Mountains]], part of North Carolina's easternmost mountain range, are the oldest mountain range in [[North America]]. They are the lowest mountain range in the state. The Uwharries begin in [[Montgomery County, North Carolina|Montgomery County]] and terminate at Hager's Mountain in the hills of northern Person County.

The county is largely covered by rolling hills divided by farmlands and forest. The area's ridges are not narrow and sharp like those in some parts of the [[Piedmont (United States)|Piedmont]], and the gullies and ditches are not as abrupt. The northern part of the county between the lakes is skirted by a [[plateau]]. The highest point of the county is a prominent hill in Roxboro, where the county seat has located its water reservoir tank. Person County claims three small mountains. Hager's Mountain is north of Roxboro. Red Mountain and Mt. Tirzah are in the southeastern part of the county. The [[geology]] of the county is dominated by [[igneous]] formation, overlaid by a variety of soils. [[Granite]] boulders are strewn across the county.

===State and local protected areas===
* [[Hagers Mountain (North Carolina)|Hagers Mountain]]
* [[Hyco Game Land]]<ref name="NCWRC Game Lands">{{Cite web |title=NCWRC Game Lands |url=https://www.ncpaws.org/ncwrcmaps/gamelands |access-date=March 30, 2023 |website=www.ncpaws.org}}</ref>
* [[Mayo Lake Park]]
* [[Mayo Game Land]]<ref name="NCWRC Game Lands"/>

===Major water bodies===
{{See also|Category:Rivers of Person County, North Carolina}}
* [[After Bay Reservoir (North Carolina)|After Bay Reservoir]]
* [[Byrds Creek (North Carolina)|Byrds Creek]]
* [[Castle Creek (Hyco River tributary)|Castle Creek]]
* [[Flat River (North Carolina)|Flat River]]
* [[Ghent Creek]]
* [[Hyco Lake]]
* [[Mayo Lake (North Carolina)|Mayo Lake]]
* [[Mill Creek (North Carolina)|Mill Creek]]
* [[Richland Creek (South Hyco Creek tributary)|Richland Creek]]
* [[Roxboro Lake (North Carolina)|Roxboro Lake]]
* [[South Hyco Creek]]
* [[Storys Creek (Hyco River tributary)|Storys Creek]]
* [[Tar River]]

===Adjacent counties===
* [[Halifax County, Virginia]] - north
* [[Granville County, North Carolina|Granville County]] – east
* [[Durham County, North Carolina|Durham County]] – south
* [[Orange County, North Carolina|Orange County]] – south
* [[Caswell County, North Carolina|Caswell County]] – west

===Major highways===
* {{Jct|state=NC|US|501}}
* {{Jct|state=NC|US|158}}
* {{Jct|state=NC|NC|49}}
* {{Jct|state=NC|NC|57}}
* {{Jct|state=NC|NC|157}}

[[Interstate 85]] is the closest [[interstate highway]] to the county, located 29 miles south in [[Durham, North Carolina|Durham]].

===Major infrastructure===
* [[Norfolk Southern]], freight rail service
* [[Person County Airport|Raleigh Regional Airport at Person County]], located {{convert|6|mi|km|0}} south of Roxboro on [[U.S. Route 501]]

[[Raleigh-Durham International Airport]], located {{convert|42|mi|km|0}} south of Roxboro. [[Piedmont Triad International Airport]], located {{convert|82|mi|km|0}} southwest of Roxboro.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1800= 6402
|1810= 6642
|1820= 9029
|1830= 10027
|1840= 9790
|1850= 10781
|1860= 11221
|1870= 11170
|1880= 13719
|1890= 15151
|1900= 16685
|1910= 17356
|1920= 18973
|1930= 22039
|1940= 25029
|1950= 24361
|1960= 26394
|1970= 25914
|1980= 29164
|1990= 30180
|2000= 35623
|2010= 39464
|2020= 39097
|estyear=2023
|estimate=39737
|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 18, 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 18, 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 18, 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 18, 2015}}</ref> 2010<ref name="QF">{{cite web|title=State & County QuickFacts|url=http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/37/37145.html|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=October 29, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110607001432/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/37/37145.html|archive-date=June 7, 2011}}</ref> 2020<ref name="2020CensusQuickFacts">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/personcountynorthcarolina|title=QuickFacts: Person County, North Carolina|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=March 22, 2024}}</ref>
}}

===2020 census===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:right"
|+Person County racial composition<ref>{{Cite web|title=Explore Census Data|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=0500000US37145&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)
| 25,132
| 64.28%
|-
!scope="row"| [[African American (U.S. Census)|Black or African American]] (non-Hispanic)
| 9,879
| 25.27%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]]
| 240
| 0.61%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]]
| 124
| 0.32%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]]
| 8
| 0.02%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Race (United States Census)|Other/Mixed]]
| 1,519
| 3.89%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]]
| 2,195
| 5.61%
|}

As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], there were 39,097 people, 15,896 households, and 10,695 families residing in the county.

===2010 census===
At the [[2010 United States census|2010 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 39,464 people, 15,826 households, and 10,979 families residing in the county. The [[population density]] was {{convert|91|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|people&nbsp;|people}}. There were 15,504 housing units at an average density of {{convert|40|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units&nbsp;|units|}}. The racial makeup of the county was 68.1% [[Race (U.S. Census)|White]], 28.3% [[Race (U.S. Census)|Black]], 0.61% [[Race (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.15% [[Race (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.01% [[Race (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 1.37% from [[Race (U.S. Census)|other races]], and 0.86% from two or more races. [[Race (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Race (U.S. Census)|Latino]] people of any race were 2.09% of the population.

There were 14,085 households, out of which 31.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.8% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 13.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.2% were non-families. 24.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.50 and the average family size was 2.95.

In the county, the population was spread out, with 24.0% under the age of 18, 7.4% from 18 to 24, 30.6% from 25 to 44, 24.2% from 45 to 64, and 13.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 93.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.2 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $42,559 and the median income for a family was $54,474. Males had a median income of $30,970 versus $22,804 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the county was $22,189. About 9.4% of families and 12.0% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 14.9% of those under age 18 and 17.3% of those age 65 or over.

==Law, government, and politics==
Person County is a member of the [[Councils of governments in North Carolina|Kerr-Tar Regional Council of Governments]]. The county government is administered by an elected county commission, and county law enforcement is administered by an elected [[sheriff]] and his officers. The county is politically conservative and Republican. No Democratic presidential candidate has carried Person County since [[Jimmy Carter]] in 1980. Before being won by [[George Wallace]] in 1968, Person County had been part of the Democratic "[[Solid South]]", voting Democrat in most elections between 1880 and 1964, except the elections in 1892 and 1908, with six consecutive Democratic presidential nominees receiving seventy-five percent of the county's vote between 1932 and 1952.

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{{PresRow|2020|Republican|13,184|8,465|245|North Carolina}}
{{PresRow|2016|Republican|11,185|7,833|597|North Carolina}}
{{PresRow|2012|Republican|10,496|8,418|192|North Carolina}}
{{PresRow|2008|Republican|10,030|8,446|156|North Carolina}}
{{PresRow|2004|Republican|8,973|6,198|43|North Carolina}}
{{PresRow|2000|Republican|6,722|5,042|69|North Carolina}}
{{PresRow|1996|Republican|4,883|4,540|607|North Carolina}}
{{PresRow|1992|Republican|4,460|4,323|1,447|North Carolina}}
{{PresRow|1988|Republican|4,832|3,777|19|North Carolina}}
{{PresRow|1984|Republican|5,854|3,528|15|North Carolina}}
{{PresRow|1980|Democratic|3,281|4,111|142|North Carolina}}
{{PresRow|1976|Democratic|3,038|3,977|18|North Carolina}}
{{PresRow|1972|Republican|5,941|2,246|77|North Carolina}}
{{PresRow|1968|American Independent|2,138|2,644|4,065|North Carolina}}
{{PresRow|1964|Democratic|2,162|4,740|0|North Carolina}}
{{PresRow|1960|Democratic|1,926|4,305|0|North Carolina}}
{{PresRow|1956|Democratic|1,740|3,433|0|North Carolina}}
{{PresRow|1952|Democratic|1,374|4,266|0|North Carolina}}
{{PresRow|1948|Democratic|480|3,087|185|North Carolina}}
{{PresRow|1944|Democratic|607|2,507|0|North Carolina}}
{{PresRow|1940|Democratic|432|3,239|0|North Carolina}}
{{PresRow|1936|Democratic|384|2,898|0|North Carolina}}
{{PresRow|1932|Democratic|660|2,372|17|North Carolina}}
{{PresRow|1928|Democratic|1,123|1,235|0|North Carolina}}
{{PresRow|1924|Democratic|1,025|1,576|3|North Carolina}}
{{PresRow|1920|Democratic|1,566|1,646|0|North Carolina}}
{{PresRow|1916|Democratic|917|953|0|North Carolina}}
{{PresFoot|1912|Democratic|784|820|184|North Carolina}}

===Elected officials===
Elected officials in Person County (as of 2024):<ref>{{Cite web |date= |title=Directory of Representatives |url=https://www.house.gov/representatives |access-date=February 15, 2024 |website=house.gov}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Person County Representation |url=https://www.ncleg.gov/Members/CountyRepresentation/Person |access-date=February 15, 2024 |website=North Carolina General Assembly}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Sheriff Bio |url=https://www.personcountync.gov/government/departments-i-z/sheriff-s-office/sheriff-bio |access-date=February 15, 2024 |website=www.personcountync.gov}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=County Commissioners |url=https://www.personcountync.gov/government/departments-a-h/county-commissioners/county-commissioners |access-date=February 15, 2024 |website=www.personcountync.gov}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Person County School District |url=https://www.pcsnc.org/page/board-of-education |access-date=February 15, 2024 |website=www.pcsnc.org |language=en}}</ref>
* [[Valerie Foushee]] (D), representative for [[North Carolina's 4th congressional district]]
* [[Graig R. Meyer|Graig Meyer]] (D), representative for [[North Carolina's 23rd Senate district]]
* [[Ray Jeffers]] (D), representative for [[North Carolina's 2nd House district]]
* Jason Wilborn (R), sheriff
* Charlie Palmer (R), county commissioner
* Gordon Powell (R), county commissioner (chair)
* Kyle W. Puryear  (R), county commissioner
* Derrick Sims (R), county commissioner (vice-chair)
* Jason D. Thomas (R), county commissioner
* Margaret Bradsher, school board member
* Phillip Gillis, school board vice-chair
* Harriett Tillet, school board member
* Freda Tillman, school board chair
* Jason Torian, school board member

==Economy==
The economy of Person County is dominated by electrical, textile, administrative, manufacturing, aerodynamics, viticulture, brokering, food processing, automotive, aluminum and paper products. Diversification from traditional flue cured tobacco to include burley tobacco and other modes of agriculture is underway.

Person County is home to two industrial parks: Person County Business and Industrial Center (PCBIC), located on Durham Road [[U.S. Route 501|(US 501)]], and North Park, located north of Roxboro on North Park Drive.

Person County is also near North Carolina's [[Research Triangle]], home to numerous high-tech companies and enterprises.

Person County offers a strategic location for business and industry, as it is within an hour's drive of North Carolina's two major economic centers, the [[Research Triangle]] (Durham, Chapel Hill and Raleigh) and the [[Piedmont Triad]] (Greensboro, Winston-Salem and High Point), and within a two-hour drive of [[Richmond, Virginia]].

==Healthcare==
* Person Memorial Hospital. Affiliated with the [[Duke University Health System]]
* Roxboro MedAccess
* Person County Medical and Dental

==Education==

=== Higher education ===
* [[Piedmont Community College]] offers associate degrees, technical training programs, and college credit which is transferable to local state supported colleges/universities. There is a satellite campus in neighboring [[Caswell County, North Carolina|Caswell County]].

===Public education===

====Person County School System====
Public education is provided by the Person County School System and administers a single unified school district with a K-12 program. As of fiscal 2018–2019, the school system consists of:

* 4,364 students
* 555+ staff

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ Person County schools
! Name
! Principal/Director
! Mascot
! Colors
! Enrollment<br /><small>as of 2021-2022</small>
|-
| Earl Bradsher Pre-School Center (Pre-K)
| Treco Lea-Jeffers, Director
| Shining Stars
|
| 186
|-
| Early Intervention & Family Services (Pre-K)
| Dana Faulkner, Director
|
|
|
|-
| Helena Elementary (K-5)
| Sherita Fuller, Principal
| Hornets
| Black, yellow
| 500
|-
| North Elementary (K-5) / Carolina Community Academy
| Nell Sydnor-Waugh / Renee Carmon, Principal
| Eagles
| Red, gold, orange
| 217
|-
| North End Elementary (K-5)
| Melody Wilson, Principal
| Jets
| Red, blue
| 179
|-
| Oak Lane Elementary (K-5)
| Heather Bowling, Principal
| Cougars
| Green, white
| 223
|-
| Stories Creek Elementary (K-5)
| Dusty Martin, Principal
| Gators
| Green, yellow
| 377
|-
| South Elementary (K-5)
| Whitney Sharlow, Principal
| Shooting Stars
| Orange, yellow
| 356
|-
| Woodland Elementary (K-5)
| Dwayne Johnson, Principal
| Lakers
| Blue, white
| 213
|-
| Northern Middle (6-8)
| Ashley Warren, Principal
| Raiders
| Purple, blue, black
| 418
|-
| Southern Middle (6-8)
| Patrick Holmes, Principal
| Panthers
| Blue, white
| 485
|-
| Person High (9-12)
| Michelle Honeycutt, Principal
| Rockets
| Blue, white, cardinal
| 1,080
|-
| Person County Learning Academy (6-10)
| Rhonda Daye, Director
| 
| 
| 50
|-
| Person County Schools Virtual Academy (4-12)
| Dr. Tisha Duncan, Principal
|
|
| 134
|-
| Person Early College for Innovation & Leadership
| Shirlrona Johnson, Principal
| Mavericks 
| Green, White, Orange
| 151
|}

====Charter schools====
The State of North Carolina also provides for a certain number of [[charter school]]s. These are administered separately from the Person County School System. Roxboro has two charter schools:
* [[Bethel Hill Charter School]], an alternative public school that offers young kids an alternative for grades K–5, opened for the 2000–2001 school year. Previously the school served up to grade 6. However, it was eliminated starting in the 2016–17 school year. Total enrollment is 385.
* [[Roxboro Community School]], an alternative to the state public school system, is located in uptown Roxboro. It is housed in the historic Roxboro Cotton Mill/Tultex building, which is on the National Register of Historic Places. The school opened for the 2006–2007 school year. Currently serves grades 6–12. Total enrollment is 700.

===Private education===
* Person Christian School
* Roxboro Christian Academy was founded in 1976 and serves a K-12 program. Total enrollment is 176.
* Zion Christian Academy was founded in 2002 and offers a 1-12 program. Total enrollment is 30.

==Communities==
[[File:Map of Person County North Carolina With Municipal and Township Labels.PNG|thumb|250px|Map of Person County with municipal and township labels]]

===City===
* [[Roxboro, North Carolina|Roxboro]] (county seat and largest community)

===Census-designated place===
* [[Rougemont, North Carolina|Rougemont]]

===Townships===
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* Allensville
* Bushy Fork
* Cunningham
* Flat River
* Holloway
* Mount Tirzah
* Olive Hill
* Roxboro
* Woodsdale
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===Unincorporated communities===
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* [[Ai, North Carolina|Ai]]
* Allensville
* Bethel Hill
* Brooksdale
* Bushy Fork
* Cavel
* Ceffo
* Concord
* [[Cunningham, North Carolina|Cunningham]]
* Denny Store
* Five Forks
* Gentry Store
* Gordonton
* [[Hesters Store, North Carolina|Hesters Store]]
* [[Hurdle Mills, North Carolina|Hurdle Mills]]
* [[Leasburg, North Carolina|Leasburg]]
* Longhurst
* Longs Store
* [[Moriah, North Carolina|Moriah]]
* [[Mount Tirzah, North Carolina|Mount Tirzah]]
* Olive Hill
* Paynes Tavern
* Peeds Store
* Roseville
* [[Semora, North Carolina|Semora]]
* [[Somerset, North Carolina|Somerset]]
* [[Surl, North Carolina|Surl]]
* [[Timberlake, North Carolina|Timberlake]]
* Triple Springs
* Whitt Town
* Woodsdale
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==Notable people==
* [[Henry Atkinson (soldier)|Henry Atkinson]], soldier
* [[Leonidas Berry]], medical doctor, inventor of Eder-Berry biopsy gastroscope<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nationalgeographic.org/news/african-american-inventors-20th-and-21st-century/|title=African-American Inventors III|date=January 21, 2011|work=National Geographic Society|access-date=March 17, 2018|language=en}}</ref>
* [[Robert L. Blackwell]], one of two soldiers from North Carolina to receive the [[Medal of Honor]] for service during [[World War I]]; killed in action on October 11, 1918
* [[Margie Bowes]], country music singer
* [[Mic'hael Brooks]], defensive tackle for the [[Seattle Seahawks]]
* [[Anderson Clayton]], chairperson of the [[North Carolina Democratic Party]]
* [[Carl Long]], [[NASCAR]] driver
* [[Wendy Palmer]], former [[Women's National Basketball Association|WNBA]] player
* [[James E. Ramsey]], politician, [[North Carolina House of Representatives]], former [[Speaker of the North Carolina House of Representatives]]
* [[Ray Scott (singer)|Ray Scott]], country music singer
* [[Enos Slaughter]] or "Country", [[St. Louis Cardinals]], and Baseball Hall of Fame inductee
* [[Jim Thorpe (golfer)|Jim Thorpe]], [[Champions Tour]] golfer
* [[Luke Torian]], politician, [[Virginia House of Delegates]] [[Virginia's 52nd House of Delegates district|52nd district]]

==See also==
* [[List of counties in North Carolina]]
* [[National Register of Historic Places listings in Person County, North Carolina]]
* [[Sappony]], state-recognized tribe that resides in the county

==References==
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==External links==
{{Commons category}}
* {{osmrelation|2528733}}
* {{Official website|https://www.personcountync.gov/}}
* [http://roxboronc.com/ Roxboro Area Chamber of Commerce]

{{Geographic location
|Centre    = Person County, North Carolina
|North     = [[Halifax County, Virginia]]
|Northeast =
|East      = [[Granville County, North Carolina|Granville County]]
|Southeast = [[Durham County, North Carolina|Durham County]]
|South     =
|Southwest = [[Orange County, North Carolina|Orange County]]
|West      = [[Caswell County, North Carolina|Caswell County]]
|Northwest =
}}
{{Person County, North Carolina}}
{{Durham-Chapel Hill Metropolitan Area}}
{{North Carolina}}
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