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59-773: They were previously called the Indians of Person County . They are based in Roxboro , the seat of Person County, North Carolina . The Sappony are not federally recognized as a Native American tribe and have never petitioned for federal recognition. In 1996, the Sappony formed a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization named the High Plains Indians . In 2018, Dante Desiderio served as the High Plains Indians' Executive Director and Charlene Martin served as

118-921: A AAA Minor League baseball affiliate of the Tampa Bay Rays , and the Carolina Mudcats , based in Zebulon, are the Advanced-A affiliate of the Milwaukee Brewers . In Cary, North Carolina FC plays in the second-tier USL Championship The area also had a team in the fledgling World League of American Football – however, the Raleigh–Durham Skyhawks , coached by Roman Gabriel , did not exactly cover themselves in glory; they lost all 10 games of their inaugural (and only) season in 1991. The team folded after that, being replaced in

177-755: A difficulty in competing with US Airways ' hub in Charlotte and Delta Air Lines ' hub in Atlanta, Georgia for passengers traveling between smaller cities in the North and South. Midway Airlines entered the market, starting service in 1995 with the then somewhat novel concept of 50-seat Canadair Regional Jets providing service from its RDU hub primarily along the East Coast. Midway, originally incorporated in Chicago , had some success after moving its operations to

236-430: A non-partisan, at-large basis. Roxboro businesses include LED lighting, law firms, electrical, textile, manufacturing, aerodynamics, administrative, winery, brokering, food processing, automotive, tobacco agriculture, aluminum and paper products. Roxboro is also adjacent to North Carolina's Research Triangle region, home to numerous high-tech companies and enterprises. Largest employers: Other businesses: As of

295-547: A population of 649,903 as of the 2020 Census. The Durham–Chapel Hill MSA is a part of the larger Raleigh –Durham– Cary Combined Statistical Area , which has a population of 2,043,867 as of the 2020 Census. Roxboro is named after a town in Scotland ; Roxburgh . Although spelled differently, they are pronounced the same. Prior to the official adoption of the name Roxboro, the community was known as "Mocassin Gap". The city of Roxboro

354-585: A total of nine counties. The MSAs and their constituent counties are: Prior to September 2018, the OMB had used the name Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill Combined Statistical Area and it included several additional counties. The Dunn Micropolitan Statistical Area (Harnett County) and Sanford Micropolitan Statistical Area (Lee County) were moved to the Fayetteville-Sanford-Lumberton Combined Statistical Area, while

413-639: Is defined by Nielsen as including Chatham, Cumberland, Dunn, Durham, Granville, Halifax, Harnett, Hoke, Johnston, Lee, Moore, Northampton, Orange, Robeson, Vance, Wake, Warren, Wayne , and Wilson Counties, along with parts of Franklin County. Numerous newspapers and periodicals serve the Triangle market. The Triangle is part of the Raleigh–Durham– Fayetteville Designated Market Area for broadcast television. As of 2015 –16,

472-470: Is designated US 1 for half of its route and US 401 the other is not a limited-access freeway, although it is a major thoroughfare through northeast Raleigh and into the northern downtown area. North Carolina Highway 147 is a limited-access freeway that connects I-85 with Toll Route NC 540 in northwestern Wake County. The older, toll-free portion of the four-lane route—known as the Durham Freeway or

531-816: Is located near the geographic center of The Triangle, 4 + 1 ⁄ 2 miles (7.2 km) northeast of the town of Morrisville in Wake County . The airport covers 5,000 acres (2,023 ha) and has three runways . In 1939 the General Assembly of North Carolina chartered the Raleigh–Durham Aeronautical Authority, which was changed in 1945 to the Raleigh–Durham Airport Authority. The first new terminal opened in 1955. Terminal A (now Terminal 1) opened in 1981. American Airlines began service to RDU in 1985. RDU opened

590-421: Is maintained by Duke Energy and Piedmont Electric Membership Cooperative. Telephone networks include CenturyLink , wireless networks - AT&T Mobility , U.S. Cellular and Verizon Wireless . Broadband internet is provided by CenturyLink, Electronic Solutions and Charter Communications . Cable television service is available from Charter Communications and CenturyLink. Newspapers and periodicals that serve

649-624: Is part of the Raleigh–Durham–Fayetteville television designated media area and is the 25th-largest in the country with 1,135,920 households (2014) included in that area and the second largest television market in North Carolina. It is part of the Raleigh–Durham Nielsen Audio radio market (code 115) and is the 42nd-largest in the country with a population of 1,365,900. The Raleigh–Durham–Fayetteville market

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708-473: Is provided by American, Frontier and JetBlue, while the Canada flights are provided by Air Canada, Paris by Delta, and Reykjavik by Icelandair. Icelandair is the first international carrier outside of Air Canada to service the airport. Delta Air Lines currently considers the airport to be a "focus city", or an airport that is not a hub, but is of importance to the carrier. The COVID-19 pandemic significantly shrunk

767-671: Is sometimes confused with the Piedmont Triad , which is a North Carolina region adjacent to and directly west of the Triangle comprising Greensboro , Winston-Salem , and High Point , among other cities. Both the Research Triangle and the Piedmont Triad form part of the Piedmont Crescent , a heavily urbanized region of the state that includes the city of Charlotte . Depending on which definition of

826-427: The 2020 United States census , there were 8,134 people, 3,348 households, and 1,739 families residing in the city. As of the census of 2010 there were 8,362 people, 3,479 households, and 1,979 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,296.2 people per square mile (500.5 people/km ). There were 4,044 housing units at an average density of 630.8 per square mile (243.6/km ). The racial makeup of

885-665: The Raleigh–Durham–Cary CSA , comprises nine counties, although the U.S. Census Bureau divided the region into two metropolitan statistical areas and one micropolitan area in 2003. The Raleigh-Cary metropolitan area comprises Wake, Franklin, and Johnston Counties; the Durham-Chapel Hill metropolitan area comprises Durham, Orange, Chatham, Granville, and Person Counties; and the Henderson micropolitan area comprises Vance County. Some area television stations define

944-461: The U.S. state of North Carolina . Anchored by the cities of Raleigh and Durham and the town of Chapel Hill , the region is home to three major research universities: North Carolina State University , Duke University , and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill , respectively. The "Triangle" name originated in the 1950s with the creation of Research Triangle Park located between

1003-460: The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill ) are all members of the ACC . Rivalries among these schools are very strong, fueled by proximity to each other, with annual competitions in every sport. Adding to the rivalries is the large number of graduates the high schools in the region send to each of the local universities. It is very common for students at one university to know many students attending

1062-597: The Wake County Public School System , which includes the cities of Raleigh and Cary, is the largest school system in the state of North Carolina and the 15th-largest in the United States, with average daily enrollment of 159,949 as of the second month of the 2016–17 school year. Other larger systems in the region include Durham Public Schools (about 33,000 students) and rapidly growing Johnston County Schools (about 31,000 students). With

1121-775: The World University Summer Games in 2029. The region has only one professional team of the four major sports , the Carolina Hurricanes of the National Hockey League , based in Raleigh. Since moving to the Research Triangle region from Hartford, Connecticut , they have enjoyed great success, including winning a Stanley Cup . The North Carolina Courage began play in the National Women's Soccer League in 2017 after

1180-691: The 10,000-foot (3,000 m) runway, 5L-23R, in 1986. American Airlines opened its north–south hub operation at RDU in the new Terminal C in June 1987, greatly increasing the size of RDU's operations with a new terminal including a new apron and runway. American brought RDU its first international flights to Bermuda , Cancun , Paris and London . In 1996, American Airlines ceased its hub operations at RDU due to Pan Am and Eastern Airlines . Pan Am and Eastern were Miami's main tenants until 1991, when both carriers went bankrupt. Their hubs at MIA were taken over by United Airlines and American Airlines. This created

1239-742: The CARS Late Model Stock Tour. The region's growing high-technology community includes such companies as IBM , Lenovo , SAS Institute , Cisco Systems , NetApp , Red Hat , EMC Corporation , and Credit Suisse First Boston . In addition to high-tech, the region is consistently ranked in the top three in the U.S. with concentration in life science companies. Some of these companies include GlaxoSmithKline , Biogen Idec , BASF , Merck & Co. , Novo Nordisk , Novozymes , and Pfizer . Research Triangle Park and North Carolina State University's Centennial Campus in Raleigh support innovation through R&D and technology transfer among

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1298-834: The I.L. "Buck" Dean Expressway—traverses downtown Durham and extends through Research Triangle Park to I-40. The Durham Freeway is often used as a detour or alternate route for I-40 through southwestern Durham the Chapel Hill area in cases of traffic accident, congestion or road construction delays. The tolled portion of NC 147, called the Triangle Expressway—North Carolina's first modern toll road when it opened to traffic in late 2011—continues past I-40 to Toll NC 540. Both Toll NC 147 and Toll NC 540 are modern facilities which collect tolls using transponders and license plate photo-capture technology. A partnering system of multiple public transportation agencies currently serves

1357-793: The Oxford Micropolitan Statistical Area (Granville County) was folded into the Durham-Chapel Hill Metropolitan Statistical Area. The Raleigh Metropolitan Statistical Area was also renamed the Raleigh-Cary Metropolitan Statistical Area. The table below outlines the populations of the constituent counties of the Raleigh–Durham-Cary Combined Statistical Area as of the 2020 Census. The members of

1416-603: The Raleigh Outer Loop, extends from the US 64–264 Bypass to I-40 just inside Durham County, where it continues across the interstate as a state route (NC 540), prior to its becoming a toll road from the NC 54 interchange to the current terminus at NC Highway 55 near Holly Springs. I-95 serves the extreme eastern edge of the region, crossing north–south through suburban Johnston County. U.S. Routes 1, 15, and 64 primarily serve

1475-767: The Research Triangle Park area. The agency's initial proposal was effectively cancelled in 2006, however, when the agency could not procure adequate federal funding. A committee of local business, transportation and government leaders currently are working with GoTriangle to develop a new transit blueprint for the region, with various modes of rail transit, as well as bus rapid transit , open as options for consideration. ( IATA : RDU , ICAO : KRDU , FAA LID : RDU ) Raleigh–Durham International Airport (RDU) has nonstop passenger service to 68 destinations with over 450 average daily departures, including nonstop international service to Canada, Europe, and Mexico. It

1534-665: The Research Triangle Regional Partnership are: All counties in North Carolina are in one of 16 regional councils which provide programs and services to local governments. The Triangle J Council of Governments includes Chatham, Durham, Johnston, Lee, Moore, Orange, and Wake Counties. The northern Triangle counties of Person, Granville, Franklin, Vance, and Warren are part of the Kerr-Tar Regional Council of Governments. The Triangle region, as defined for statistical purposes as

1593-686: The Research Triangle region is used, as few as three or as many as 16 counties are included as part of the region. The three core counties of Wake, Durham, and Orange are the homes of the three research universities for which the area is named. As of September 14, 2018, the US Office of Management and Budget (OMB) delineated the Raleigh-Durham-Cary Combined Statistical Area as consisting of two metropolitan and one micropolitan statistical areas. Those three statistical areas in turn are defined as consisting of

1652-755: The Research Triangle region: A number of helipads (i.e. marked landing sites not classified under the FAA LID system) also serve a variety of additional medical facilities (such as UNC Hospitals in Chapel Hill), as well as private, corporate and governmental interests, throughout the region. Amtrak serves the region with the Silver Meteor , Silver Star , Palmetto , Carolinian , and Piedmont routes. Film festivals and events: Notable performing arts and music venues: Theatre and dance events: Music festivals: Movie theatres: The area

1711-630: The Roxboro and surrounding area include: Roxboro is the city of license for two radio stations: Roxboro is part of the Raleigh-Durham-Fayetteville Designated Market Area, the 24th largest broadcast television market in the United States. Research Triangle The Research Triangle , or simply The Triangle , are both common nicknames for a metropolitan area in the Piedmont region of

1770-592: The Triangle region under the joint GoTriangle branding. Raleigh is served by GoRaleigh (formerly Capital Area Transit) municipal transit system, while Durham has GoDurham (formerly the Durham Area Transit Authority) . Chapel Hill is served by Chapel Hill Transit , and Cary is served by GoCary (formerly C-Tran) public transit systems. However, GoTriangle, formerly called Triangle Transit, works in cooperation with all area transit systems by offering transfers between its own routes and those of

1829-577: The Triangle-based universities listed has won at least two NCAA Basketball national championships. Three historically black colleges , including recent Division I arrival North Carolina Central University and Division II members St. Augustine College and Shaw University also boost the popularity of college sports in the region. Other colleges in the Triangle that field intercollegiate teams include Campbell University , Meredith College , and William Peace University . The Triangle will host

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1888-420: The age of 18 living with them, 35.2% were married couples living together, 22.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 38.8% were non-families. 33.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.21 and the average family size was 2.76. In the city the population was spread out, with 23.7% under

1947-460: The age of 18, 8.4% from 18 to 24, 29.0% from 25 to 44, 20.8% from 45 to 64, and 18.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44.1 years. For every 100 females there were 81.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 77.8 males. The median income for a household in the city was $ 36,918 and the median income for a family was $ 42,559. Males had a median income of $ 27,741 versus $ 23,245 for females. The per capita income for

2006-566: The attempted lynching on October 16, 1941, on misdemeanor charges for "unlawful assembly for unlawful purpose". According to the United States Census Bureau , the city has a total area of 7.03 square miles (18.2 km ), of which 7.03 square miles (18.2 km ) is land and 0.16% is water. Roxboro has a moderate subtropical climate, with mild weather in the spring, fall, and winter. However, summers can be hot and humid. Winter temperatures generally range from highs in

2065-745: The city was $ 17,824. About 13.4% of families and 16.8% of the population were below the poverty line , including 21.6% of those under age 18 and 14.5% of those age 65 or over. See Person County, North Carolina . Person County Parks and Recreation Department offers a wide variety of leisure services throughout the county providing a variety of recreational opportunities including playgrounds, walking tracks, picnic shelters, basketball courts, golf course, putt-putt, bicycling, fishing, swimming, tennis courts, ball fields, volleyball courts, hiking trails, horseshoe pits and restroom facilities at more than 14 sites, more than 6,735 acres (27 km ) of park land, including: Other attractions include: The proposed corridor

2124-414: The city was 44.9% White , 46.8% African American , 0.6% Native American , 0.4% Asian , 0.01% Pacific Islander , 2.59% from other races , and 2.1% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino people of any race were 8.7% of the population. (This reporting does not take into account the massive annual influx of Hispanic migrant labor.) There were 3,479 households, out of which 28.1% had children under

2183-729: The league by the Ohio Glory , which fared little better at 1–9, ultimately suffering the same fate – along with the other six teams based in North America – when the league took a two-year hiatus, returning as a six-team all-European league in 1995. The Orange County Speedway in Rougemont hosts stock car racing events including the Pro All Stars Series , the CARS Super Late Model Tour and

2242-472: The low 50s°F (10-13 °C) to lows in the upper 20s-mid 30s°F (-2 to 2 °C), though 60 °F (16 °C) degree weather is not uncommon. The record low was -9 °F in January 1985. Spring and fall days are usually in the low to mid 70s°F (low 20s°C), with nights in the 50s°F (10-14 °C). Summer days are often in the upper 80s and low 90s °F (30-35 °C,) with very high humidity. The record high

2301-583: The midpoint of the eastern United States at RDU and its headquarters to Morrisville, NC. The carrier ultimately could not overcome three weighty challenges: the arrival of Southwest Airlines , the refusal of American Airlines to renew the frequent flyer affiliation it had with Midway (thus dispatching numerous higher fare-paying businesspeople to airlines with better reward destinations), and the significant blow of September 11, 2001. Midway Airlines filed Chapter 11 bankruptcy on August 13, 2001, and ceased operations entirely on October 30, 2003. In February 2000, RDU

2360-479: The operation, but by September 2022, Delta will be serving 21 destinations on aircraft ranging from the CRJ700 to the 767. In addition to RDU, several smaller publicly owned general-aviation airports also operate in the metropolitan region: Several licensed private general-aviation and agricultural airfields are located in the region's suburban areas and nearby rural communities: These licensed heliports serve

2419-461: The other local universities, which increases the opportunities for "bragging" among the schools. The four ACC schools in the state, Duke, North Carolina, North Carolina State, and Wake Forest University (the last of which was originally located in the town of Wake Forest before moving to Winston-Salem in 1956), are referred to as Tobacco Road by sportscasters, particularly in basketball. All four teams consistently produce high-caliber teams . Each of

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2478-421: The other systems. Triangle Transit also coordinates an extensive vanpool and rideshare program that serves the region's larger employers and commute destinations. Plans have been made to merge all of the area's municipal systems into GoTriangle, and GoTriangle also has proposed a regional rail system to connect downtown Durham, downtown Cary and downtown Raleigh with multiple suburban stops, as well as stops in

2537-556: The owner of North Carolina FC bought the NWSL franchise rights of the Western New York Flash and relocated the NWSL franchise to the Triangle. The team has achieved broad success in the league, winning 2 NWSL championships and 3 NWSL Shields in the first five years in the Triangle. With limited top-level professional sports option, minor league sports are quite popular in the region. The Durham Bulls in downtown Durham are

2596-440: The population of the area at 2,106,463, making it the second-largest combined statistical area in North Carolina, behind Charlotte . The Raleigh–Durham television market includes a broader 24-county area which includes Fayetteville, North Carolina , and has a population of 2,726,000 persons. Most of the Triangle is part of North Carolina's first , second , fourth , ninth , and thirteenth congressional districts. The region

2655-622: The primary freeway through Raleigh. The related loop freeways I-440 and I-540 are primarily located in Wake County around Raleigh. I-440 begins at the interchange of US 1 and I-40 southwest of downtown Raleigh and arcs as a multiplex with US 1 northward around downtown with the formal designation as the Cliff Benson/Raleigh Beltline (cosigned with US 1 on three-fourths of its northern route) and ends at its junction with I-40 in southeast Raleigh. I-540, sometimes known as

2714-556: The region as Raleigh–Durham–Fayetteville . Fayetteville is more than 50 miles (80 km) from Raleigh, but is part of the Triangle television market . Public secondary education in the Triangle is similar to that of the majority of the state of North Carolina, in which there are county-wide school systems (the exception is Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools within Orange County but apart from Orange County Schools). Based in Cary,

2773-423: The region as US 15-501 . I-95 passes 30 miles east of Raleigh through Johnston County, with I-87 connecting I-95 at Rocky Mount, NC to Raleigh via the US 64–264 Bypass . The two interstates diverge from one another in Orange County, with I-85 heading northeast through northern Durham County toward Virginia , while I-40 travels southeast through southern Durham, through the center of the region, and serves as

2832-533: The region as limited-access freeways or multilane highways with access roads . US 1 enters the region from the southwest as the Claude E. Pope Memorial Highway and travels through suburban Apex where it merges with US 64 and continues northeast through Cary. The two highways are codesignated for about 2 miles (3.2 km) until US 1 joins I-440 and US 64 with I-40 along the Raleigh–Cary border. Capital Boulevard, which

2891-562: The region's companies and research universities (including Duke University and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill). The area fared relatively well during the late-2000s recession , ranked as the strongest region in North Carolina by the Brookings Institution and among the top 40 in the country. The change in unemployment during 2008 to 2009 was 4.6% and home prices was 2%. The Greensboro metropolitan area

2950-644: The significant number of universities and colleges in the area and the relative absence of major league professional sports, NCAA sports are very popular, particularly those sports in which the Atlantic Coast Conference participates, most notably basketball. The Duke Blue Devils (representing Duke University in Durham), NC State Wolfpack (representing North Carolina State University in Raleigh), and North Carolina Tar Heels (representing

3009-506: The terminal. Terminal A became designated as Terminal 1 on October 26, 2008. In 2003, RDU also dedicated a new general aviation terminal. RDU continues to keep pace with its growth by redeveloping Terminal C into a new state-of-the-art terminal, now known as Terminal 2, which opened in October 2008. As of June 2022, the airport will have international flights to Cancun, London, Montreal, Paris, Reykjavik and Toronto. Cancun and London service

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3068-568: The three anchor cities, which is the largest research park in the United States and home to numerous high tech companies. The nine-county region, officially named the Raleigh–Durham–Cary, NC Combined Statistical Area by the Office of Management and Budget , comprises the Raleigh – Cary , Durham – Chapel Hill , and Henderson , NC Metropolitan Statistical Areas . The 2020 census put

3127-411: The treasurer. In 2021, the administration of the Sappony were as follows. Roxboro, North Carolina Roxboro is a city and the county seat of Person County in the U.S. state of North Carolina . The population was 8,134 at the 2020 census . The city is 30 miles (48 km) north of Durham and is a part of the four-county Durham–Chapel Hill Metropolitan Statistical Area , which has

3186-581: Was incorporated on January 9, 1855, and remains the only municipality in Person County. The Holloway-Jones-Day House , House on Wagstaff Farm , James A. and Laura Thompson Long House , Merritt-Winstead House , Person County Courthouse , Roxboro Commercial Historic District , Roxboro Cotton Mill , and Roxboro Male Academy and Methodist Parsonage are listed on the National Register of Historic Places . On July 7, 1920, Red Roach

3245-487: Was lynched in downtown Roxboro. On August 15, 1941, a mob of 500 attempted to lynch Cy Winstead, a 22-year-old black man, who was accused of raping a white woman and was being held at the Person county court house. The mob was held off with tear gas by local authorities led by Sheriff M. T. Clayton until Winstead could be safely transferred to the state prison in Raleigh. No injuries were reported. Ten men were indicted for

3304-521: Was 104 °F in July 1966. The rainiest months are July and September. Roxboro receives an average of 7.2 in (180 mm) of snow per winter. Freezing rain and sleet occur most winters, and occasionally the area experiences a major, damaging ice storm. Roxboro is often dubbed the "Snow Capital of the Triangle" because it often receives the most or close to the most snow during snowstorms in central North Carolina due to its high elevation. Mayor and City Council members are elected to four-year terms on

3363-458: Was listed among the second-weakest and the Charlotte area among the middle in the country. The Research Triangle region is served by these hospitals and medical centers: The Triangle proper is served by three major interstate highways : I-40 , I-85 , and I-87 along with their spurs : I-885 , I-440 , and I-540 , and seven U.S. Routes : 1 , 15 , 64 , 70 , 264 , 401 , and 501 . US Highways 15 and 501 are multiplexed through much of

3422-473: Was officially announced in November 2008. It will improve the existing 4-lane divided boulevard facility to a 4- lane divided expressway from the Durham County line to Roby Barton Rd. (SR 1218). The Transportation Planning Branch of the North Carolina Department of Transportation, Person County, and the City of Roxboro initiated a study to cooperatively develop the Person County & Roxboro Comprehensive Transportation Plan (CTP). The city's electric system

3481-443: Was ranked as the nation's second fastest-growing major airport in the United States, by Airports Council International, based on 1999 statistics. Passenger growth hit 24% over the previous year, ranking RDU second only to Washington Dulles International Airport . RDU opened Terminal A south concourse for use by Northwest and Continental Airlines in 2001. The addition added 46,000 square feet (4,300 m ) and five aircraft gates to

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