Profile for Laurinburg, North Carolina, NC

Former and merged names include:
· Laurenburg

The Laurinburg Institute, a black-owned prep school, was founded here in 1904. Students who went on to famous careers included jazz musician Dizzy Gillespie, and NBA stars Jimmy Walker, Walter Davis and Chris Washburn.

Crime: The number of violent crimes recorded by the FBI in 2003 was 87. The number of murders and homicides was 3. The violent crime rate was 5.5 per 1,000 people.

Well-known residents have included:
· William Surles McArthur Jr., astronaut
· Dizzie Gillespie, jazz musician
· Sam Jones, basketball player
· Woody Shaw, trumpet player
· Wes Covington, baseball player

Local festivals include:

• John Blue Cotton Festival - Oct. 13-14, 2007

Historic sites and museums: Historic John Blue House and Cotton Gin, Indian Museum of the Carolinas, Scottish Heritage Center

Colleges and universities: St. Andrews Presbyterian College

Support for libraries: Local government funding for the local library system, in fiscal years 2001-2002, was below the national average. (See library links below.)

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6% of Laurinburg residents report German ancestry, and 4% report Irish. For more info on local ancestry groups, see the Laurinburg ancestry & family history guide.

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At the time of the 2000 census, the per capita income in Laurinburg was $16,165, compared with $21,587 nationally.

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22% of Laurinburg residents age 25 and older have a bachelor's or advanced college degree.

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Laurinburg festival dates:

• John Blue Cotton Festival - Oct. 13-14, 2007

Dates often change. Check with local tourism officials to be sure.

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Median rent in Laurinburg, at the time of the 2000 Census, was $312.   Monthly homeowner costs, for people with mortgages, were $840.

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Scotland County supported John Kerry in the 2004 presidential election. For more information, see our Laurinburg political report.

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The average commute time for Laurinburg workers is 20 minutes, compared with 26 minutes nationwide.

A total of 1 fatal motor vehicle accidents occurred in Laurinburg between 2001 and 2003, according to reports gathered by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

This is a rate of .6 fatal crashes per 10,000 population, which was lower than the national norm.

Hotels in Laurinburg include Holiday Inn Express Laurinburg.

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