Alamance County, North Carolina

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administrative territorial entity county

Alamance County, North Carolina is a county in the central part of the state known for its mix of small cities and rural areas, historical textile industry roots, and proximity to the Research Triangle and Piedmont Triad regions.

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	administrative territorial entity → county →
borderedBy	Caswell County, North Carolina → Chatham County, North Carolina → Guilford County, North Carolina → Orange County, North Carolina → Randolph County, North Carolina → Rockingham County, North Carolina →
climate	humid subtropical climate →
contains	Alamance Battleground State Historic Site → Burlington, North Carolina → Elon University → Elon, North Carolina → Gibsonville, North Carolina (part) → Graham, North Carolina → Green Level, North Carolina → Haw River, North Carolina → Mebane, North Carolina → Ossipee, North Carolina → Swepsonville, North Carolina → Village of Alamance, North Carolina →
country	United States of America →
createdFrom	Orange County, North Carolina →
economyIncludes	education → healthcare → manufacturing → retail trade →
established	1849 →
FIPSCode	37xxx (Alamance County) →
GNISID	USGS GNIS entry for Alamance County →
governingBody	Alamance County Board of Commissioners →
hasOfficialWebsite	https://www.alamance-nc.com/ →
historicalEvent	Battle of Alamance (1771) →
inMetropolitanRegionOf	Piedmont Triad → Research Triangle (broad economic region) →
knownFor	historical textile industry → mix of small cities and rural areas →
largestCity	Burlington, North Carolina →
locatedBetween	Research Triangle region and Piedmont Triad region →
locatedIn	North Carolina → Piedmont region of North Carolina →
namedAfter	Battle of Alamance → Great Alamance Creek →
observesDaylightSavingTime	yes →
partOf	Burlington, North Carolina Metropolitan Statistical Area → United States South Atlantic states →
postalAbbreviation	NC →
seat	Graham, North Carolina →
subdivisionType	county government →
timeZone	Eastern Time Zone →

Referenced by (7)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Orange County, North Carolina → Orange County, North Carolina →	borders
Alamance County urban area → Duke Forest →	locatedIn
Chatham County, North Carolina →	borderedBy
Burlington, North Carolina →	county
Burlington, North Carolina →	isCountySeatOf