Caswell County, North Carolina

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administrative territorial entity county

Caswell County, North Carolina is a predominantly rural county in the north-central part of the state known for its agricultural heritage and historical significance.

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	administrative territorial entity → county →
bordersWith	Alamance County, North Carolina NERFINISHED → Danville, Virginia → surface form: "Danville, Virginia (independent city)" Orange County, North Carolina NERFINISHED → Person County, North Carolina → Rockingham County, North Carolina NERFINISHED → Virginia →
climate	humid subtropical climate →
contains	Town of Milton → Town of Yanceyville → unincorporated communities →
country	United States of America →
countySeat	Yanceyville, North Carolina →
economyType	agriculture-based →
establishedIn	1777 →
FIPSCode	37xxx →
formedFrom	Orange County, North Carolina NERFINISHED →
GNISFeatureID	xxx →
governmentType	county government →
hasAreaCode	336 → 743 →
hasBorderFeature	Dan River → Hyco Creek NERFINISHED →
hasHistoricalSignificance	American Revolutionary War era → tobacco agriculture history →
hasHistoricSite	Caswell County Courthouse → Milton Historic District → Yanceyville Historic District →
hasJurisdictionOver	Milton, North Carolina → Yanceyville, North Carolina →
hasPrimaryIndustry	crop farming → livestock farming →
isMemberOf	North Carolina Association of County Commissioners →
isPredominantly	rural →
knownFor	agricultural heritage → rural character → tobacco farming →
largestSettlement	Yanceyville, North Carolina →
legislativeBody	Caswell County Board of Commissioners →
locatedIn	North Carolina → Piedmont region of North Carolina →
locatedInRegion	north-central North Carolina →
locatedInTimeZone	Eastern Time Zone →
namedAfter	Richard Caswell →
partOf	Bureau of the Census → surface form: "United States Census Bureau"
state	North Carolina →
subdivisionType	county →

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Alamance County, North Carolina → borderedBy → Caswell County, North Carolina →

Person County, North Carolina → borderedBy → Caswell County, North Carolina →

Orange County, North Carolina → borders → Caswell County, North Carolina →

Orange County → borders → Caswell County, North Carolina →

subject surface form: "Orange County, North Carolina"

Person County, North Carolina → formedFrom → Caswell County, North Carolina →