Raeford, North Carolina
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Raeford, North Carolina is a small city in the Sandhills region known for its close ties to nearby Fort Liberty (formerly Fort Bragg) and its role as a local center for agriculture and military-related communities.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Raeford, North Carolina canonical | 4 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | city ⓘ |
| areaCode |
472
ⓘ
910 ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Fort Bragg
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ⓘ
Fort Liberty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
Cities in North Carolina
ⓘ
County seats in North Carolina ⓘ Populated places in Hoke County, North Carolina ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| county | Hoke County NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| demographics | population includes many military families ⓘ |
| distanceTo | approximately 20–25 miles west of Fayetteville, North Carolina ⓘ |
| economy | influenced by nearby military installation ⓘ |
| feature |
regional service center for rural surroundings
ⓘ
small-town character ⓘ |
| governmentType | council–manager government ⓘ |
| hasClimate | humid subtropical climate ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
local commercial center for Hoke County
ⓘ
residential community for military personnel ⓘ |
| hasJurisdiction | within Hoke County limits ⓘ |
| incorporatedAsCity | early 20th century ⓘ |
| knownFor |
agriculture
ⓘ
close ties to Fort Liberty ⓘ military-related communities ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Piedmont–Sandhills transition area
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ⓘ
southeastern North Carolina ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | Eastern Time Zone ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Fayetteville, North Carolina
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ⓘ
Fort Liberty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | North Carolina Coastal Plain edge ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
A.A. Williford
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ⓘ
John McRae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Sandhills region of North Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| postalCode | 28376 ⓘ |
| primaryEconomicSector |
agriculture
ⓘ
services related to nearby military base ⓘ |
| region | Sandhills NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| role | county seat of Hoke County ⓘ |
| state | North Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subdivisionType |
city
ⓘ
municipality ⓘ |
| timeZoneDST |
Eastern Time Zone
ⓘ
surface form:
Eastern Daylight Time
|
| transportation |
North Carolina Highway 211 serves Raeford
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
U.S. Route 401 passes through Raeford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.