Place:Rocky Mount, Nash, North Carolina, United States

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NameRocky Mount
TypeCity
Coordinates35.917°N 77.817°W
Located inNash, North Carolina, United States
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Rocky Mount is a city in Edgecombe and Nash counties in the U.S. state of North Carolina.[1][2] The city's population was 54,341 as of the 2020 census, making it the 19th-most populous city in North Carolina. The city is 45 mi (72 km) east of Raleigh, the state capital.

It is the principal city of the Rocky Mount metropolitan area, often called the "Twin Counties", which had an estimated population of 143,870 in 2020.[3] Rocky Mount is also an anchor city of the Rocky Mount-Wilson-Roanoke Rapids Combined Statistical Area in northeast North Carolina with a total population of 288,747 as of 2020.[4]

Incorporated in 1867, the community at the falls of the Tar River that became the city of Rocky Mount dates from the middle of the 1700s. Historically strong in rail transportation, textiles, and agriculture, the economy of Rocky Mount has diversified into biomedical pharmaceuticals, manufacturing, and logistics.[5][6] Rocky Mount has also twice received the All-America City Award from the National Civic League in 1969 and 1999.[7]

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