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Laurinburg is a mid-sized city in Scotland County, North Carolina, United States. It is the county seat of Scotland County. Located in southern North Carolina near the South Carolina state border, Laurinburg is southwest of Fayetteville and is home to St. Andrews Presbyterian College. The Laurinburg Institute, a historically African-American school, is also located in Laurinburg.
Laurinburg is located at 34°45′53″N 79°28′13″W / 34.76472°N 79.47028°W / 34.76472; -79.47028 (34.764663, -79.470146).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 12.6 square miles (33 km).12.4 square miles (32.1 km²) of it is land and 0.2 square miles (0.52 km) of it (1.27%) is water.
As of the census of 2000, there were 15,874 people, 6,136 households, and 4,221 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,280.2 people per square mile (494.3/km²). There were 6,603 housing units at an average density of 532.5 per square mile (205.6/km²). The racial makeup of…
