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| City of Rocky Mount | |||
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| Nickname(s): "City on the Rise" "Rock City" | |||
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| Country | United States | ||
| State | North Carolina | ||
| Counties | Nash, Edgecombe | ||
| Founded | Circa March 22, 1816 | ||
| Incorporated | February 28, 1867 | ||
| Government | |||
| - Mayor | David W.Combs | ||
| Area | |||
| - City | 35.8 sq mi (92.7 km²) | ||
| - Land | 35.6 sq mi (92.1 km²) | ||
| - Water | 0.2 sq mi (0.5 km²) 0.59% | ||
| - Urban | 41 sq mi (106 km²) | ||
| - Metro | 1,050 sq mi (2,718 km²) | ||
| Elevation | 100 ft (31 m) | ||
| Population (2000) | |||
| - City | 55,893 | ||
| - Density | 1,571.4/sq mi (606.7/km²) | ||
| - Urban | 61,657 | ||
| - Metro | 143,026 | ||
| - Metro Density | 136/sq mi (53/km²) | ||
| Time zone | EST (UTC-5) | ||
| - Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) | ||
| ZIP Code | 27801 | ||
| Area code(s) | 252 | ||
| FIPS code | 37-57500 | ||
| GNIS feature ID | 1022368 | ||
| Website: www.rockymountnc.gov | |||
Rocky Mount is an All-America City Award-winning city in Edgecombe and Nash counties in the coastal plains of the U.S. state of North Carolina. Although it was not formally incorporated until February 28, 1867, the North Carolina community that became the city of Rocky Mount dates from the beginning of the 19th century, and the first post office in the area opened in 1816. In 1996, the town of Battleboro merged with the city of Rocky Mount.
Rocky Mount is the principal city of the Rocky Mount, North Carolina Metropolitan Statistical Area, which had a population as of 2000 of 143,026 and which encompasses all of both Edgecombe and Nash counties. Rocky Mount is also a part of a Combined Statistical Area which consist of both Rocky Mount and Wilson Metropolitan Areas. The Rocky Mount-Wilson CSA population is currently over 200,000 residents. Rocky Mount's population was 55,893 at the 2000 census. The city is about 45 minutes away from the state capital, Raleigh, which has a population of just under 400,000. The city is less than 36 miles east of the East Raleigh surburb of Knightdale
Rocky Mount has a growing arts community. The city operates an Arts Center, a Children's Museum & Science Center, and a Community Theatre at the Imperial Centre for the Arts & Sciences
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