Eden, North Carolina | |
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| Nickname: Land of 2 Rivers | |
| Motto(s): "Small Town, Big Outdoors" | |
 Location of Eden, North Carolina | |
| Coordinates: 36°30′10″N 79°44′29″W / 36.50278°N 79.74139°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | North Carolina |
| County | Rockingham |
| incorporated | September 12, 1967 |
| Government | |
| • Type | City Council |
| • Mayor | Neville Hall |
| • City Manager | Jon Mendenhall |
| Area | |
• Total | 14.38 sq mi (37.24 km2) |
| • Land | 14.22 sq mi (36.83 km2) |
| • Water | 0.16 sq mi (0.41 km2) |
| Elevation | 633 ft (193 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 15,421 |
| • Rank | 70th in North Carolina |
| • Density | 1,084.46/sq mi (418.72/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| ZIP codes | 27288-27289 |
| Area code | 336 |
| FIPS code | 37-20080[3] |
| GNIS feature ID | 2403539[2] |
| Website | www |
Eden is a city in Rockingham County in the U.S. state of North Carolina and is part of the Greensboro-High Point Metropolitan Statistical Area of the Piedmont Triad region. As of the 2020 census, the population was 15,405.[4] From the late nineteenth century through much of the 20th, the city was a center of textile mills and manufacturing. The city was incorporated in 1967 through the consolidation of three towns: Leaksville, Spray, and Draper.[5][6]
- ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Eden, North Carolina
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "City and Town Population Totals: 2020-2021". Census.gov. US Census Bureau. Retrieved July 9, 2022.
- ^ Brown, Leslie (July 22, 2000). "Eden Has Big-City Benefits, Small-Town Feel/Small Towns Merged To Form Eden, Rockingham County's Biggest City". Greensboro News & Record. Retrieved October 15, 2023.
- ^ Loos, Ted (November 25, 2016). "How a French Artist Turned a Stay in North Carolina Into Conceptual Art". The New York Times. Retrieved October 15, 2023.