Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina micropolitan area

Roanoke Rapids
Micropolitan Statistical Area
Roanoke Rapids, NC Micropolitan Statistical Area
  Rocky Mount Metropolitan Statistical Area
  Wilson Micropolitan Statistical Area
  Roanoke Rapids Micropolitan Statistical Area
Country United States
State North Carolina
Principal cities - Rocky Mount
 - Tarboro
 - Nashville
Area
 • Total1,046 sq mi (2,710 km2)
Population
 (2017 Census estimate[1])
 • Density140/sq mi (50/km2)
 • MSA
146,738
Time zoneEST
 • Summer (DST)EDT
Area code252

The Roanoke Rapids, NC Micropolitan Statistical Area (μSA) as defined by the United States Census Bureau, is an area consisting of two counties in North Carolina, anchored by the city of Roanoke Rapids.

As of the 2000 census, the μSA had a population of 79,456 (though a July 1, 2009 estimate placed the population at 74,716).[2]

  1. ^ "Rocky Mount, NC Metro Area - Profile data - Census Report". Census Reporter. Knight Foundation. Retrieved July 31, 2019.
  2. ^ "Table 1. Annual Estimates of the Population of Metropolitan and Micropolitan Statistical Areas: April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2009 (CBSA-EST2009-01)". 2009 Population Estimates. United States Census Bureau, Population Division. 2010-03-23. Archived from the original (CSV) on June 15, 2010. Retrieved 2010-03-26.