Robeson County, North Carolina
25 public bodies govern here, 4 school districts are based here, and USDA lists 0 farmers markets. Everything below says where it came from.
In four numbers
- People
- 116,902
- Median household income
- $41,978
- ±1,323
- Unemployed
- 6.0%
- 2,725 of 45,696 in the labour force
- Homes with broadband
- 77.6%
- 33,471 of 43,134 households
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020-2024; read 2026-09-26. Percentages worked out here from the two counts shown.
Who governs here
County government 1
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| County of Robeson | 116,328 (2021) | 701 N Elm St, Lumberton | Website |
Cities, towns and villages 15
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| City of Lumberton | 18,694 (2021) | Po Box 1388, Lumberton | Website |
| Town of Fairmont | 2,176 (2021) | Po Box 248, Fairmont | Website |
| Town of Lumber Bridge | 83 (2021) | Po Box 191, Lumber Bridge | — |
| Town of Marietta | 107 (2021) | Po Box 178, Marietta | — |
| Town of Maxton | 2,116 (2021) | Po Box 99, Maxton | Website |
| Town of McDonald | 92 (2021) | Po Box 1074, Fairmont | — |
| Town of Orrum | 58 (2021) | Po Box 9, Orrum | — |
| Town of Parkton | 502 (2021) | Po Box 55, Parkton | — |
| Town of Pembroke | 2,812 (2021) | Po Box 866, Pembroke | Website |
| Town of Proctorville | 121 (2021) | Po Box 190, Proctorville | — |
| Town of Raynham | 61 (2021) | 351 Phyliss Cir, Rowland | — |
| Town of Red Springs | 3,096 (2021) | Po Box 790, Red Springs | Website |
| Town of Rennert | 276 (2021) | 62 Park St, Shannon | — |
| Town of Rowland | 887 (2021) | Po Box 127, Rowland | Website |
| Town of St Pauls | 2,055 (2021) | Po Box 364, Saint Pauls | Website |
Special districts 9
| Name | What it does | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lumberton Airport Commission | Air transportation | 163 Airport Blvd, Lumberton | — |
| Robeson County Drainage District 1 | Drainage | Po Box 1087, Lumberton | — |
| Robeson County Drainage District 2 | Drainage | Po Box 1087, Lumberton | — |
| Robeson County Drainage District 4 | Drainage | 408 N Chestnut St, Lumberton | — |
| Fairmont Housing Authority | Housing and community development | Po Box 661, Fairmont | — |
| Lumberton City Housing Authority | Housing and community development | Po Box 709, Lumberton | — |
| Maxton Housing Authority | Housing and community development | Po Box 126, Maxton | — |
| Pembroke Housing Authority | Housing and community development | Po Box 910, Pembroke | Website |
| Robeson County Soil and Water Conservation District | Soil and water conservation | 440 Caton Rd, Lumberton | — |
U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Government Units List (published August 2023); the file read 2026-09-26. Offices are placed by county; a special district’s territory can cross county lines. Each body posts its own meetings on its website where the Census records one.
School districts based here
CIS Academy
Independent charter district1 schools
818 West 3rd Street, Pembroke, NC, 28372
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
Old Main Stream
Independent charter district1 schools
200 North Odum Street, Pembroke, NC, 28372
Public Schools of Robeson County
School district37 schools
100 Hargrave Street, Lumberton, NC, 28358
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
Southeastern Academy
Independent charter district1 schools
12251 NC HWY 41 North, Lumberton, NC, 28358
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data 2024-25; read 2026-09-26.
Farmers markets
USDA’s directory lists no farmers market in this county. That is not the same as there being none: a market that never registered with USDA, and was not found by its 2023 web sweep, is not in the directory.
In the counties that border this one
Cape Fear Farmers' Market of Bladen... (Elizabethtown)
Murchison Road Community Farmers Market (1047 Murchison Road Fayetteville) · The Fayetteville Farmers Market (205 Forsythe St Fayetteville) · Sandhills Farmers Market of Spring Lake (230 Chapel Hill Road Spring Lake) · and 2 more
Conway Farmers Market (Conway) · Little River Farmers Market (Little River) · Market Common Farmers Market (Myrtle Beach) · and 2 more
Which counties border which: U.S. Census Bureau, County Adjacency File (2024), the file read 2026-09-26. Bordering is not distance — counties that touch at one corner border each other.
USDA National Farmers Market Directory; read 2026-09-26.