Anson County, North Carolina

Anson County
Anson County
County
	Anson County Courthouse and Confederate Monument in Wadesboro
	Motto: "Anson County - A great place to call home"
	Location within the U.S. state of North Carolina
	North Carolina's location within the U.S.
	Coordinates: 34°58′30″N 80°06′35″W
Country	United States
State	North Carolina
Founded	1750
Named for	George Anson, Baron Anson
Seat	Wadesboro
Largest community	Wadesboro
Area
• Total	537.10 sq mi (1,391.1 km2)
• Land	531.46 sq mi (1,376.5 km2)
• Water	5.64 sq mi (14.6 km2) 1.05%
Population (2020)
• Total	22,055
• Density	41.50/sq mi (16.02/km2)
Time zone	UTC−5 (Eastern)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Congressional district	8th
Website	www.co.anson.nc.us

Anson County is a county in the U.S. state of North Carolina. In 2020, 22,055 people lived there.^[1] Its county seat is Wadesboro.

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History

The county was made in 1750 from Bladen County.

In 1753, the northern part of Anson County became Rowan County. In 1762 the western part of the county became Mecklenburg County. In 1779 the northern part of the county became Montgomery County, and the part east of the Pee Dee River became Richmond County. And in 1842 the western part of Anson County was combined with the southeastern part of Mecklenburg County to make Union County.

In 1985 most of the movie The Color Purple (film), starring Oprah Winfrey and Whoopi Goldberg along with Danny Glover, was filmed in Anson county.

Anson County is part of the Centralina Council of Governments.

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These cities and towns are in Anson County