Timberlake, North Carolina

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Unincorporated community in North Carolina, United States

Timberlake

Unincorporated community

Helena Moriah Road

Timberlake

Location within the state of North Carolina

Coordinates: 36°17′11″N 78°57′03″W﻿ / ﻿36.28639°N 78.95083°W﻿ / 36.28639; -78.95083
Country| United States
State| North Carolina
County| Person
Time zone| UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)| UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP codes|

27583

Timberlake[1] is an unincorporated community in south-central Person County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 6,921 at the 2010 census. It lies between Roxboro and Durham along the US Highway 501 corridor through Person County. The economy of this community is dominated by tobacco agriculture and manufacturing.

## History[edit]

Timberlake was one of several communities affected by a 2010 tornado outbreak.

## Culture[edit]

Although Timberlake has a fairly large population for an unincorporated municipality, it does not have a large number of businesses. The majority of residents work and do business in the nearby municipalities of Roxboro, Durham and Hillsborough.

## Demographics[edit]

According to the 2010 U.S. Census, there were 6,921 people in 2,684 households. The racial composition of the town was 82.9% White, 13.7% Black or African American, 0.5% Native American, 0.3% Asian, 0.1% Vietnamese, 1.1% some other race, and 1.5% of two or more races. 2.2% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.[2] Out of the population it only has a 5.5% unemployment rate.[3]

## Notable people[edit]

* Wendy Palmer \- UNCG Women's Basketball Head Coach
* John Dee Holeman \- American Blues Artist
* Mary Jayne Harrelson \- two time NCAA national track champion, six time All-American

## Points of interest[edit]

* Person County Airport

## Education[edit]

* Helena Elementary School

## References[edit]

1. ^ Powell, William S (1968). The North Carolina Gazetteer: A Dictionary of Tar Heel Places. Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press. p. 493\. ISBN 0-8078-1247-1.
2. ^ "Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (DP-1): Timberlake town, North Carolina". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 3, 2012.
3. ^ "Best Places to Live in Timberlake (zip 27583), North Carolina". Bestplaces.net. Retrieved January 23, 2018.

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Municipalities and communities of Person County, North Carolina, United States

County seat: Roxboro

City|

* Roxboro

CDP|

* Rougemont‡

Unincorporated
communities|

* Ai
* Cunningham
* Hesters Store
* Hurdle Mills
* Leasburg
* Moriah
* Mount Tirzah
* Olive Hill
* Semora
* Somerset
* Surl
* Timberlake

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‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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