Lenoir County, North Carolina

{{Short description|County in North Carolina, United States}} {{Distinguish|Lenoir, North Carolina}} {{Use American English|date=June 2025}} {{Use mdy dates|date=April 2024}} {{Infobox U.S. county | county = Lenoir County | state = North Carolina | seal = Great Seal of Lenoir County nc.jpg | founded = 1791 | named for = William Lenoir | seat wl = Kinston | largest city wl = Kinston | city type = community | area_total_sq_mi = 401.37 | area_land_sq_mi = 399.09 | area_water_sq_mi = 2.28 | area percentage = 0.57 | population_as_of = 2020 | population_total = 55122 | pop_est_as_of = 2025 | population_est = 55837 {{gain}} | population_density_sq_mi = 138.12 | coordinates = {{coord|35.24|-77.64|type:adm2nd_region:US-NC_source:USCensusBureau2020gazetteerfiles|display=inline,title}} | web = lenoircountync.gov | district = 1st | time zone = Eastern | ex image = Lenoir County Courthouse.JPG | ex image cap = Lenoir County Courthouse in Kinston | logo = Lenoir County Logo.png | flag = Lenoir County Flag.gif }}

'''Lenoir County''' ({{IPAc-en|l|ɛ|'|n|ɔːr}} {{respell|le|NOR}})<ref name="North Carolina Collection">[https://library.unc.edu/wilson/ncc/talk-like-a-tar-heel/ Talk Like a Tarheel] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130622041633/http://www.lib.unc.edu/ncc/ref/resources/tlth.html |date=June 22, 2013 }}, from the North Carolina Collection website at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved August 16, 2023.</ref> is a county in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of the 2020 census, its population was 55,122.<ref name="2020CensusQuickFacts"/> Its county seat is Kinston,<ref name="GR6">{{cite web|url=https://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx|access-date=June 7, 2011|title=Find a County|publisher=National Association of Counties}}</ref> located on the Neuse River, across which the county has its territory.

Lenoir County comprises the Kinston, NC Micropolitan Statistical Area.

==History== The county was formed in 1791 from the southern part of Dobbs County. It was named for William Lenoir (1751–1839), an officer in the American Revolutionary War who took part in the Battle of Kings Mountain.<ref>{{cite book|last=Gannett|first=Henry|title=The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States|url=https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_9V1IAAAAMAAJ|year=1905|publisher=U.S. Government Printing Office|page=[https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_9V1IAAAAMAAJ/page/n184 185]}}</ref> He was a prominent political leader; when the county was established, he was serving as Speaker of the North Carolina Senate.

==Geography== {{maplink|frame=yes|zoom=8|id=Q507907|type=shape-inverse|text=Interactive map of Lenoir County}} According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has an area of {{convert|401.37|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|399.09|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|2.28|sqmi}} (0.57%) is water.<ref>{{Cite web |date=August 23, 2022 |title=2020 County Gazetteer Files – North Carolina |url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2020_Gazetteer/2020_gaz_counties_37.txt |access-date=September 9, 2023 |publisher=United States Census Bureau}}</ref>

===State and local protected sites=== * CSS Neuse * Neuseway Nature Center and Planetarium

===Major water bodies=== * Contentnea Creek * Neuse River * Southwest Creek * Wheat Swamp

===Adjacent counties=== * Greene County – north * Pitt County – northeast * Craven County – east * Jones County – southeast * Duplin County – southwest * Wayne County – west

===Major highways=== {{div col|colwidth=30em}} * {{Jct|state=NC|I|42|I-Future|42|nolink2=yes}} * {{Jct|state=NC|US|70}} * {{Jct|state=NC|US|258}} * {{Jct|state=NC|NC|11}} * {{Jct|state=NC|NC|55}} * {{Jct|state=NC|NC|58}} * {{Jct|state=NC|NC|118}} * {{Jct|state=NC|NC|148}} * {{Jct|state=NC|NC|241}} * {{Jct|state=NC|NC|903}} {{Div col end}}

===Major infrastructure=== * Amtrak Thruway (Kinston) * Kinston Regional Jetport * Global TransPark * Greyhound Bus Terminal, with a location in Kinston

==Demographics== {{US Census population | 1800 = 4005 | 1810 = 5572 | 1820 = 6799 | 1830 = 7723 | 1840 = 7605 | 1850 = 7828 | 1860 = 10220 | 1870 = 10434 | 1880 = 15344 | 1890 = 14879 | 1900 = 18639 | 1910 = 22769 | 1920 = 29555 | 1930 = 35716 | 1940 = 41211 | 1950 = 45953 | 1960 = 55276 | 1970 = 55204 | 1980 = 59819 | 1990 = 57274 | 2000 = 59648 | 2010 = 59495 | 2020 = 55122 | estyear = 2025 | estimate = 55837 | estref = <ref name="USCensusEst2025">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/data/tables/time-series/demo/popest/2020s-counties-total.html|title=County Population Totals and Components of Change: 2020-2025|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=April 6, 2026}}</ref> {{increase}} | align-fn = center | footnote = U.S. Decennial Census<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=U.S. Decennial Census|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=January 17, 2015}}</ref> 1790–1960<ref>{{cite web|url=https://mapserver.lib.virginia.edu|title=Historical Census Browser|publisher=University of Virginia Library|access-date=January 17, 2015}}</ref> 1900–1990<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/nc190090.txt|title=Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990|publisher=United States Census Bureau|editor-last=Forstall|editor-first=Richard L.|date=March 27, 1995|access-date=January 17, 2015}}</ref> 1990–2000<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100327165705/http://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf |archive-date=March 27, 2010 |url-status=live|title=Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000|publisher=United States Census Bureau|date=April 2, 2001|access-date=January 17, 2015}}</ref> 2010<ref name="QF">{{cite web|title=State & County QuickFacts|url=http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/37/37107.html|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=October 21, 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110607000245/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/37/37107.html|archive-date=June 7, 2011}}</ref> 2020<ref name="2020CensusQuickFacts">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/lenoircountynorthcarolina|title=QuickFacts: Lenoir County, North Carolina|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=March 21, 2024}}</ref> | align = right }} thumb|2020 population density of Lenoir County NC by census block<ref>{{Cite web |title=2025 TIGER/Line® Shapefiles |url=https://www.census.gov/cgi-bin/geo/shapefiles/index.php?year=2025&layergroup=Blocks+(2020) |access-date=2026-04-14 |website=www.census.gov}}</ref>

===Racial and ethnic composition=== {| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;" |+'''Lenoir County, North Carolina – Racial and ethnic composition''' {{nobold|''Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.''}} !Race / Ethnicity (''NH = Non-Hispanic'') !Pop 1980<ref name=1980Census>{{Cite web|title=1980 Census of Population - General Social and Economic Characteristics - North Carolina - Table 15 - Persons by Race: 1980 and Table 16 - Persons by Spanish Origin, Race, and Sex: 1980 |url=https://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/1980a_ncABC-02.pdf|website=United States Census Bureau|page=14-25|via= WayBack Machine|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250228195108/https://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/1980a_ncABC-02.pdf| archive-date=February 28, 2025}}</ref> !Pop 1990<ref>{{Cite web |title=1990 Census of Population - General Population Characteristics - North Carolina: Table 3 - Race and Hispanic Origin |website=United States Census Bureau|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1990/cp-1/cp-1-35.pdf|access-date=|page=15-64|via= WayBack Machine|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250320045449/https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1990/cp-1/cp-1-35.pdf| archive-date=March 20, 2025}}</ref> !Pop 2000<ref name=2000CensusP004>{{Cite web|title=P004: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2000: DEC Summary File 1 – Lenoir County, North Carolina|url=https://data.census.gov/table?g=050XX00US37107&tid=DECENNIALSF12000.P004|website=United States Census Bureau |access-date= }}</ref> !Pop 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Lenoir County, North Carolina|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=050XX00US37107&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2|website=United States Census Bureau |access-date= }}</ref> !style="background-color: #ffffb3;" | Pop 2020<ref name=2020CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Lenoir County, North Carolina|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=050XX00US37107&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|website=United States Census Bureau |access-date= }}</ref> !% 1980 !% 1990 !% 2000 !% 2010 !style="background-color: #ffffb3;" |% 2020 |- |White alone (NH) |36,624 |34,136 |33,075 |30,492 |style='background: #ffffe6; |26,582 |61.22% |59.60% |55.45% |51.25% |style='background: #ffffe6; |48.22% |- |Black or African American alone (NH) |22,555 |22,456 |24,016 |23,968 |style='background: #ffffe6; |22,034 |37.71% |39.21% |40.26% |40.29% |style='background: #ffffe6; |39.97% |- |Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) |56 |69 |97 |163 |style='background: #ffffe6; |134 |0.09% |0.12% |0.16% |0.27% |style='background: #ffffe6; |0.24% |- |Asian alone (NH) |92 |142 |199 |256 |style='background: #ffffe6; |332 |0.15% |0.25% |0.33% |0.43% |style='background: #ffffe6; |0.60% |- |Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone (NH) |x <ref>included in the Asian category in the 1980 Census</ref> |x <ref>included in the Asian category in the 1990 Census</ref> |23 |26 |style='background: #ffffe6; |22 |x |x |0.04% |0.04% |style='background: #ffffe6; |0.04% |- |Other race alone (NH) |22 |8 |41 |66 |style='background: #ffffe6; |135 |0.04% |0.01% |0.07% |0.11% |style='background: #ffffe6; |0.24% |- |Mixed race or Multiracial (NH) |x <ref>not an option in the 1980 Census</ref> |x <ref>not an option in the 1990 Census</ref> |306 |607 |style='background: #ffffe6; |1,518 |x |x |0.51% |1.02% |style='background: #ffffe6; |2.75% |- |Hispanic or Latino (any race) |470 |463 |1,891 |3,917 |style='background: #ffffe6; |4,365 |0.79% |0.81% |3.17% |6.58% |style='background: #ffffe6; |7.92% |- |'''Total''' |'''59,819''' |'''57,274''' |'''59,648''' |'''59,495''' |style='background: #ffffe6; |'''55,122 ''' |'''100.00%''' |'''100.00%''' |'''100.00%''' |'''100.00%''' |style='background: #ffffe6; |'''100.00%''' |}

===2020 census===

As of the 2020 census, there were 55,122 people, 22,930 households, and 14,863 families residing in the county. The median age was 43.1 years, 22.1% of residents were under the age of 18, and 20.9% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 90.6 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 86.9 males age 18 and over.<ref name="Census2020DP">{{cite web|title=2020 Decennial Census Demographic Profile (DP1)|url=https://api.census.gov/data/2020/dec/dp?get=NAME,DP1_0021P,DP1_0024P,DP1_0025C,DP1_0049C,DP1_0045C,DP1_0069C,DP1_0073C,DP1_0125P,DP1_0126P,DP1_0129P,DP1_0133P,DP1_0137P,DP1_0138P,DP1_0139P,DP1_0141P,DP1_0142P,DP1_0143P,DP1_0145P,DP1_0146P,DP1_0147C,DP1_0148C,DP1_0149C,DP1_0156C,DP1_0157C,DP1_0158C,DP1_0159P,DP1_0160P&for=county%3A107&in=state%3A37|website=United States Census Bureau|year=2021|access-date=December 26, 2025|df=mdy}}</ref>

The racial makeup of the county was 49.2% White, 40.3% Black or African American, 0.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.6% Asian, 0.1% Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander, 4.9% from some other race, and 4.7% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino residents of any race comprised 7.9% of the population.<ref name="Census2020PL">{{cite web|title=2020 Decennial Census Redistricting Data (Public Law 94-171)|url=https://api.census.gov/data/2020/dec/pl?get=NAME,P1_001N,P1_003N,P1_004N,P1_005N,P1_006N,P1_007N,P1_008N,P1_009N,P2_001N,P2_002N,H1_001N,H1_002N&for=county%3A107&in=state%3A37|website=United States Census Bureau|year=2021|access-date=December 26, 2025|df=mdy}}</ref>

There were 22,930 households in the county, of which 28.1% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 37.9% were married-couple households, 19.6% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 36.4% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 32.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.<ref name="Census2020DP"/>

There were 26,577 housing units, of which 13.7% were vacant. Among occupied housing units, 60.1% were owner-occupied and 39.9% were renter-occupied. The homeowner vacancy rate was 1.6% and the rental vacancy rate was 6.8%.<ref name="Census2020DP"/>

38.2% of residents lived in urban areas, while 61.8% lived in rural areas.<ref name="Census2020DHC">{{cite web|title=2020 Decennial Census Demographic and Housing Characteristics (DHC)|url=https://api.census.gov/data/2020/dec/dhc?get=NAME,P2_002N,P2_003N&for=county%3A107&in=state%3A37|website=United States Census Bureau|year=2023|access-date=December 26, 2025|df=mdy}}</ref>

===2010 census=== At the 2010 census, there were 59,495 residents with 24,327 households and 15,993 families residing within the county.<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |title=American FactFinder - Community Facts |url=https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/cf/1.0/en/county/Lenoir%20County,%20North%20Carolina/POPULATION/DECENNIAL_CNT |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200214010755/https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/cf/1.0/en/county/Lenoir%20County,%20North%20Carolina/POPULATION/DECENNIAL_CNT|archive-date=February 14, 2020 |access-date=25 September 2024 |website=factfinder.census.gov |language=en}} [https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/cf/1.0/en/county/Lenoir%20County,%20North%20Carolina/POPULATION/DECENNIAL_CNT Alt URL]</ref> The population density was {{convert|149|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|people |people}}. There were 27,184 housing units at an average density of {{convert|68|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units |units|}}. The county's racial makeup was 56.47% White, 40.43% Black or African American, 0.18% Native American, 0.34% Asian, 0.05% Pacific Islander, 1.88% from other races, and 0.66% from two or more races. 3.17% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 23,862 households, out of which 31.30% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.40% were married couples living together, 17.30% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.20% were non-families. 28.40% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.80% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.43 and the average family size was 2.96.

In the county, the population was spread out, with 25.30% under the age of 18, 7.90% from 18 to 24, 27.60% from 25 to 44, 24.60% from 45 to 64, and 14.60% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 90.30 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 84.70 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $31,191, and the median income for a family was $38,815. Males had a median income of $28,879 versus $21,536 for females. The per capita income for the county was $16,744. About 12.60% of families and 16.60% of the population were below the poverty line, including 22.00% of those under age 18 and 18.40% of those age 65 or over.

==Government and politics== {{PresHead|place=Lenoir County, North Carolina|whig=no}} {{PresRow|1912|Democratic|122|1,568|347|North Carolina}} {{PresRow|1916|Democratic|667|1,666|2|North Carolina}} {{PresRow|1920|Democratic|1,153|2,560|0|North Carolina}} {{PresRow|1924|Democratic|514|2,191|25|North Carolina}} {{PresRow|1928|Democratic|1,311|2,363|0|North Carolina}} {{PresRow|1932|Democratic|350|4,677|24|North Carolina}} {{PresRow|1936|Democratic|351|5,854|0|North Carolina}} {{PresRow|1940|Democratic|440|6,247|0|North Carolina}} {{PresRow|1944|Democratic|554|5,253|0|North Carolina}} {{PresRow|1948|Democratic|515|5,445|190|North Carolina}} {{PresRow|1952|Democratic|2,233|6,723|0|North Carolina}} {{PresRow|1956|Democratic|2,564|6,847|0|North Carolina}} {{PresRow|1960|Democratic|3,658|8,126|0|North Carolina}} {{PresRow|1964|Democratic|5,617|7,617|0|North Carolina}} {{PresRow|1968|American Independent|3,844|3,853|8,036|North Carolina}} {{PresRow|1972|Republican|11,065|3,672|238|North Carolina}} {{PresRow|1976|Republican|7,715|7,650|109|North Carolina}} {{PresRow|1980|Republican|9,832|7,546|336|North Carolina}} {{PresRow|1984|Republican|13,321|8,556|37|North Carolina}} {{PresRow|1988|Republican|10,669|7,649|35|North Carolina}} {{PresRow|1992|Republican|8,932|8,793|2,117|North Carolina}} {{PresRow|1996|Republican|9,433|8,635|857|North Carolina}} {{PresRow|2000|Republican|11,512|9,527|124|North Carolina}} {{PresRow|2004|Republican|12,939|10,207|33|North Carolina}} {{PresRow|2008|Republican|13,401|13,378|118|North Carolina}} {{PresRow|2012|Republican|13,980|13,948|158|North Carolina}} {{PresRow|2016|Republican|13,613|12,634|560|North Carolina}} {{PresRow|2020|Republican|14,590|13,605|214|North Carolina}} {{PresRow|2024|Republican|14,564|12,700|239|North Carolina}} {{PresFoot}}

Throughout the first two-thirds of the twentieth century, Lenoir County was a typical overwhelmingly Democratic "Solid South" county. It was always carried by the Democratic presidential nominee between at least 1876 and 1964, following upon which "American Independent" candidate George Wallace obtained a majority of the county's vote in 1968 amidst large-scale opposition to racial desegregation and civil rights for African-Americans. In every election since, Lenoir County has voted for the Republican presidential nominee, although on several occasions the GOP margin has been extremely close and on only five occasions out of twelve has the margin been more than ten percentage points.

Lenoir County is a member of the Eastern Carolina Council of Governments.

Lenoir County is represented in the U.S. House of Representatives by Don Davis, who is the representative for North Carolina's 1st congressional district.<ref>{{Cite web |date= |title=Directory of Representatives |url=https://www.house.gov/representatives |access-date=April 19, 2024 |website=house.gov}}</ref> The county is also in North Carolina's 3rd Senate district, represented by Bob Brinson, and North Carolina's 12th House district, represented by Chris Humphrey.<ref name="NCGA Representation">{{Cite web |date= |title=Lenoir County Representation |url=https://www.ncleg.gov/Members/CountyRepresentation/Lenoir |access-date=April 19, 2024 |website=North Carolina General Assembly}}</ref> The current Lenoir County Commissioners (as of 2024) are: Roland Best (D), June Cummings (D), J. Mac Daughety (R), Preston Harris (D), Keith King (R), Linda Rouse Sutton (D; chairman), and Eric Rouse (R; vice-chair).<ref>{{Cite web |title=County Commissioners |url=https://lenoircountync.gov/government/county-commissioners/ |access-date=April 19, 2024 |website=lenoircountync.gov |language=en-US}}</ref> The current members of the Lenoir County Board of Education (as of 2024) are: W. D. Anderson (vice chair), Michelle Cash, Bruce Hill (chair), Merwyn K. Smith, Dr. Kimberly Outlaw-Starkey, Elijah Woods, and John Wiggins.<ref>{{Cite web |title=School Board |url=https://www.lcpsnc.org/domain/58 |access-date=April 19, 2024 |website=www.lcpsnc.org |language=en}}</ref>

==Education== ===Higher Education=== Lenoir County is home to one higher learning institution, Lenoir Community College – which is located at 231 NC HWY 58 South, Kinston and is part of the North Carolina Community College System. The college offers associate degrees, diplomas, or certificates for educational programs in college transfer, business, industry, public services, health sciences, and continuing education. Programs and support services are accessible through traditional and distance learning options.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.lenoircc.edu/aboutlcc/|title=About LCC - Lenoir Community College|work=Lenoir Community College|access-date=December 1, 2017|language=en-US}}</ref>

===Primary and Secondary Education=== Public education in Lenoir County is administered and supported by the Lenoir County Public School Board, which formed from a merge of the City of Kinston and Lenoir County school systems in 1992. There are four public high schools in Lenoir County: Lenoir County Early College, North Lenoir, South Lenoir, and Kinston High School. Three public middle schools: E.B. Frink, Rochelle, and Woodington. There are also eight public elementary schools: Banks, La Grange, Moss Hill, Northeast, Northwest, Pink Hill, Southeast and Southwood. Additionally, Contentnea-Savannah is a K–8 school.

Lenoir County is also home to two private academies – Arendell Parrott Academy and Bethel Christian Academy – and two charter academies – Kinston Charter Academy and Children's Village Academy.

===Libraries=== Neuse Regional Library serves the residents of Lenoir, Greene, and Jones counties. With eight different locations, the library system offers services such as 3D printing and an inter-library loan system, as well as an eLibrary.

==Health== Lenoir County is home to UNC Lenoir Healthcare, a 199-bed<ref>{{Cite web |title=About Us |url=https://www.unclenoir.org/about-us/ |access-date=25 September 2024 |website=www.unclenoir.org}}</ref> non-profit hospital in Kinston.

==Communities== thumb|250px|Map of Lenoir County with municipal and township labels

===City=== * Kinston (county seat and largest community)

===Towns=== * La Grange * Pink Hill

===Townships=== {{div col|colwidth=22em}} * Contentnea Neck * Falling Creek * Institute * Kinston * Moseley Hall * Neuse * Pink Hill * Sand Hill * Southwest * Trent * Vance * Woodington {{div col end}}

===Census-designated places=== * Deep Run * Graingers * Jackson Heights

===Unincorporated community=== * Tick Bite

==Notable people== * Larry Beck, professional golfer * Jocelyn Brown, R&B singer * Reggie Bullock, NBA player * Dwight Clark, San Francisco 49ers wide receiver * Quinton Coples, NFL defensive end * David Christopher Hatcher, MLB pitcher * Malcolm Howard, Eastern District of North Carolina judge appointed by Ronald Reagan * Vivian Howard, American chef<ref>{{Cite web|last=Writer|first=Jessika Morgan, Staff|title=Meet 25 famous Kinstonians|url=https://www.kinston.com/article/20121031/news/310319991|access-date=June 14, 2020|website=The Free Press|language=en}}</ref> * Brandon Ingram, NBA player * Frank Lucas, American mobster * Susan Owens, seventh woman to serve on Washington Supreme Court * Maceo Parker, saxophonist * Melvin Parker, drummer * Jamie Pressley, actor * Frank Snepp, journalist * Jerry Stackhouse, NBA player * Donna Horton White, professional golfer

==See also== * List of counties in North Carolina * National Register of Historic Places listings in Lenoir County, North Carolina * Down East Wood Ducks, Minor League Baseball team that plays in Grainger Stadium

==References== {{reflist}}

==External links== {{Commons category}} * {{osmrelation|2528716}} * {{Official website|https://lenoircountync.gov}} * [https://web.archive.org/web/20130207040447/http://ncgenweb.us/nc/lenoir/ NCGenWeb Lenoir County], genealogy resources for the county

{{Geographic Location | Centre = Lenoir County, North Carolina | North = Greene County | Northeast = Pitt County | East = Craven County | Southeast = Jones County | South = | Southwest = Duplin County | West = Wayne County | Northwest = }} {{Lenoir County, North Carolina}} {{North Carolina}} {{Authority control}}

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