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Rougemont, North Carolina

Census-designated place in North Carolina, United States

36°13′15″N 78°55′14″W / 36.22083°N 78.92056°W / 36.22083; -78.92056CountryUnited StatesStateNorth CarolinaCounty Durham and PersonArea

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• Total6.39 sq mi (16.56 km²) • Land6.32 sq mi (16.36 km²) • Water0.08 sq mi (0.20 km²)Elevation

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574 ft (175 m)Population

(2020)

• Total1,001 • Density158.51/sq mi (61.20/km²)Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)ZIP codes

27572

FIPS code37-58040GNIS feature ID2628653^[2]

Rougemont^[2] is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Durham and Person counties, North Carolina, United States. The population of the CDP was 978 at the 2010 census.^[3] An act to incorporate Rougemont as a town was introduced to the North Carolina General Assembly in 2011.^[4]

Geography

Rougemont is located in northern Durham County along U.S. Route 501. The center of town is 17 miles (27 km) north of the center of Durham and 13 miles (21 km) south of Roxboro. The CDP extends north into Person County as far as the Flat River, east to Moores Mill Road, south to Quail Roost Farm Road, and west to Harris Road and Chambers Road. The Rougemont ZIP code covers a much larger area, extending west into Orange County and east into Granville County, but all population statistics are for the smaller CDP area.

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2020	1,001		—
U.S. Decennial Census^[5]

Points of interest

Castle Mont Rouge, designed by Robert Mihaly
Orange County Speedway, 2.5 miles (4.0 km) west of town
Little River Regional Park,[1] in Orange/Durham County

References

^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
^ ^a ^b ^c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Rougemont, North Carolina
^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Rougemont CDP, North Carolina". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved December 2, 2015.
^ http://www.ncga.state.nc.us/Sessions/2011/Bills/House/PDF/H292v4.pdf ^{[bare URL PDF]}
^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.

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

County seat: Durham

Cities

Durham‡
Raleigh‡

Towns

Chapel Hill‡
Morrisville‡

Townships

CDPs

Gorman
Rougemont‡

Unincorporated
communities

Footnotes

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

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v t e 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
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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