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Rougemont
North CarolinaCDP
Rougemont
Total population
703
Median home value
$298,500
Bachelor's+
Median income
$104,327
Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Overview
Rougemont is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Durham and Person counties, North Carolina, United States. As of the 2020 census, Rougemont had a population of 1,001. An act to incorporate Rougemont as a town was introduced to the North Carolina General Assembly in 2011, resulting in a referendum where the incorporation was rejected by a margin of 10 votes.
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Geography
Rougemont is located in northern Durham County along U.S. Route 501. The center of town is north of the center of Durham and 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.
Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).
Demographics & economy
Race & ethnicity
Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Current forecast
Forecast for Rougemont, NC from NOAA NWS API.
Air quality
Industrial & pollution facilities
Natural hazard risk
Health (adults)
Age-adjusted prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES (latest release).
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Most-observed species
- Northern CardinalCardinalis cardinalis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves14,853
- Tufted TitmouseBaeolophus bicolor (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves13,801
- Carolina WrenThryothorus ludovicianus (Latham, 1790) · Aves13,768
- Carolina ChickadeePoecile carolinensis (Audubon, 1834) · Aves13,315
- American CrowCorvus brachyrhynchos C.L.Brehm, 1822 · Aves12,258
- Red-bellied WoodpeckerMelanerpes carolinus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves10,829
- Eastern BluebirdSialia sialis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves10,676
- Downy WoodpeckerDryobates pubescens (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves9,837
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Schools
Largest nearby schools
- Northern HighHigh · Durham · 1,308 students · 15.2:1 ratio
- George L Carrington MiddleMiddle · Durham · 755 students · 12.8:1 ratio
- Eno Valley ElementaryElementary · Durham · 572 students · 14.3:1 ratio
- Easley ElementaryElementary · Durham · 450 students · 12.5:1 ratio
- Little River K-8 SchoolElementary · Durham · 374 students · 9.6:1 ratio
- Lucas MiddleMiddle · Durham · 371 students · 10.3:1 ratio
- Discovery CharterMiddle · Bahama · 332 students · 14.4:1 ratio
- Mangum ElementaryElementary · Bahama · 301 students · 12:1 ratio
Public K–12 schools within ~10 mi from Urban Institute Education Data Portal (NCES Common Core of Data, 2022).
Earthquake history
Most recent
- M 2.5 — 2019-03-268 km E of Archdale, North Carolina
Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here
Nearby places in North Carolina
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
Nearby airports
Public attention
Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.
Books about Rougemont
Search results from Open Library.
Recent natural events nearby
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species
Nearest stream gauge
Events
Gallery
Sources
- • Wikipedia
- • US Census Bureau (ACS 5-year estimates)
- • NOAA National Weather Service
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • NCES via Urban Institute Education Data Portal
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • CDC PLACES
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Wikipedia Pageviews API
- • Open Library