Salemburg

History

The town incorporated as Salemburg in 1905. Salemburg was the home of the former Southwood College. The North Carolina Justice Academy operates out of the former college. The academy, a training institution of the North Carolina Department of Justice, has a staff of 82. The Marion Butler Birthplace and Howard-Royal House were added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 1.0 square miles (2.6 km), all land. Salemburg is located on NC 242, between US Route 421 and NC 24. The community is located 12 miles west of Clinton, 20 miles west of Interstate 40, and 20 miles east of Interstate 95.

Race & ethnicity

Most-observed species

• Northern Cardinal

  Cardinalis cardinalis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  1,480
• Mourning Dove

  Zenaida macroura (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  1,338
• Carolina Wren

  Thryothorus ludovicianus (Latham, 1790) · Aves
  1,157
• Northern Mockingbird

  Mimus polyglottos (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  1,118
• American Crow

  Corvus brachyrhynchos C.L.Brehm, 1822 · Aves
  1,068
• Carolina Chickadee

  Poecile carolinensis (Audubon, 1834) · Aves
  986
• Tufted Titmouse

  Baeolophus bicolor (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  915
• Eastern Bluebird

  Sialia sialis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  847

Most recent

• M 3.7 — 2006-09-25
  7 km W of Rowland, North Carolina