Rocky Mount-Wilson CSA

Golden East Metro
CSA
Rocky Mount-Wilson Combined Statistical Area
Counties most commonly associated with RM-WI CSA are in red, counties sometimes included are in orange, and counties in yellow are also but rarely included in the CSA
Country	United States
State	North Carolina
Principal cities	- Rocky Mount  - Wilson  - Roanoke Rapids  - Tarboro
Area
• CSA	2,650 sq mi (6,900 km2)
• Land	2,633 sq mi (6,820 km2)
• Water	15.3 sq mi (40 km2)
Population (2014 Census estimate)
• Density	650/sq mi (4,954/km2)
• Urban	311,212
• Metro	348,137
• CSA	351,219
Time zone	EST
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC)
Area code(s)	252, 919

The Rocky Mount-Wilson Combined Statistical Area, as defined by the United States Census Bureau, it is in Wilson, Nash, Edgecombe, Halifax, and Franklin Counties of North Carolina and has a population of 348,137. As of 2014 the Rocky Mount-Wilson CSA is the fifth largest CSA In North Carolina. Rocky Mount, is also a part of the Raleigh-Durham-Cary CSA with a population of 2,132,523

Largest Cities

• Rocky Mount
• Wilson
• Wake Forest (Partially)
• Roanoke Rapids

Counties

• Nash County
• Wilson County
• Edgecombe County
• Halifax County
• Franklin County

Higher education

• North Carolina Wesleyan College
• Barton College
• Louisburg College

Largest Cities

• Rocky Mount 58,293
• Wilson 50,113
• Roanoke Rapids 15,623
• Tarboro 11,348

Largest Towns

• Wake Forest 34,752
• Nashville 5,503
• Louisburg 3,512

Places with more than 1,000 to 5,000 inhabitants

• Sharpsburg
• Kenly
• Elm City
• Red Oak
• Spring Hope
• Pinetops
• Enfield
• Scotland Neck
• Weldon
• Franklinton

Places with 500 to 1,000 inhabitants

• Bailey, North Carolina
• Dortches, North Carolina
• Middlesex, North Carolina
• Princeville, North Carolina
• Whitakers, North Carolina
• Black Creek, North Carolina
• Lucama, North Carolina
• Stantonsburg, North Carolina
• Littleton, North Carolina

Places with less than 500 inhabitants

• Macclesfield, North Carolina
• Leggett, North Carolina
• Speed, North Carolina
• Momeyer, North Carolina
• Conetoe, North Carolina
• Castalia, North Carolina
• Saratoga, North Carolina
• Sims, North Carolina
• Halifax, North Carolina
• Hobgood, North Carolina
• Centerville
• Bunn

census-designated places

• Hollister, North Carolina
• South Rosemary, North Carolina
• South Weldon, North Carolina

Unincorporated places

• Crisp, North Carolina
• Montclair, North Carolina
• Aurelian Springs, North Carolina
• Heathsville, North Carolina
• Brinkleyville, North Carolina

Combined Statistical Area

The Rocky Mount-Wilson Combined Statistical Area is made up of four counties in North Carolina. The statistical area includes the Rocky Mount Metropolitan Statistical Area and the Wilson Micropolitan Statistical Area.

See also

• North Carolina census statistical areas
• List of cities towns, and villages in North Carolina
• List of unincorporated communities in North Carolina

References

^ "Table 1. Annual Estimates of the Population of Metropolitan and Micropolitan Statistical Areas: April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2009 (CBSA-EST2009-01)" (CSV). 2009 Population Estimates. United States Census Bureau, Population Division. 2010-03-23. Retrieved 2010-03-24. ^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.