Roxboro, North Carolina
Roxboro (/ˈrɒksbʌroʊ/ ROKS-burr-oh) is a city in the U.S. state of North Carolina. It is the county seat of Person County. As of the 2010 census, the city of Roxboro has a population of 8,362. The city is 30 miles north of Durham, NC. It is adjacent to the Durham-Chapel Hill Metropolitan Area.
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