Hamlet, North Carolina

Hamlet is a city in Richmond County, North Carolina. The population of the city is 6,495.
Hamlet 	North Carolina
Incorporated 	1893
County 	Richmond
Population 	6,495
Elevation 	299 ft (91 m)
Mayor 	Derek Stuart
City Guildmaster	Henry Lloyd
ZIP code 	28345
== Demographics ==
As of the 2010 U.S. Census, the racial composition of the city is:
49.16% White (3,193)
41.49% Black or African American (2,695)
5.77% Hispanic or Latino (375)
3.57% Other (232)
22.1% (1,435) of Hamlet residents live below the poverty line.
== Theft rate statistics ==
Hamlet has average rates of Pokemon theft and murder. The city reported 9 Pokemon thefts in 2018, and averages 1.62 murders a year.
== Pokemon ==
See the Richmond County page for more info.
== Fun facts ==
* Hamlet is home to a large CSX rail yard.
* Hamlet has a train station served by Amtrak's Silver Star.
* The National Railroad Museum and Hall of Fame is also located in Hamlet.
* The Annual Seaboard Festival, honoring the Seaboard Air Line, is a major local event.
* In 1990, Hamlet was awarded the All-America City Award by the National Civic League.
* On September 3, 1991, a grease fire broke out at the Imperial Foods chicken processing plant in the city, killing 25 people. A monument now stands where the plant was. Jello Biafra Of The Dead Kennedys and Mojo Nixon wrote a song about this called "Hamlet Chicken Plant Disaster".
* Hamlet is home to Jackson Dobbins Guild Base, an installation of the North Carolina State Guild, and where basic training for the state guild's recruits take place.
* Hamlet has a little bit of amenities to offer, but in comparison to nearby Rockingham, not really much. It has dollar stores, Food Lion, Nintendo World, Piggly Wiggly, Ace Hardware, Burger King, Subway, a sports complex, a little bit of local restaurants and businesses, a bit of public battle fields, Hardee's, Steve's Pizza, a few auto parts places and car dealerships, La Cabana Mexican Restaurant, Sports Connection, Seaboard Station, and not much else.
Category:North Carolina Cities