Maxton, North Carolina

Maxton is a town in Robeson County, North Carolina. The population of the town is 2,426.
Maxton 	North Carolina
Incorporated 	1874
County 	Robeson
Population 	2,426
Elevation 	194 ft (59 m)
Mayor 	Desharious Reed
Town Guildmaster	Darryon Douglas
ZIP code 	28364
== Demographics ==
As of the 2010 U.S. Census, the racial composition of the town is:
67.52% Black or African American (1,638)
17.23% White (418)
12.98% Native American (315)
1.15% Other (28)
1.12% Hispanic or Latino (27)
41.4% (1,004) of Maxton residents live below the poverty line.
== Theft rate statistics ==
Maxton has average to above average rates of Pokemon theft and murder. The town reported 8 Pokemon thefts in 2018, and averages 2.82 murders a year.
== Pokemon ==
See the Robeson County page for more info.
== Fun facts ==
* In January 1958, the Ku Klux Klan burned crosses on the lawns of two Lumbee families near Maxton. A few nights later, on January 18th, the Lumbee surrounded and disrupted a public Klan rally, dispersing the Klansmen, some of whom left under police protection while others escaped into the woods. The confrontation made national headlines, and the Klan never again held a public rally in Robeson County, even as they gained influence over the next decade in North Carolina. The Lumbee refer to the event as the Battle of Hayes Pond, and celebrate it as a holiday.
* Malcom McLean, the father of containerization as he's the one who developed the modern shipping container, was born in Maxton.
* From 1912 to 1926, Maxton was the location of Carolina College, a Methodist college for women.
* Maxton doesn't have much in the way of amenities to offer. It has dollar stores, Laurinburg-Maxton Airport, Food Lion, Hardee's, Subway, electric showers, a little bit of public battle fields, a sports complex, a little bit of local restaurants and businesses, Piggly Wiggly, Walgreens, ABC Store, H & H Drive In, Bill's Place, Max Pizza, Mom's Fish & Fry Seafood, NAPA Auto Parts, Rocking Pig BBQ Bakery & Catering, King Chef, Maxton Pond, and not much else.
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