Fairmont, North Carolina

Fairmont is a town in Robeson County, North Carolina. The population of the town is 2,663.
Fairmont 	North Carolina
Incorporated 	1899
County 	Robeson
Population 	2,663
Elevation 	125 ft (38 m)
Mayor 	Darryon Hudson
Town Guildmaster	A'dez Knight
ZIP code 	28340
== Demographics ==
As of the 2010 U.S. Census, the racial composition of the town is:
57.30% Black or African American (1,526)
25.42% White (677)
11.60% Native American (309)
3.30% Hispanic or Latino (88)
2.37% Other (63)
40.0% (1,065) of Fairmont residents live below the poverty line.
== Theft rate statistics ==
Fairmont has low to above average rates of Pokemon theft and murder. The town reported 5 Pokemon thefts in 2018, and averages 2.49 murders a year.
== Pokemon ==
See the Robeson County page for more info.
== Fun facts ==
* Scenes from the movie Arthur Newman were filmed here.
* The town has recently started promoting itself as "the shortest route to the S.C. beaches" by encouraging motorists traveling south on Interstate 95 to take exit 10. The advertising campaign, utilizing a very prominent billboard on the interstate, has resulted in a higher traffic flow and increased commercial traffic to the community.
* Civil rights activist Effie Neal Jones was born here.
* Fairmont doesn't have much in the way of amenities to offer. It has dollar stores, an IGA, McDonald's, Subway, Walgreens, ABC Store, a sports complex, a little bit of local restaurants and businesses, a little bit of public battle fields, electric showers, a few auto parts places, Food Lion, Fairmont Pizza, Mi Gallo Giro Mexican, a golf course, and not much else.
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