Founded Named for
1754 Prince William Augustus Duke of Cumberland Fayetteville
Seat Area 658 sq mi (1,704 km2) • Total 653 sq mi (1,691 km2) • Land 6 sq mi (16 km2), 0.87% • Water Population (Est.) 324,049 • (2012) 490/sq mi (189.2/km²) • Density www.co.cumberland.nc.us Website
Cumberland County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. It is part of the Fayetteville, North Carolina, Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of the 2010 census, the population was 319,431. Its county seat is Fayetteville. The county was formed in 1754 from Bladen County. It was named for Prince William Augustus, Duke of Cumberland (1721-1765), captain-general of the British army and victorious commander at the Battle of Culloden. In 1771 parts of Cumberland County, Johnston County, and Orange County were combined to form Wake County. In July 1784 the western part of Cumberland County became Moore County; the eastern part became Fayette County in honor of the Marquis de la Fayette, but the name Cumberland County was restored three months later. In 1855 the northern part of Cumberland County became Harnett County. Finally, in 1911 parts of Cumberland County and Robeson County were combined to form Hoke County.
Law and government Cumberland County is a member of the regional Mid-Carolina Council of Governments.
Geography According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 658 square miles (1,704.2 km2), of which 653 square miles (1,691.3 km2) is land and 6 square miles (15.5 km2) (0.87%) is water.
Adjacent counties Harnett County, North Carolina - north Sampson County, North Carolina - east Bladen County, North Carolina - south • Robeson County, North Carolina - southwest • Hoke County, North Carolina - west • Moore County, North Carolina - northwest • • •
Education Cumberland County is home to Fayetteville State University (an HBCU in the CIAA Conference), Methodist University (a member of the USA South Athletic Conference), and Fayetteville Technical Community College. The Cumberland County Schools system is the fourth largest Public school system in the state of North Carolina. There are 17 high schools in Cumberland County: Cape Fear, Cross Creek Early College, Cumberland International Early College, Douglas Byrd, E.E. Smith, Fuller Performance Learning Center, Gray's Creek, Howard Health and Life Sciences, Jack Britt, Massey Hill Classical, Pine Forest, Reid Ross Classical, Seventy-First, South View, Terry Sanford, Alger B. Wilkins, Ramsey Street, and Westover.
Communities Eastover • Falcon • Fayetteville • Fort Bragg • Godwin • Hope Mills • Linden • Pope AFB • Spring Lake • Stedman • Vander • Wade •
Townships The county is divided into eleven townships: Beaver Dam, Black River, Carvers Creek, Cedar Creek, Cross Creek, Eastover, Gray's Creek, Manchester, Pearces Mill, Rockfish, and SeventyFirst.