List of counties in North Carolina

The U.S. state of North Carolina is divided into 100 counties. North Carolina ranks 28th in size by area, but has the seventh-highest number of counties in the country.[1]

Counties of North Carolina
LocationState of North Carolina
Number100
Populations3,365 (Tyrrell) – 1,175,021 (Wake)
Areas221 square miles (570 km2) (Clay) – 1,542 square miles (3,990 km2) (Dare)
Government
Subdivisions
Map showing the population density of North Carolina

Following the restoration of the monarchy in 1660, King Charles II rewarded eight persons on March 24, 1663, for their faithful support of his efforts to regain the throne of England. He gave the eight grantees, called Lords Proprietor, the land called Carolina, in honor of King Charles I, his father. The Province of Carolina, from 1663 to 1729, was a North American English (1663–1707), then British (from 1707 union with Scotland) colony. In 1729, the Province of North Carolina became a separate entity from the Province of South Carolina.[2]

The establishment of North Carolina counties stretches over 240 years, beginning in 1668 with the creation of Albemarle County and ending with the 1911 creation of Avery and Hoke counties. Five counties have been divided or abolished altogether, the last being Dobbs County in 1791.

The Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS),[3] which is used by the United States government to uniquely identify states and counties, is provided with each entry. North Carolina's FIPS code is 37, which when combined with the county code is written as 37XXX.[4]

List
County FIPS code[3] County seat[5] Est.[5] Origin[6] Etymology[6] Pop.
(2022)[7]		 Area[8] Map
Alamance County 001 Graham1849Orange CountyThe Battle of Alamance which was derived from the local Indian word meaning "blue clay" found in the Great Alamance Creek 176,353 434 sq mi
(1,124 km2)		State map highlighting Alamance County
Alexander County 003 Taylorsville1847Caldwell County, Iredell County, and Wilkes CountyWilliam J. Alexander, member of the legislature and Speaker of the North Carolina House of Commons 36,512 264 sq mi
(684 km2)		State map highlighting Alexander County
Alleghany County 005 Sparta1859Ashe CountyDerived from a corruption of the Delaware Indian name for the Allegheny and Ohio Rivers and is said to have meant "a fine stream" 11,185 236 sq mi
(611 km2)		State map highlighting Alleghany County
Anson County 007 Wadesboro1750Bladen CountyGeorge, Lord Anson (1697–1762), a celebrated English admiral who circumnavigated the globe 22,202 537 sq mi
(1,391 km2)		State map highlighting Anson County
Ashe County 009 Jefferson1799Wilkes CountySamuel Ashe (1725–1813), a Revolutionary patriot, superior court judge and governor of North Carolina 27,110 429 sq mi
(1,111 km2)		State map highlighting Ashe County
Avery County 011 Newland1911Caldwell County, Mitchell County, and Watauga CountyWaightstill Avery (1741–1821), a soldier of the Revolution and Attorney General of North Carolina 17,571 248 sq mi
(642 km2)		State map highlighting Avery County
Beaufort County 013 Washington1712Bath CountyHenry Somerset, 2nd Duke of Beaufort, who in 1709 became one of the Lords Proprietor 44,272 963 sq mi
(2,494 km2)		State map highlighting Beaufort County
Bertie County 015 Windsor1722Chowan CountyJames or Henry Bertie, two Lords Proprietor of colonial North Carolina 17,240 741 sq mi
(1,919 km2)		State map highlighting Bertie County
Bladen County 017 Elizabethtown1734New Hanover CountyMartin Bladen, a member of the Board of Trade 29,446 888 sq mi
(2,300 km2)		State map highlighting Bladen County
Brunswick County 019 Bolivia1764Bladen County and New Hanover CountyGeorge I of Great Britain (1660–1727), Duke of Brunswick and Lüneburg 153,064 1,050 sq mi
(2,719 km2)		State map highlighting Brunswick County
Buncombe County 021 Asheville1791Burke County and Rutherford CountyEdward Buncombe, a Revolutionary soldier, who was wounded and captured at the Battle of Germantown, and died a paroled prisoner in Philadelphia 273,589 660 sq mi
(1,709 km2)		State map highlighting Buncombe County
Burke County 023 Morganton1777Rowan CountyThomas Burke (1747–1783), a member of the Continental Congress and governor of North Carolina 87,881 514 sq mi
(1,331 km2)		State map highlighting Burke County
Cabarrus County 025 Concord1792Mecklenburg CountyStephen Cabarrus (1754–1808), member of the legislature and Speaker of the North Carolina House of Commons 235,797 364 sq mi
(943 km2)		State map highlighting Cabarrus County
Caldwell County 027 Lenoir1841Burke County and Wilkes CountyJoseph Caldwell (1773–1835), the first president of the University of North Carolina 80,492 475 sq mi
(1,230 km2)		State map highlighting Caldwell County
Camden County 029 Camden1777Pasquotank CountyCharles Pratt, 1st Earl Camden (1714–1794), who opposed the taxation of the American colonists 11,088 310 sq mi
(803 km2)		State map highlighting Camden County
Carteret County 031 Beaufort1722Craven CountyJohn Carteret, 2nd Earl Granville (1690–1763), who inherited one-eighth share in the Province of Carolina through his great-grandfather George Carteret 69,380 1,330 sq mi
(3,445 km2)		State map highlighting Carteret County
Caswell County 033 Yanceyville1777Orange CountyRichard Caswell (1729–1789), member of the first Continental Congress and first governor of North Carolina after the Declaration of Independence 22,614 429 sq mi
(1,111 km2)		State map highlighting Caswell County
Catawba County 035 Newton1842Lincoln CountyCatawba Indians 163,462 416 sq mi
(1,077 km2)		State map highlighting Catawba County
Chatham County 037 Pittsboro1771Orange CountyWilliam Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham (1708–1778), Secretary of State during the French and Indian War and was later Prime Minister of Great Britain 79,864 709 sq mi
(1,836 km2)		State map highlighting Chatham County
Cherokee County 039 Murphy1839Macon CountyCherokee Indians 29,512 467 sq mi
(1,210 km2)		State map highlighting Cherokee County
Chowan County 041 Edenton1668Albemarle CountyChowan Indian tribe 13,940 234 sq mi
(606 km2)		State map highlighting Chowan County
Clay County 043 Hayesville1861Cherokee CountyHenry Clay (1777–1852), statesman and orator who represented Kentucky in both the House of Representatives and Senate 11,614 221 sq mi
(572 km2)		State map highlighting Clay County
Cleveland County 045 Shelby1841Lincoln County and Rutherford CountyBenjamin Cleveland (1738–1806), a colonel in the American Revolutionary War who took part in the Battle of Kings Mountain 100,670 468 sq mi
(1,212 km2)		State map highlighting Cleveland County
Columbus County 047 Whiteville1808Bladen County and Brunswick CountyChristopher Columbus (1451–1507), navigator, explorer, and one of the first Europeans to explore the Americas 49,885 955 sq mi
(2,473 km2)		State map highlighting Columbus County
Craven County 049 New Bern1705Bath CountyWilliam, Earl of Craven (1608–1697), who was a Lords Proprietor of colonial North Carolina 100,874 773 sq mi
(2,002 km2)		State map highlighting Craven County
Cumberland County 051 Fayetteville1754Bladen CountyPrince William, Duke of Cumberland (1721–1765), a military leader and son of George II 336,699 658 sq mi
(1,704 km2)		State map highlighting Cumberland County
Currituck County 053 Currituck1668Albemarle CountyTraditionally said to be an Indian word for wild geese, also rendered "Coratank" 31,015 526 sq mi
(1,362 km2)		State map highlighting Currituck County
Dare County 055 Manteo1870Currituck County, Hyde County, and Tyrrell CountyVirginia Dare (b. 1587), the first child born of English parents in America 37,956 1,542 sq mi
(3,994 km2)		State map highlighting Dare County
Davidson County 057 Lexington1822Rowan CountyWilliam Lee Davidson (1746–1781), an American Revolutionary War general who was mortally wounded at Cowan's Ford 172,586 568 sq mi
(1,471 km2)		State map highlighting Davidson County
Davie County 059 Mocksville1836Rowan CountyWilliam Richardson Davie (1756–1820), a member of the Federal Convention and governor of North Carolina 44,090 266 sq mi
(689 km2)		State map highlighting Davie County
Duplin County 061 Kenansville1750New Hanover CountyThomas Hay, Viscount Dupplin (1710–1787), who was the 9th Earl of Kinnoull 48,990 820 sq mi
(2,124 km2)		State map highlighting Duplin County
Durham County 063 Durham1881Orange County and Wake CountyThe city of Durham, which was named in honor of Dr. Bartlett Snipes Durham, who donated the land on which the earliest parts of the city were built 332,680 298 sq mi
(772 km2)		State map highlighting Durham County
Edgecombe County 065 Tarboro1741Bertie CountyRichard Edgcumbe, 1st Baron Edgcumbe (1680–1758), a Lord High Treasurer and Paymaster General for Ireland 48,301 507 sq mi
(1,313 km2)		State map highlighting Edgecombe County
Forsyth County 067 Winston-Salem1849Stokes CountyBenjamin Forsyth (d. 1814), an American officer during the War of 1812 389,157 412 sq mi
(1,067 km2)		State map highlighting Forsyth County
Franklin County 069 Louisburg1779Bute CountyBenjamin Franklin (1706–1790), an author, politician, statesman, and Founding Father of the United States 74,539 494 sq mi
(1,279 km2)		State map highlighting Franklin County
Gaston County 071 Gastonia1846Lincoln CountyWilliam Gaston (1778–1844), a United States Congressman and justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court 234,215 364 sq mi
(943 km2)		State map highlighting Gaston County
Gates County 073 Gatesville1779Chowan County, Hertford County, and Perquimans CountyHoratio Gates (1727–1806), an American general during the Revolution at the Battle of Saratoga 10,383 346 sq mi
(896 km2)		State map highlighting Gates County
Graham County 075 Robbinsville1872Cherokee CountyWilliam Alexander Graham (1804–1875), a United States Senator, governor of North Carolina, and United States Secretary of the Navy 7,980 302 sq mi
(782 km2)		State map highlighting Graham County
Granville County 077 Oxford1746Edgecombe CountyJohn Carteret, 2nd Earl Granville (1690–1763), who inherited one-eighth share in the Province of Carolina through his great-grandfather George Carteret 61,903 538 sq mi
(1,393 km2)		State map highlighting Granville County
Greene County 079 Snow Hill1799Dobbs County
Originally named Glasgow County		Nathanael Greene (1742–1786), a major general of the Continental Army in the American Revolutionary War 20,211 267 sq mi
(692 km2)		State map highlighting Greene County
Guilford County 081 Greensboro1771Orange County and Rowan CountyFrancis North, 1st Earl of Guilford (1704–1790), a British politician and father of Prime Minister of Great Britain Frederick North 546,101 658 sq mi
(1,704 km2)		State map highlighting Guilford County
Halifax County 083 Halifax1758Edgecombe CountyGeorge Montagu-Dunk, 2nd Earl of Halifax (1716–1771), a British statesman and President of the Board of Trade 47,848 730 sq mi
(1,891 km2)		State map highlighting Halifax County
Harnett County 085 Lillington1855Cumberland CountyCornelius Harnett (1723–1781), an American Revolutionary and delegate in the Continental Congress 138,832 601 sq mi
(1,557 km2)		State map highlighting Harnett County
Haywood County 087 Waynesville1808Buncombe CountyJohn Haywood (1754–1827), a North Carolina State Treasurer 62,609 555 sq mi
(1,437 km2)		State map highlighting Haywood County
Henderson County 089 Hendersonville1838Buncombe CountyLeonard Henderson (1772–1833), Chief Justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court 118,106 375 sq mi
(971 km2)		State map highlighting Henderson County
Hertford County 091 Winton1759Bertie County, Chowan County, and Northampton CountyFrancis Seymour-Conway, 1st Marquess of Hertford (1718–1794), who was Lord of the Bedchamber to George II and George III 20,875 360 sq mi
(932 km2)		State map highlighting Hertford County
Hoke County 093 Raeford1911Cumberland County and Robeson CountyRobert Hoke (1837–1912), a Confederate general during the American Civil War 53,787 392 sq mi
(1,015 km2)		State map highlighting Hoke County
Hyde County 095 Swan Quarter1712Bath CountyEdward Hyde (c. 1650–1712), a governor of colonial North Carolina 4,576 1,459 sq mi
(3,779 km2)		State map highlighting Hyde County
Iredell County 097 Statesville1788Rowan CountyJames Iredell (1751–1799), a comptroller at the port of Edenton and one of the original justices of the Supreme Court of the United States 195,897 597 sq mi
(1,546 km2)		State map highlighting Iredell County
Jackson County 099 Sylva1851Haywood County and Macon CountyAndrew Jackson (1767–1845), the 7th President of the United States 42,955 495 sq mi
(1,282 km2)		State map highlighting Jackson County
Johnston County 101 Smithfield1746Craven CountyGabriel Johnston (1699–1752), a governor of colonial North Carolina 234,778 796 sq mi
(2,062 km2)		State map highlighting Johnston County
Jones County 103 Trenton1779Craven CountyWillie Jones (1740–1801), opposed the ratification of the United States Constitution and declined an invitation to the Constitutional Convention 9,233 474 sq mi
(1,228 km2)		State map highlighting Jones County
Lee County 105 Sanford1907Chatham County and Moore CountyRobert E. Lee (1807–1870), a career United States Army officer and general of the Confederate forces during the American Civil War 65,476 259 sq mi
(671 km2)		State map highlighting Lee County
Lenoir County 107 Kinston1791Dobbs CountyWilliam Lenoir (1751–1839), a captain in the American Revolutionary War who took part in the Battle of Kings Mountain 54,633 401 sq mi
(1,039 km2)		State map highlighting Lenoir County
Lincoln County 109 Lincolnton1779Tryon CountyBenjamin Lincoln (1733–1810), a major general during the American Revolutionary War who participated in the Siege of Yorktown 93,095 305 sq mi
(790 km2)		State map highlighting Lincoln County
Macon County 113 Franklin1828Haywood CountyNathaniel Macon (1758–1837), a member and Speaker of the United States House of Representatives 38,065 520 sq mi
(1,347 km2)		State map highlighting Macon County
Madison County 115 Marshall1851Buncombe County and Yancey CountyJames Madison (1751–1836), the 4th President of the United States 21,768 451 sq mi
(1,168 km2)		State map highlighting Madison County
Martin County 117 Williamston1774Halifax County and Tyrrell CountyJosiah Martin (1737–1786), the last governor of colonial North Carolina 21,508 457 sq mi
(1,184 km2)		State map highlighting Martin County
McDowell County 111 Marion1842Burke County and Rutherford CountyJoseph McDowell (1756–1801), a soldier in the American Revolutionary War who took part in the Battle of Kings Mountain 44,753 445 sq mi
(1,153 km2)		State map highlighting McDowell County
Mecklenburg County 119 Charlotte1762Anson CountyCharlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (1744–1818), the queen consort of George III of the United Kingdom 1,145,392 546 sq mi
(1,414 km2)		State map highlighting Mecklenburg County
Mitchell County 121 Bakersville1861Burke County, Caldwell County, McDowell County, Watauga County, and Yancey CountyElisha Mitchell (1793–1857), a professor at the University of North Carolina who measured the height of Mount Mitchell 15,094 222 sq mi
(575 km2)		State map highlighting Mitchell County
Montgomery County 123 Troy1779Anson CountyRichard Montgomery (1738–1775), a major general during the Revolutionary War who was killed at the Battle of Quebec 25,894 502 sq mi
(1,300 km2)		State map highlighting Montgomery County
Moore County 125 Carthage1784Cumberland CountyAlfred Moore (1755–1810), a captain in the Revolutionary War and justice of the Supreme Court of the United States 105,531 706 sq mi
(1,829 km2)		State map highlighting Moore County
Nash County 127 Nashville1777Edgecombe CountyFrancis Nash (1742–1777), a brigadier general in the Revolutionary War who was mortally wounded at the Battle of Germantown 95,789 543 sq mi
(1,406 km2)		State map highlighting Nash County
New Hanover County 129 Wilmington1729Craven CountyThe royal family of England, members of the House of Hanover 234,921 329 sq mi
(852 km2)		State map highlighting New Hanover County
Northampton County 131 Jackson1741Bertie CountyJames Compton, 5th Earl of Northampton (1687–1754), a British peer and politician 16,779 551 sq mi
(1,427 km2)		State map highlighting Northampton County
Onslow County 133 Jacksonville1734New Hanover CountyArthur Onslow (1691–1768), Speaker of the House of Commons 207,298 905 sq mi
(2,344 km2)		State map highlighting Onslow County
Orange County 135 Hillsborough1752Bladen County, Granville County, and Johnston CountyPrince William V of Orange (1748–1806), the last Stadtholder of the Dutch Republic 150,477 401 sq mi
(1,039 km2)		State map highlighting Orange County
Pamlico County 137 Bayboro1872Beaufort County and Craven CountyPamlico Sound and the Pamlico Indian tribe 12,381 562 sq mi
(1,456 km2)		State map highlighting Pamlico County
Pasquotank County 139 Elizabeth City1668Albemarle CountyDerived from the Indian word "pasketanki" which meant "where the current of the stream divides or forks" 40,938 289 sq mi
(749 km2)		State map highlighting Pasquotank County
Pender County 141 Burgaw1875New Hanover CountyWilliam Dorsey Pender (1834–1863), Confederate soldier who was mortally wounded at the Battle of Gettysburg of the American Civil War 65,737 934 sq mi
(2,419 km2)		State map highlighting Pender County
Perquimans County 143 Hertford1668Albemarle CountyThe Indian word "perquimans" means "land of beautiful women" and was coined by a sect of the Yeopim tribe, later becoming the 'Perquiman' 13,210 329 sq mi
(852 km2)		State map highlighting Perquimans County
Person County 145 Roxboro1791Caswell CountyThomas Person, an American Revolutionary War patriot 39,386 404 sq mi
(1,046 km2)		State map highlighting Person County
Pitt County 147 Greenville1760Beaufort CountyWilliam Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham (1708–1778), Secretary of State during the French and Indian War and was later Prime Minister of Great Britain 173,542 656 sq mi
(1,699 km2)		State map highlighting Pitt County
Polk County 149 Columbus1855Henderson County and Rutherford CountyWilliam Polk (1758–1834), officer in the American Revolutionary War and first president of the State Bank of North Carolina 19,986 238 sq mi
(616 km2)		State map highlighting Polk County
Randolph County 151 Asheboro1779Guilford CountyPeyton Randolph (c. 1721–1755), the first President of the Continental Congress 146,043 790 sq mi
(2,046 km2)		State map highlighting Randolph County
Richmond County 153 Rockingham1779Anson CountyCharles Lennox, 3rd Duke of Richmond (1735–1806), a firm supporter of the American colonists and advocated removal of British troops 42,778 480 sq mi
(1,243 km2)		State map highlighting Richmond County
Robeson County 155 Lumberton1787Bladen CountyThomas Robeson, an officer in the American Revolutionary War 116,663 949 sq mi
(2,458 km2)		State map highlighting Robeson County
Rockingham County 157 Wentworth1785Guilford CountyCharles Watson-Wentworth, 2nd Marquess of Rockingham (1730–1782), a British statesmen and two-time Prime Minister of Great Britain 91,957 573 sq mi
(1,484 km2)		State map highlighting Rockingham County
Rowan County 159 Salisbury1753Anson CountyMatthew Rowan (d. 1769), was the acting Governor of colonial North Carolina following the death of Governor Nathaniel Rice 149,645 524 sq mi
(1,357 km2)		State map highlighting Rowan County
Rutherford County 161 Rutherfordton1779Tryon CountyGriffith Rutherford (c. 1721–1805), an officer in the American Revolutionary War and a political leader in North Carolina 64,963 567 sq mi
(1,469 km2)		State map highlighting Rutherford County
Sampson County 163 Clinton1784Duplin CountyJohn Sampson, a member of Josiah Martin's council 59,120 948 sq mi
(2,455 km2)		State map highlighting Sampson County
Scotland County 165 Laurinburg1899Richmond CountyThe country Scotland, part of the United Kingdom 34,162 321 sq mi
(831 km2)		State map highlighting Scotland County
Stanly County 167 Albemarle1841Montgomery CountyJohn Stanly (1774–1834), a United States Congressman and Speaker of the North Carolina House of Commons 64,153 405 sq mi
(1,049 km2)		State map highlighting Stanly County
Stokes County 169 Danbury1789Surry CountyJohn Stokes, a soldier of the Revolution who was seriously wounded at the Waxhaw massacre 45,175 453 sq mi
(1,173 km2)		State map highlighting Stokes County
Surry County 171 Dobson1771Rowan CountyThe county of Surrey in England, birthplace of then governor William Tryon 71,403 537 sq mi
(1,391 km2)		State map highlighting Surry County
Swain County 173 Bryson City1871Jackson County and Macon CountyDavid Lowry Swain (1801–1868), a governor of North Carolina and president of the University of North Carolina 13,967 540 sq mi
(1,399 km2)		State map highlighting Swain County
Transylvania County 175 Brevard1861Henderson County and Jackson CountyDerived from the Latin words, trans meaning across and sylva meaning woods 33,355 380 sq mi
(984 km2)		State map highlighting Transylvania County
Tyrrell County 177 Columbia1729Chowan County, Currituck County, and Pasquotank CountyJohn Tyrrell, at one time was a Lords Proprietor 3,365 597 sq mi
(1,546 km2)		State map highlighting Tyrrell County
Union County 179 Monroe1842Anson County and Mecklenburg CountyCreated as a compromise after a dispute between local Whigs and Democrats as to whether it should be named Clay or Jackson county 249,070 640 sq mi
(1,658 km2)		State map highlighting Union County
Vance County 181 Henderson1881Franklin County, Granville County, and Warren CountyZebulon Baird Vance (1830–1894), a Confederate military officer in the American Civil War, twice governor of North Carolina, and United States Senator 42,138 269 sq mi
(697 km2)		State map highlighting Vance County
Wake County 183 Raleigh1771Cumberland County, Johnston County, and Orange CountyMargaret Wake, the wife of British colonial governor William Tryon 1,175,021 857 sq mi
(2,220 km2)		State map highlighting Wake County
Warren County 185 Warrenton1779Bute CountyJoseph Warren (1741–1775), a Patriot and volunteer private who was mortally wounded at the Battle of Bunker Hill 18,713 444 sq mi
(1,150 km2)		State map highlighting Warren County
Washington County 187 Plymouth1799Tyrrell CountyGeorge Washington (1732–1799), the 1st president of the United States 10,828 422 sq mi
(1,093 km2)		State map highlighting Washington County
Watauga County 189 Boone1849Ashe County, Caldwell County, Wilkes County, and Yancey CountyThe Watauga River, which came from an Indian word meaning "beautiful water" 55,089 313 sq mi
(811 km2)		State map highlighting Watauga County
Wayne County 191 Goldsboro1779Dobbs CountyAnthony Wayne (1745–1796), a general in the American Revolutionary War 117,286 558 sq mi
(1,445 km2)		State map highlighting Wayne County
Wilkes County 193 Wilkesboro1777Surry CountyJohn Wilkes (1725–1797), an English radical, journalist, and politician 65,784 756 sq mi
(1,958 km2)		State map highlighting Wilkes County
Wilson County 195 Wilson1855Edgecombe County, Johnston County, Nash County, and Wayne CountyLouis D. Wilson, a state legislator from Edgecombe County who died of fever at Veracruz during the Mexican–American War 78,449 373 sq mi
(966 km2)		State map highlighting Wilson County
Yadkin County 197 Yadkinville1850Surry CountyThe Yadkin River 37,463 338 sq mi
(875 km2)		State map highlighting Yadkin County
Yancey County 199 Burnsville1833Buncombe County and Burke CountyBartlett Yancey (1785–1828), a United States Congressman, Speaker of the North Carolina Senate, and early advocate for the North Carolina Public School System 18,811 313 sq mi
(811 km2)		State map highlighting Yancey County

Historic counties
County Created Abolished Fate
Albemarle County 1664[9] 1738[9] Partitioned into Chowan County, Currituck County, Pasquotank County, and Perquimans County
Bath County 1696[10] 1738[10] Partitioned into Beaufort County, Craven County, and Hyde County
Bute County 1764[11] 1779[11] Partitioned into Franklin County and Warren County
Dobbs County 1758[12] 1791[12] Partitioned into Greene County, Lenoir County, and Wayne County
Tryon County 1768[13] 1779[13] Partitioned into Lincoln County and Rutherford County

For several months in 1784, Cumberland County was known as Fayette County and sent representatives to the North Carolina General Assembly of April 1784 under this name.[14]

See also

References
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Works cited
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