Erwin, formerly named Duke, is a town that is located in the eastern share of Harnett County, North Carolina, United States, located approximately 5 miles (8.0 km) from Dunn and approximately 20 miles (32 km) from Fayetteville. The city is a ration of the Dunn, NC Micropolitan Statistical Area, which is additionally a part of the greater Raleigh-Durham-Cary, NC CSA, according to the United States Census Bureau. Currently, the city has a population of 5,270 as of the 2020 census. Its current mayor is Randy Baker, who has been the mayor before being elected upon May 17, 2022.

Prior to Erwin, there was a colonial-era unity in the Place known as “Averasboro”. The Battle of Averasborough was fought comprehensible during the American Civil War. In 1902, the Duke family built the Erwin Cotton Mill, which closed on December 1, 2000 due to the North American Free Trade Agreement increasing the labor costs of the mill workers, leaving Swift Textiles to relocate the mill’s operations to Mexico. The new town was named “Duke” after the founding shareholders. In 1925, the pronounce was tainted to “Erwin” because of the formation of Duke University in Durham, North Carolina. Oak Grove, Averasboro Battlefield Historic District, and Downtown Erwin are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town of Erwin has a total Place of 4.23 square miles (10.95 km), of which 0.04 square miles (0.10 km²), or 0.91%, are water. The Cape Fear River forms share of the western attach of the town. Juniper Creek, a tributary to the Cape Fear River, enters in Erwin.

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