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Person County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. The population was 39,464 at the 2010 census.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/37/37145.html )〕 The county seat is Roxboro.〔(【引用サイトリンク】accessdate=2011-06-07 )〕 Person County is included in the Durham-Chapel Hill, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is also included in the Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill Combined Statistical Area, which had a 2012 estimated population of 1,998,808. It is located in the Piedmont region of North Carolina. The Hyco Lake area and southern portion of the county are the fastest growing with new businesses and subdivisions. ==History== The colonial government established Person County as part of Edgecombe County in 1746. County designations kept changing, as it was part of Granville County from 1746–1752; included in Orange County until 1778; and part of Caswell County until 1791/1792. By dividing Caswell County into two squares–each side measuring approximately twenty (20) miles in length, the settlers formed two counties of each. The county was named after Brigadier General Thomas Person, a Revolutionary War patriot, who made significant contributions to Person County and surrounding areas. The area was inhabited by indigenous peoples, ancestors of Native Americans, for 12,000 years, over which time they developed varying cultures. The historical tribes later encountered by early Spanish explorers in this area were generally Siouan-speaking, such as the Saponi, Occaneechee and other groups. European explorers arrived in Person County in the 17th century. European-American settlement, by immigrants of Scots, Scots-Irish, English, French Huguenot, and German ancestry, did not take place until the mid-17th through 19th centuries. In this area, settlers tended to be yeoman farmers, and slaveholding was limited. Religious affiliation in the county has reflected the early northern European cultural base and been predominantly Protestant. There are fewer people of Catholic and other faiths. Due to the county's proximity to Virginia, the Carolina coast, and the Appalachian foothills, a wide variety of Southern American English dialects can be heard, with Virginia Piedmont, Coastal Southern, South Midland, and African American Vernacular English the most common. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Person County, North Carolina」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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