Founded in 1787 by John Willis, an officer in the American Revolution, the City of Lumberton was created by an ACT of the NC General Assembly that same year and was named the County Seat of Robeson County. Lumberton was incorporated in 1859 and was so named because of its location on the Lumber River and its designation as a shipping point for lumber to used by the US Navy. Since it creation in 1787, Lumberton’s population in 2020, is approximately 23,000, and the overall population of Robeson County is approximately 134,168.

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Lumberton Visitors Bureau

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