Louisburg is a town in and the county seat of Franklin County, North Carolina, United States. As of the 2020 census, the town population was 3,064. The town is located approximately 29 miles northeast of the state capital, Raleigh, and located about 31 miles south of the Virginia border. It is also the home of Louisburg College, the oldest two-year coeducational college in the United States.
Southeast
Louisburg
Franklin County, NC
Population
3,099
Walk Score
61 · Somewhat Walkable
Median rent
$1,006
Median home value
$209,700
Established
1779
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On the National Register
Historic districts
- Cascine (Boundary Increase) · listed 1985
- Dean Farm · listed 1975
- Louisburg Historic District · listed 1987
Notable landmarks
- Cascine · listed 1973
- Cooke House · listed 1975
- Franklin County Training School-Riverside Union School · listed 2012
- Fuller House · listed 1978
- Green Hill House · listed 1975
- Main Building, Louisburg College · listed 1978
- Massenburg Plantation · listed 1975
- Massenburg Plantation (Boundary Increase) · listed 2000
- Person Place · listed 1972
- Portridge · listed 1990
- Rose Hill · listed 2006
- Taylor, Patty Person, House · listed 1975
- Wheless, Thomas and Lois, House · listed 2007
- Williamson House · listed 1975
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