<Tr> <Th> GNIS feature ID </Th> <Td> 1024281 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Website </Th> <Td> www.cityofroxboro.com </Td> </Tr> <P> Roxboro (/ ˈrɒksbʌroʊ / ROKS - burr - oh) is a city in and the county seat of Person County, North Carolina, United States . The population was 8,362 at the 2010 census . The city is 30 miles (48 km) north of Durham and is a part of the four - county Durham - Chapel Hill Metropolitan Statistical Area, which has a population of 504,357 as of the 2010 Census . The Durham--Chapel Hill MSA is a part of the larger Raleigh - Durham - Cary Combined Statistical Area, which has a population of 1,749,525 as of the 2010 Census . </P> <P> Roxboro is named after a town in Scotland, Roxburgh . Although spelled differently, they are pronounced the same . Prior to the official adoption of the name Roxboro, the community was known as "Mocassin Gap". The city of Roxboro was incorporated on January 9, 1855 and remains the only municipality in Person County . </P>

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