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Raeford Weather Forecast, NC (28376)
Raeford and Hoke county local RockFish Community Information 

 
 
Hoke County Vital Statistics
     Population: 40,111 (info published 7/21/10) for Hoke County
4,321 (2009 stat) for Raeford 
Consitently in the top five fastest growing counties in NC
Also #94 in the country
    
     
     Education:
     12 schools in the Public School System (1 Early college, 1 High School, 2 Middle Schools, alternative school & 7 Elementary Schools) ; operated and adminstrated by and elected Board of Education which appoints a superintendent.
Military students make up 23% of the total student population

     Utilities: Progress Energy and Lumbee River Electric Membership Corporation provide electricity. Some areas of and surrounding Raeford receive natural gas services by Piedmont Natural Gas Company.

     Cable Services by Time Warner Cable.
     Phone service by CenturyLink (formerly Embarq).
     Weekly paper printed by Raeford News-Journal. Fayetteville & Raleigh dailies available.