City profile · Town
Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina
Verified Oct 11, 2026Who leads Roanoke Rapids, with the evidence behind the record.
City leadership
- Leader
- Emery Doughtie
- Role
- Mayor (Ceremonial)
- Party
- Nonpartisan
- Population
- 16,957
- Census Bureau estimate
- Last verified
- Oct 11, 2026
- Matched the official page in an automated check
- Last checked
- Oct 11, 2026
- The check matched the published record
Source & verification
- Verification sourceroanokerapidsnc.gov/city-administration/our-elected-officials.html ↗
- Official leadership pageroanokerapidsnc.gov/city-administration/our-elected-officials.html ↗
- City websiteroanokerapidsnc.gov ↗
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Record history
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Leaders on record
- Emery Doughtie CurrentMayor (Ceremonial) · added May 4, 2026 · verified Oct 11, 2026
Reviewed changes
No reviewer-published changes yet.
Demographics
Census Bureau data for the city
- Population
- 16,957
- Median household income
- $45,732
- Median age
- 40.5
- Land area
- 9.91 sq mi
- Population density
- 1,711.1 per sq mi
- County
- Halifax County
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