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≈ Located within the Research Triangle Region of fast growing central North Carolina.

Over the past ten years the population of the Triangle bedroom community of Lillington, North Carolina, grew 46% and continues to grow exponentially. The property is one mile from the new County Courthouse, Government Center and new hospital to the west, and adjacent to Keith Hills Golf Course and one mile from Campbell University to the east. Additionally, Wilco-Hess has purchased part of a developing shopping center for a franchised gas/convenient store and fast-food business, and the Town is negotiating for a new Police Station and Firehouse. See Area Profile.

Click to enlarge image	Central North Carolina Located on the Cape Fear River in Harnett County, North Carolina, the commuter bedroom town of Lillington is forty-five minutes from Raleigh, one and a quarter hour from the RDU International Airport and to Research Triangle Park, and 25 minutes from Ft. Bragg / Pope Air Force Base and Fayetteville. Harnett County Economic Development website.
Click to enlarge image	Research Triangle Park Located within central North Carolina's Triangle area is the historic bedroom community of Lillington on the Cape Fear River in Harnett County, North Carolina. Lillington is within an hour's drive for 1.6 million people. The population of the commuter bedroom community grew 46% during the last ten years and continues to grow exponentially.
	Harnett County is one of the thirteen counties that make up the Research Triangle Regional Partnership group of counties. Harnett is located between the Raleigh, Durham, Chapel Hill Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) to the north and the Fayetteville MSA to the south.
The Raleigh, Durham, Chapel Hill MSA has a 2001 population of 1,161,000 and the Fayetteville MSA has a population of 292,000. Harnett is not listed as a part of either MSA, however the counties within 50 miles of Lillington (one-hour drive time) contain a population of more than 1.6 million people. In January of 2002, the North Carolina Employment Security Commission estimated the surrounding workforce at 773,230 people. Thirteen colleges are within a one-hour drive of our county, including three major research universities: Duke University in Durham, University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill, and North Carolina State University in Raleigh. Harnett County is located in close proximity to the North Carolina Biotechnology Center, a state supported initiative that provides grants and creative services to support biotech companies and the MCNC, which offers advanced resources in microfabrication and telecommunications and houses the North Carolina Supercomputing Center. We are located within a one-hour drive to the Research Triangle Institute, the nation's fourth largest nonprofit contract research organization. Our proximity to outstanding educational and research facilities provide educated and talented graduates, a high quality labor supply and opportunities for interactive research. Harnett County's outstanding highway system, with I-95, US 301, US 421 and US 401, provides easy access to regional and national markets. North Carolina routes 24, 27, 42, 55, 82, 87, 210 and 217 also provide direct links throughout Harnett County. Harnett County is located only eight (8) miles south of the I-95 / I-40 intersection. Harnett County Airport (HRJ) is located four miles northwest of Erwin, adjacent to US 421. HRJ has an asphalt runway of 4,300 feet with weight limitations of 13,000 pounds for single wheeled planes. Jet fuel is available for corporate aircraft. Funding has been approved and plans are underway to extend the runway length from 4,300 feet to 5,000 feet. Visit www.harnett.org for additional information.
	Metros Ranked by Number of Permits According to data from the NAHB, the Raleigh, Durham area is ranked 15th in number of single-family permits issued in 2003.
	Lillington, North Carolina Extended Territory Zoning
	Properties: The River Tract Located one mile from the New County Courthouse, Government Center, and new hospital to the west, and adjacent to Keith Hills Golf Course, and one mile from Campbell University to the east, is Winston, Winston & Melton's 921 acre River Tract. Additional properties include the G. Pit Tract (172 acres), Faucett Tract (177 acres), Burwell Tract (485 acres) and the Duke Tract (252 acres). Click on the map to view additional information regarding each property.
	The River Tract Colored survey