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Tar Heel

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Town in North Carolina, United States
90Population
0.2 sq miArea
125 ftElevation

Tar Heel is a town located in Bladen County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 90 at the 2020 census. Tar Heel is home to the largest pig processing plant in the world. The plant opened in 1992, operated by Smithfield Foods and is located just north of the town limits.

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