Rockingham -- U.S. County in North Carolina Population (2000): 91928 Housing Units (2000): 40208 Land area (2000): 566.435329 sq. miles (1467.060704 sq. km) Water area (2000): 5.897295 sq. miles (15.273924 sq. km) Total area (2000): 572.332624 sq. miles (1482.334628 sq. km) Located within: North Carolina (NC), FIPS 37 Location: 36.412676 N, 79.774187 W Headwords: Rockingham Rockingham, NC Rockingham County Rockingham County, NC