The Town of Youngsville and Stem were named as emerging municipality according to Carolina Demography. The access the full report, please visit: http://demography.cpc.unc.edu/2017/08/09/population-growth-for-some-unlikely-north-carolina-municipalities/

Youngsville is located in Franklin County and Stem is located in Granville County. Both municipalities are member governments served by Kerr-Tar Regional Council of Governments.