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Star is a town in Montgomery County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 806 at the 2020 census, down from 876 in 2010. == History == The town of Star was incorporated in 1897. It was originally called "Hunsucker's Store", after a trading post operated by the original landowner, Mr. Martin Hunsucker. After the Civil War, a man named Angus Leach moved to Hunsucker's Store and helped to found the present town of Star, serving as postmaster, hotel operator, and general merchandise store owner. Gold was discovered in the area around 1866, and by 1874 there were extensive gold mining operations in this part of the state, particularly around the Little River area of Star. When the Aberdeen and West End Railroad (owned by the Page family of Aberdeen, NC), completed a branch to Star from Filo (now Biscoe, North Carolina) in 1895, it was only a short period later before Star was incorporated into a town. Star was a major shipping point for lumber, turpentine, and bricks beginning in 1896 with the completion of the Asheboro and Montgomery Railroad, also built by the Page family. In 1896, the Leach family erected a large wooden hotel to accommodate the travelers and workers of the railroad, and the hotel (presently the Star Hotel Bed and Breakfast) is still standing today and is owned by Gary Spivey.