Yadkin County, North Carolina
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Cities and towns
- BoonvilleBoonville, North CarolinaThis page is about the town in North Carolina. For other communities of the same name, see Boonville Boonville is a town in Yadkin County, North Carolina, United States...
- East BendEast Bend, North CarolinaEast Bend is a town in northeastern Yadkin County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 659 at the 2000 census. It is a Piedmont Triad community.-Geography:East Bend is located at ....
- JonesvilleJonesville, North CarolinaJonesville is the oldest town in Yadkin County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 1,464 at the 2000 census. However, it grew by nearly 800 residents in 2001 when it merged with neighboring Arlington. The county seat is Yadkinville. The closest large city is Winston-Salem away....
- YadkinvilleYadkinville, North CarolinaYadkinville is a town in Yadkin County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 2,818 at the 2000 census. Located in the Piedmont Triad, it is the county seat and largest city of Yadkin County.-Geography:Yadkinville is located at ....
Towns of the past
These towns were incorporated at one time:- ArlingtonArlington, North CarolinaArlington was a town in Yadkin County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 795 at the 2000 census.The town was incorporated on July 23, 1930. It merged with Jonesville after a vote on May 29, 2001. The two towns had a combined population of about 2,250 people...
, merged with Jonesville in 2001. - HamptonvilleHamptonville, North CarolinaHamptonville is an unincorporated community located in southwestern Yadkin County, North Carolina, United States. Hamptonville is named for Henry Hampton , a colonel in the Revolutionary Army. Hampton set aside land for a town in 1806....
, chartered in 1818. - HuntsvilleHuntsville, North Carolina-External links:* * *...
, incorporated in 1792. - Shore, incorporated from 1903-1911.
- SmithtownSmithtown, North CarolinaSmithtown is an unincorporated community in northern Yadkin County, North Carolina, United States. Located in the North Fall Creek Township, it was chartered in 1925 and named for three Smith Brothers who operated a small furniture factory and cabinet shop there. The community is in the East Bend...
, incorporated in 1924.
Unincorporated communities
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Demographics
As of the censusCensus
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of 2000, there were 36,348 people, 14,505 households, and 10,588 families residing in the county. The population density
Population density
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was 108 people per square mile (42/km²). There were 15,821 housing units at an average density of 47 per square mile (18/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 92.54% White
Race (United States Census)
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, 3.43% Black
Race (United States Census)
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or African American
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, 0.16% Native American
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, 0.17% Asian
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, 0.02% Pacific Islander
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, 2.91% from other races
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, and 0.77% from two or more races. 6.48% of the population were Hispanic
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or Latino
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of any race.
There were 14,505 households out of which 32.10% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.00% were married couples
Marriage
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living together, 9.00% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.00% were non-families. 24.00% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.50% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.47 and the average family size was 2.92.
In the county the population was spread out with 24.00% under the age of 18, 7.50% from 18 to 24, 30.20% from 25 to 44, 24.20% from 45 to 64, and 14.20% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 96.40 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.60 males.
The median income for a household in the county was $36,660, and the median income for a family was $43,758. Males had a median income of $29,589 versus $22,599 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income
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for the county was $18,576. About 7.10% of families and 10.00% of the population were below the poverty line, including 10.90% of those under age 18 and 17.40% of those age 65 or over.
Public schools
Yadkin County has three high schools, Forbush, Starmount, and the Yadkin Early College.The Yadkin Early College is a five year program where High School and College courses are offered on the Yadkin campus of Surry Community College. Students get the opportunity to earn their High School diploma and an Associates degree in Nursing, Criminal Justice, or a Transfer degree to a four year university.
The High Schools are fed by eight elementary schools, which teach kindergarten through sixth grades. The eight elementary schools are Boonville, Courtney, East Bend, Fall Creek, Forbush, Jonesville, West Yadkin and Yadkinville.
The school system also operates Yadkin Success Academy, an alternative learning center on Old U.S. 421 in Yadkinville.
Yadkin County opened two new Middle Schools in 2009. Starmount Middle School opened in August and serves seventh and eight grade students from Jonesville, Boonville, and West Yadkin Elementary Schools. Forbush Middle opened in November and serves East Bend, Forbush Elementary, Fall Creek, Courtney, and Yadkinville Schools. Both campuses are adjacent to the High Schools.
Surry Community College
Surry Community College
Surry Community College is located in Dobson, North Carolina in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains, and services Surry and Yadkin Counties. It is one of North Carolina's 58 community colleges...
offers courses through its Yadkin Campus at 4649 U.S. Highway 601 North near Yadkinville.
Highways
Two major four-lane highways serve Yadkin County. Interstate 77Interstate 77
Interstate 77 is an Interstate Highway in the eastern United States. It traverses diverse terrain, from the mountainous state of West Virginia to the rolling farmlands of North Carolina and Ohio. It largely supplants the old U.S...
runs north to south in the western part of the county and U.S. Highway 421
U.S. Route 421
U.S. Route 421 is a spur route of U.S. 21. It runs for from Michigan City, Indiana, at U.S. 20, to Fort Fisher in North Carolina. The highway goes through the cities of Indianapolis, Indiana, Lexington, Kentucky, Boone, North Carolina, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, Greensboro, North Carolina and...
runs east to west. The two highways intersect near Hamptonville
Hamptonville, North Carolina
Hamptonville is an unincorporated community located in southwestern Yadkin County, North Carolina, United States. Hamptonville is named for Henry Hampton , a colonel in the Revolutionary Army. Hampton set aside land for a town in 1806....
. The county also is served by U.S. Highway 21, which runs mostly parallel with I-77, and U.S. Highway 601, which runs through Yadkinville
Yadkinville, North Carolina
Yadkinville is a town in Yadkin County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 2,818 at the 2000 census. Located in the Piedmont Triad, it is the county seat and largest city of Yadkin County.-Geography:Yadkinville is located at ....
and Boonville
Boonville, North Carolina
This page is about the town in North Carolina. For other communities of the same name, see Boonville Boonville is a town in Yadkin County, North Carolina, United States...
. North Carolina Highway 67 is another popular artery that links the northern part of the county with Jonesville-Elkin and Winston-Salem
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Winston-Salem is a city in the U.S. state of North Carolina, with a 2010 population of 229,617. Winston-Salem is the county seat and largest city of Forsyth County and the fourth-largest city in the state. Winston-Salem is the second largest municipality in the Piedmont Triad region and is home to...
.
Airports
Commercial flights are available through Piedmont Triad International AirportPiedmont Triad International Airport
Piedmont Triad International Airport is an airport just west of Greensboro, serving Greensboro, High Point and Winston-Salem as well as the entire Piedmont Triad Region in North Carolina. The airport has 3 runways; the third opened January 27, 2010 for traffic. The airport is located just off...
and Charlotte Douglas International Airport
Charlotte/Douglas International Airport
Charlotte Douglas International Airport is a joint civil-military public international airport located in Charlotte, North Carolina. Established in 1935 as Charlotte Municipal Airport, in 1954 the airport was renamed Douglas Municipal Airport after former Charlotte mayor Ben Elbert Douglas, Sr...
. Two private airports are located in the county, Swan Creek near Jonesville and Lone Hickory near Yadkinville.
Public Transportation
Beginning in 2006, the Piedmont Authority for Regional Transportation (PART) began offering limited bus service between Boone, North CarolinaBoone, North Carolina
Boone is a town located in the Blue Ridge Mountains of western North Carolina, United States. Boone's population was reported as 17,122, as of 2010...
and Greensboro, North Carolina
Greensboro, North Carolina
Greensboro is a city in the U.S. state of North Carolina. It is the third-largest city by population in North Carolina and the largest city in Guilford County and the surrounding Piedmont Triad metropolitan region. According to the 2010 U.S...
as part of its US 421 Mountaineer Express. The buses make stops east and west in Yadkinville.
Yadkin Valley Economic Development District Inc. (YVEDDI), a community action agency based in Boonville
Boonville, North Carolina
This page is about the town in North Carolina. For other communities of the same name, see Boonville Boonville is a town in Yadkin County, North Carolina, United States...
, operates a multi-county rural public transportation system.
Yadkin Valley wine region
Yadkin County is part of the Yadkin Valley AVA, an American Viticultural AreaAmerican Viticultural Area
An American Viticultural Area is a designated wine grape-growing region in the United States distinguishable by geographic features, with boundaries defined by the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau , United States Department of the Treasury....
recognized by the United States
United States
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government as a unique grape
Grape
A grape is a non-climacteric fruit, specifically a berry, that grows on the perennial and deciduous woody vines of the genus Vitis. Grapes can be eaten raw or they can be used for making jam, juice, jelly, vinegar, wine, grape seed extracts, raisins, molasses and grape seed oil. Grapes are also...
-growing region. Wine
Wine
Wine is an alcoholic beverage, made of fermented fruit juice, usually from grapes. The natural chemical balance of grapes lets them ferment without the addition of sugars, acids, enzymes, or other nutrients. Grape wine is produced by fermenting crushed grapes using various types of yeast. Yeast...
s made from grapes grown in this area may use the appellation
Appellation
An appellation is a legally defined and protected geographical indication used to identify where the grapes for a wine were grown; other types of food often have appellations as well...
"Yadkin Valley" on the label. Yadkin County is also home to the second North Carolina AVA, the Swan Creek Wine Region.
The Yadkin Ripple
The Yadkin Ripple is a weekly newspaper based in Yadkinville, North Carolina. It was first published in East Bend, North Carolina, on October 18, 1892....
and The Tribune
The Tribune (Elkin, North Carolina)
The Tribune is a tri-weekly newspaper published in Elkin, North Carolina. It has covered the tri-county area of Surry, Wilkes, and Yadkin counties since 1911. The Tribune has an average paid circulation of about 3,000.-Overview:...
of Elkin. The Winston-Salem Journal
Winston-Salem Journal
The Winston-Salem Journal is a daily newspaper primarily serving the city of Winston-Salem, North Carolina and its county, Forsyth County, North Carolina. It also features coverage of Northwestern North Carolina and circulates as far west as Tennessee and north to Virginia.The paper is owned by...
, a larger daily paper, also covers the county. Yadkin Valley Living, a bimonthy lifestyles publication, is based in East Bend
East Bend, North Carolina
East Bend is a town in northeastern Yadkin County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 659 at the 2000 census. It is a Piedmont Triad community.-Geography:East Bend is located at ....
.
Broadcast
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WSGH is a radio station broadcasting aspanish language format. Licensed to Lewisville, NC, USA, it serves the Greensboro, NC area. The station is currently owned by Davidson Media.-History:...
, an AM
AM broadcasting
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Spanish contemporary station, broadcasts from eastern Yadkin County.
Yadkin County is part of the Piedmont Triad
Piedmont Triad
The Piedmont Triad, or Triad, is a north-central region of the U.S. state of North Carolina that consists of the area within and surrounding the three major cities of Greensboro, Winston-Salem, and High Point. This close group or "triad" of cities lies in the Piedmont geographical region of the...
radio and television market but many broadcasts from the Charlotte
Charlotte, North Carolina
Charlotte is the largest city in the U.S. state of North Carolina and the seat of Mecklenburg County. In 2010, Charlotte's population according to the US Census Bureau was 731,424, making it the 17th largest city in the United States based on population. The Charlotte metropolitan area had a 2009...
market also can be received.
Notable people
- Leo ArnaudLeo ArnaudLeo Arnaud or Léo Arnaud was a French-American composer of film scores, best known for Bugler's Dream, which is used as the theme by television networks presenting the Olympic Games in the United States....
, French-born film composer. - Thomas Lanier ClingmanThomas Lanier ClingmanThomas Lanier Clingman , known as the "Prince of Politicians," was a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from 1843 to 1845 and from 1847 to 1858, and U.S. senator from the state of North Carolina between 1858 and 1861...
, U.S. senator and representative and Confederate brigadier general. - Dickie HemricDickie HemricNed Dixon Hemric is a former basketball player for Wake Forest University and the NBA's Boston Celtics ....
, basketball star for Wake ForestWake Forest UniversityWake Forest University is a private, coeducational university in the U.S. state of North Carolina, founded in 1834. The university received its name from its original location in Wake Forest, north of Raleigh, North Carolina, the state capital. The Reynolda Campus, the university's main campus, is...
and the Boston CelticsBoston CelticsThe Boston Celtics are a National Basketball Association team based in Boston, Massachusetts. They play in the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference. Founded in 1946, the team is currently owned by Boston Basketball Partners LLC. The Celtics play their home games at the TD Garden, which...
. - Richmond Mumford PearsonRichmond Mumford PearsonRichmond Mumford Pearson was an American jurist who served as Chief Justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court from 1858 to 1878. He was the father of Congressman Richmond Pearson and the father-in-law of North Carolina Governor Daniel Gould Fowle.Pearson lived much of his life in what is now...
, North Carolina Supreme CourtNorth Carolina Supreme CourtThe Supreme Court of North Carolina is the state's highest appellate court. Until the creation of the North Carolina Court of Appeals in the 1960s, it was the state's only appellate court. The Supreme Court consists of six associate justices and one chief justice, although the number of justices...
chief justice, and his son, Richmond PearsonRichmond PearsonRichmond Pearson was an American diplomat and member of the U.S. House of Representatives from North Carolina.-Biography:He was born in Yadkin County, North Carolina, the fourth of five children of North Carolina Supreme Court Justice Richmond Mumford Pearson.Pearson studied law and was admitted...
, a diplomat and U.S. representative. - Richard Clauselle PuryearRichard Clauselle PuryearRichard Clauselle Puryear was a U.S. Congressman from North Carolina between the years of 1853 and 1857.Puryear, born in Mecklenburg County, Virginia, moved to Surry County, North Carolina as a child...
, U.S. congressman. - Ernie ShoreErnie ShoreErnest Grady Shore was an American right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball for the Boston Red Sox during some of their best years in the 1910s....
, a Major LeagueMajor League BaseballMajor League Baseball is the highest level of professional baseball in the United States and Canada, consisting of teams that play in the National League and the American League...
baseball pitcher and former Forsyth CountyForsyth County, North Carolina-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 306,067 people, 123,851 households, and 81,741 families residing in the county. The population density was 747 people per square mile . There were 133,093 housing units at an average density of 325 per square mile...
sheriff. - Junior JohnsonJunior JohnsonRobert Glenn Johnson, Jr. , better known as Junior Johnson, is a retired moonshiner in the rural South who became one of the early superstars of NASCAR in the 1950s and 1960s. He won 50 NASCAR races in his career before retiring in 1966...
, NASCAR driver and team owner
See also
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Yadkin County, North Carolina