Davidson, North Carolina

Davidson, North Carolina Location of Davidson, North Carolina Location of Davidson, North Carolina Davidson is a lakeside town on Lake Norman in northern Mecklenburg County in the U.S.

The populace was 10,944 at the 2010 census. It is home to Davidson College.

The town was established in 1837 with the establishment of the Presbyterian Davidson College, titled for Brigadier General William Lee Davidson, a small-town Revolutionary War hero in Mecklenburg County.

The territory for Davidson College came from Davidson's estate, a large portion of which was donated by his son.

The history of the town of Davidson is inextricably linked to Davidson College, which predated the encircling improve and influenced its development.

Although Davidson's expansion in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries typified small barns suburbs throughout the Piedmont, the existence of the college created a unique village.

The Linden Cotton Factory, erected in 1890 on Depot Street, was the first textile plant in Davidson, and in 1908, the Delburg Cotton Mills was constructed nearby.

In 1891, the name of the town was changed from Davidson College to Davidson, emblematic of the community's expanding part s for town and gown alike.

Davidson's cotton mills spurred the expansion of the town, and by 1910, the populace of Davidson reached 500 residents, climbing to 1,500 by the 1920s.

The heart of downtown opposite the college contained a full complement of small town stores and services, including four general merchandise stores, a drug store, a laundry, tailor shop, two barber shops, a hardware store, a postal service, a bank, and a several restaurants.

In more recent years, the emergence of suburban shopping centers around Davidson accelerated the town's status to an all-purpose retail market.

Today, the tremendous evolution around Charlotte has stimulated Davidson's expansion to its current populace of more than 10,000 citizens .

Prestigious, nationally known Davidson College has made Davidson an intellectual and cultural center, drawing into its orbit a sizeable experienced class.

Beginning with the General Plan in 1993, closing through the Land Plan of 1995 and the Planning Ordinance of 2001, the town has promoted for and implemented smart expansion principles, including pedestrian orientation (resulting in a ban on drive-thru's), mixed-use development, affordable housing, open space preservation, and connectivity.

Additionally, the Town of Davidson received National Register Historic District status in 2009 for the historic core of town, which includes downtown.

Davidson is positioned along Lake Norman in the piedmont of North Carolina at 35 29 28 N 80 49 58 W, approximately 20 miles north of Charlotte in northern Mecklenburg County. According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town has a total region of 5.1 square miles (13.1 km ), of which, 4.9 square miles (12.6 km ) of it is territory and 0.2 square miles (0.5 km ) of it (3.95%) is water.

Chambers Building at Davidson College in Davidson, NC The people of Davidson attend the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools.

Following the shutdown of Davidson IBMYP Middle school in 2011, there presently is no middle school positioned in Davidson; middle schoolers attend Bailey Middle School in the neighboring town of Cornelius.

However, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools have proposed expanding close-by Davidson Elementary to a K-8 school.

Davidson Day School, positioned at 750 Jetton Road in Davidson Woodlawn School, positioned 1 mile north of Davidson College Davidson Green School, positioned in downtown Davidson on South Main Street Davidson Public Library in Davidson, NC Community School of Davidson Davidson is home to Davidson College, a highly selective liberal arts college positioned in the heart of town on Main Street.

Davidson College has been ranked the 3rd most rigorous school in the United States, the top school in the south, is persistently ranked in the top ten best liberal arts universities in the country, and has graduated 23 Rhodes Scholars.

Davidson College is also notable for its Honor Code which means students are not permitted to lie cheat or steal.

Davidson is served by a branch of the Public Library of Charlotte and Mecklenburg County. The library is positioned on the Green in Davidson.

It is positioned directly athwart from the playground where Davidson College students in the cultural range class play with underprivileged kids twice a semester.

See also: List of notable Davidson College alumni Herb Jackson, artist and Professor of Art at Davidson College Ross, former president of Davidson College and current president of the University of North Carolina fitness William Lee Davidson, a North Carolina militia general amid the Revolutionary War and namesake of Davidson College and town Tom Clark, former Davidson College professor and famous sculptor, known for his gnomes Davidson College Davidson College Arboretum Fannie Mae Foundation Maxwell Award: to the Davidson Housing Coalition for the Bungalows (2001)< Centralina Council of Government Sustainable Environment for Quality of Life: Best Practices Award for Davidson's Aging in Place Task Force (2006) Comprehensive Plan - North Carolina American Planning Association (NCAPA) Planning Award - Honorable Mention (2011) Great Main Street Award, North Carolina Chapter of the American Planning Association (2013) "Davidson branch of the Public Library of Charlotte and Mecklenburg County".

"North Carolina's Local Land Trusts Present Annual Awards to Conservation Leaders - Conservation Trust for North Carolina".

Official Town of Davidson website Explore Davidson, the official town website for visitors and new inhabitants Davidson branch of the Public Library of Charlotte and Mecklenburg County Municipalities and communities of Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, United States

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