Kernersville, North Carolina Kernersville, North Carolina Location in Forsyth County and the state of North Carolina Location in Forsyth County and the state of North Carolina State North Carolina Kernersville is a town in Forsyth County, in the U.S.
State of North Carolina.
A small portion of the town is also in Guilford County.
Kernersville is positioned at the center of the Piedmont Triad urbane area, between Greensboro to the east, High Point to the south, and Winston-Salem to the west.
Some of the non-urban farmland encircling the town has been sold and turned into large middle-to-upper-class housing developments, and various large shopping centers have been assembled in the town over the past several years.
Kernersville is positioned 10 miles (16 km) east of Winston-Salem and 17 miles (27 km) west of Greensboro.
According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town has a total region of 17.4 square miles (45.1 km2), of which 17.3 square miles (44.9 km2) is territory and 0.1 square miles (0.3 km2), or 0.63%, is water. In the town, the populace was spread out with 23.9% under the age of 18, 9.2% from 18 to 24, 33.8% from 25 to 44, 22.7% from 45 to 64, and 10.3% who were 65 years of age or older.
Not long after the arrival of the barns , the town was incorporated as "Kernersville" in 1873. First Baptist Church, Kernersville Depot, Korner's Folly, Isaac Harrison Mc - Kaughan House, North Cherry Street Historic District, Roberts-Justice House, South Main Street Historic District, and Stuart Motor Company are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Starting in July 2008, North Main Street was closed through downtown Kernersville.
The improvements encompassed widening the road and adding parking along the street.
North Main Street was re-opened on October 2, 2008.
In 2012, new landscaping was put into place around the Main Street exit and entrance ramps from B-40 business.
Beginning in 2012, assembly began to replace the Hastings Hill Road overpass bridge to B-40 business.
The universal is concentrated around replacing the outdated bridge as well as making the northern part of the road dominant to the bridge a straight shot over B-40 company freshwater the winding road it presently is.
Beginning in Fall 2013, assembly began on the Macy Grove Road overpass bridge to B-40 business.
Such access would furnish much easier access for motorists to the Novant Health Kernersville Medical Center, the areas biggest hospital.
The intersection of Wallburg Road and Union Cross Road near Union Cross Park had been constructed to where motorists can simply head onto eastbound Union Cross Road and Wallburg Road which also featured installment of traffic lights.
Kernersville is served by five enhance elementary schools, three enhance middle schools, and two enhance high schools Robert B.
Glenn High School and East Forsyth High School.
These enhance schools are all a part of the Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools system.
Kernersville is also home to four private schools, most prominently the Brookside Montessori School and Triad Baptist Christian Academy, as well as Bishop Mc - Guinness Catholic High School.
Oak Ridge Military Academy is positioned in close-by Oak Ridge, North Carolina.
Kernersville also contains a branch of Forsyth Technical Community College.
Numerous universities and universities are positioned inside easy driving distance of Kernersville, including Salem College, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem State University, Bennett College, the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, the University of North Carolina School of the Arts, Greensboro College, Guilford College, Guilford Technical Community College and North Carolina A&T State University, and High Point University.
The Piedmont Triad Japanese School ( Pidomonto Toraiado Hoshu Jugyo Ko), a weekend Japanese school, previously held its classes in Kernersville. A model of the home was made into an ornament to represent North Carolina on the White House Christmas Tree in 2001. Ciener Botanical Garden is positioned on South Main Street in the historical district.
Mountain Bike Single Track Park: The Town of Kernersville has partnered with the Kernersville Cycling Club to problematic a park dedicated to mountain biking.
Kernersville Museum and the Kernersville Depot (1873 Train Depot): The Kernersville Museum Foundation began in 2013.
The Kernersville Museum is positioned at 127 West Mountain Street and focuses on the history of the town of Kernersville.
"Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Enumeration Summary File 1 (G001), Kernersville town, North Carolina".
"Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2015".
The North Carolina Gazetteer: A Dictionary of Tar Heel Places, Chapel Hill, NC: The University of North Carolina Press, 1968.
Joseph of Kernersville, 2002 Edition.
Piedmont Triad: "Piedmont Triad Japanese Language School , P.O.
Town of Kernersville official website Municipalities and communities of Forsyth County, North Carolina, United States Municipalities and communities of Guilford County, North Carolina, United States State of North Carolina
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1756 establishments in the Thirteen Colonies - Populated places established in 1756 - Towns in Forsyth County, North Carolina - Towns in Guilford County, North Carolina - Towns in North Carolina
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