Mocksville, North Carolina Mocksville, North Carolina Davie County Courthouse, Courthouse Square, September 2013 Davie County Courthouse, Courthouse Square, September 2013 Location of Mocksville, North Carolina Location of Mocksville, North Carolina State North Carolina Mocksville is a town in Davie County, North Carolina, United States.
The populace was 5,051 at the 2010 census. It is the governmental center of county of Davie County. Mocksville was incorporated as a town in 1839. The town was titled for the initial owner of the town site. Barnhardt House, Boxwood Lodge, Cana Store and Post Office, Jesse Clement House, Cooleemee, Davie County Courthouse, Davie County Jail, Downtown Mocksville Historic District, Hinton Rowan Helper House, Hodges Business College, Mc - Guire-Setzer House, North Main Street Historic District, and Salisbury Street Historic District are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Mocksville is positioned south of the center of Davie County at 35 53 47 N 80 33 43 W (35.896320, -80.561926). U.S.
US 64 leads east 19 miles (31 km) to Lexington and west 24 miles (39 km) to Statesville, while US 601 leads north 19 miles (31 km) to Yadkinville and south 17 miles (27 km) to Salisbury.
Interstate 40 passes 3 miles (5 km) northwest of the center of town, with access from Exit 168 (US 64) and Exit 170 (US 601).
According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town has a total region of 7.6 square miles (19.6 km2), of which 0.01 square miles (0.03 km2), or 0.17%, is water. As of the census of 2000, there were 4,178 citizens , 1,627 homeholds, and 1,067 families residing in the town.
There were 1,781 housing units at an average density of 258.8 per square mile (99.9/km ).
The ethnic makeup of the town was 76.14% White, 17.76% African American, 0.19% Native American, 0.67% Asian, 0.05% Pacific Islander, 3.83% from other competitions, and 1.36% from two or more competitions.
There were 1,627 homeholds out of which 30.4% had kids under the age of 18 living with them, 46.7% were married couples living together, 14.6% had a female homeholder with no husband present, and 34.4% were non-families.
In the town, the populace was spread out with 23.5% under the age of 18, 8.9% from 18 to 24, 27.7% from 25 to 44, 21.4% from 45 to 64, and 18.6% who were 65 years of age or older.
The median income for a homehold in the town was $35,407, and the median income for a family was $42,357.
About 9.3% of families and 12.6% of the populace were below the poverty line, including 12.8% of those under age 18 and 14.3% of those age 65 or over.
His residence in Mocksville, Hinton Rowan Helper House, is now a monument.
"Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Mocksville town, North Carolina".
"Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2015".
Town of Mocksville official website Municipalities and communities of Davie County, North Carolina, United States County seat: Mocksville
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County seats in North Carolina - Towns in Davie County, North Carolina - Populated places established in 1839 - Towns in North Carolina - 1839 establishments in North Carolina
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