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Davidson is a town in
Mecklenburg County,
North Carolina, lying right along the southern edge of the
Iredell and
Mecklenburg County line. The population was 7,139 at the 2000 census. It is home to the prestigious
Davidson College.
Davidson is unique in that it's very different both geographically and culturally from the rest of
Mecklenburg County, NC. Lying along the eastern shore of
Lake Norman, the town is centered around the college from which it takes its name.
The town was founded in 1837 with the establishment of the Presbyterian Davidson College, named for
Brigadier General William Lee Davidson, a local Revolutionary War hero in Mecklenburg County. The land for Davidson College came from Davidson's estate, a large portion of which was donated by his son.
Geography
Davidson is located at (35.491165, -80.832864).
According to the
United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 5.1
square miles (13.1
km²), of which, 4.9 square miles (12.6 km²) of it's land and 0.2 square miles (0.5 km²) of it (3.95%) is water.
Demographics
As of the
census of 2000, there were 7,139 people, 2,122 households, and 1,476 families residing in the town. The
population density was 1,468.0 people per square mile (567.2/km²). There were 2,452 housing units at an average density of 504.2/sq mi (194.8/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 88.53%
White, 8.14%
African American, 0.15%
Native American, 1.29%
Asian, 0.08%
Pacific Islander, 0.97% from
other races, and 0.84% from two or more races.
Hispanic or
Latino of any race were 2.28% of the population.
There were 2,122 households out of which 35.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.1% were
married couples living together, 7.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.4% were non-families. 24.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 5.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.53 and the average family size was 3.07.
In the town the population was spread out with 21.1% under the age of 18, 24.2% from 18 to 24, 25.5% from 25 to 44, 18.5% from 45 to 64, and 10.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 31 years. For every 100 females there were 95.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.2 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $78,370, and the median income for a family was $100,961. Males had a median income of $69,830 versus $37,632 for females. The
per capita income for the town was $31,571. About 3.4% of families and 6.0% of the population were below the
poverty line, including 4.4% of those under age 18 and 5.5% of those age 65 or over.
Famous residents
Points of interest
Davidson College
Davidson College Arboretum
Private schools
Cannon School, located in nearby Concord, serves Davidson familiesFurther Information
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