State: North Carolina
        
        Time zone: Eastern GMT -5:00. 
| Population: | 48,436 | 
| 2000 Population: | 46,531 | 
| White Population: | 42,040 | 
| Black Population: | 2,845 | 
| Hispanic Population: | 1,922 | 
| Asian Population: | 262 | 
| Hawaiian Population: | 126 | 
| Indian Population: | 26 | 
| Other Population: | 855 | 
| Male Population: | 23,121 | 
| Female Population: | 23,410 | 
| Median Age: | 75.5 | 
| Male Median Age: | 73.1 | 
| Female Median Age: | 77.9 | 
| Households: | 20,365 | 
| Average Household Size: | 4.92 | 
| Average House Value: | $192,400 | 
| Average Household Income: | $73,241 | 
| Land Area: | 209.578 sq mi | 
| Water Area: | 0.209 sq mi | 
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            Turnersburg, NC (       4.5 miles)
             Harmony, NC (       5.2 miles)
             Mocksville, NC (       8.4 miles)
             Olin, NC (       9.0 miles)
             Cleveland, NC (       9.3 miles)
             Woodleaf, NC (      10.4 miles)
             Statesville, NC (      11.3 miles)
             Cooleemee, NC (      11.5 miles)
             Union Grove, NC (      14.5 miles)
             Hamptonville, NC (      15.3 miles)
             
| 2000 Population: | 8,049,313 | 
| White Population: | 5,804,656 | 
| Black Population: | 1,737,545 | 
| Asian Population: | 113,689 | 
| Indian Population: | 99,551 | 
| Hawaiian Population: | 3,983 | 
| Other Population: | 186,629 | 
| Male Population: | 3,942,695 | 
| Female Population: | 4,106,618 | 
| Median Age: | 35.30 | 
| Male Median Age: | 33.80 | 
| Female Median Age: | 36.70 | 
| 2000 Households: | 3,132,013 | 
| White Households: | 2,366,455 | 
| Black Households: | 626,997 | 
| Asian Households: | 33,079 | 
| Indian Households: | 34,038 | 
| Hawaiian Households: | 1,033 | 
| Average Household Size: | 2.49 | 
| Average Family Size: | 2.98 |