Mocksville

Mocksville is a town in Davie County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 5,051 at the 2010 census.[6] It is the county seat of Davie County.[7]

Mocksville was incorporated as a town in 1839.[8] The town was named for the original owner of the town site.[9]

George E. 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, McGuire-Setzer House, North Main Street Historic District, and Salisbury Street Historic District are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[10]

Mocksville is located south of the center of Davie County.[11] U.S. Routes 64 and 601 pass through the town, while U.S. Route 158 has its western terminus in the town center. 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. US 158 leads northeast 26 miles (42 km) to Winston-Salem. 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 Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 7.6 square miles (19.6 km2), of which 0.01 square miles (0.03 km2), or 0.17%, is water.[6]

Located in Mocksville is the Mocksville complex that is made up of metamorphosed and unmetamorphosed gabbros including Farmington Gabbro[12]

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 5,900 people, 2,062 households, and 1,307 families residing in the town.

As of the census[5] of 2000, there were 4,178 people, 1,627 households, and 1,067 families residing in the town. The population density was 607.2 people per square mile (234.5/km2). There were 1,781 housing units at an average density of 258.8 per square mile (99.9/km2). The racial 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 races, and 1.36% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 8.07% of the population.

There were 1,627 households, out of which 30.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.7% were married couples living together, 14.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.4% were non-families. 30.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.42 and the average family size was 2.97.

In the town, the population was well distributed by age, 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 age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 90.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 83.3 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $35,407, and the median income for a family was $42,357. Males had a median income of $31,540 versus $23,375 for females. The per capita income for the town was $18,703. About 9.3% of families and 12.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 12.8% of those under age 18 and 14.3% of those age 65 or over.

US,Alabama,Autauga,Autaugaville Postcode

post code city state latitude longitude
27028 Mocksville NC 35.895187 -80.558076