Davie County, North Carolina


Davie County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of the 2020 census, the population was 42,712. Its county seat is Mocksville.
Davie County is included in the Winston-Salem, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is also included in the Greensboro–Winston-Salem–High Point, NC Combined Statistical Area.
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History

Present day Davie County was the area of early settlement circa 1760 when the Morgan and Martha Bryan large extended family, including granddaughter nine-year-old Rebecca, became the first permanent white pioneers and settlers in the Forks of the Yadkin River after coming down the Great Wagon Road and crossing the Shallow Ford on the Yadkin River. Other settlers quickly followed including Squire and Sarah Boone, whose son Daniel would marry Rebecca Bryan and together with their large family lead the migration across the Cumberland Gap into the western frontier, having been trained how to tame a wilderness by their parents in what is now Davie County.
The county was formed in 1836, carved out from Rowan County. It claimed the land that lay within the Forks of the Yadkin and was named for William R. Davie, Governor of North Carolina from 1798 to 1799. Mocksville, at the intersection of three major roads, was created on Mocks Old Field to be the county seat. Two courthouses have served the county on its historic town square.
During the Civil War, 1,147 soldiers from Davie County fought in the American Civil War for the Confederate States of America.
In 2023, Davie County won the All-America City Award for the county's youth involvement and health and wellness programs. Some notable youth organizations included the SURF Board, Ignite Davie, the CTE programs, and the Davie Respect Initiative.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of, of which is land and is water.

State and local protected areas

  • Perkins Game Land
  • Yadkin River Game Land

Major water bodies

Adjacent counties

Major highways

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Demographics

2020 census

As of the 2020 census, the county had a population of 42,712, 17,256 households, and 11,586 families residing there. The median age was 46.0 years, with 20.9% of residents under the age of 18 and 22.0% aged 65 or older. For every 100 females there were 95.5 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 92.6 males age 18 and over.
The racial makeup of the county was 82.7% White, 5.7% Black or African American, 0.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7% Asian, <0.1% Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander, 4.5% from some other race, and 5.9% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino residents of any race comprised 7.9% of the population.
29.6% of residents lived in urban areas, while 70.4% lived in rural areas.
Of those 17,256 households, 28.7% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 55.1% were married-couple households, 15.4% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 24.4% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 25.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
There were 18,753 housing units, of which 8.0% were vacant. Among occupied housing units, 79.1% were owner-occupied and 20.9% were renter-occupied. The homeowner vacancy rate was 1.8% and the rental vacancy rate was 7.0%.

2000 census

At the 2000 census, there were 34,835 people, 13,750 households, and 10,257 families residing in the county. The population density was. There were 14,953 housing units at an average density of. The racial makeup of the county was 90.44% White, 6.80% Black or African American, 0.23% Native American, 0.31% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 1.31% from other races, and 0.89% from two or more races. 3.47% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There were 13,750 households, out of which 32.70% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.40% were married couples living together, 9.20% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.40% were non-families. 22.20% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.70% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.51 and the average family size was 2.91.
In the county, the population was well distributed by age, with 24.30% under the age of 18, 7.10% from 18 to 24, 29.40% from 25 to 44, 25.50% from 45 to 64, and 13.80% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 97.00 males. For every 100 females aged 18 and over, there were 94.00 males.
The median income for a household in the county was $40,174, and the median income for a family was $47,699. Males had a median income of $33,179 versus $24,632 for females. The per capita income for the county was $21,359. About 6.40% of families and 8.60% of the population were below the poverty line, including 10.20% of those under age 18 and 11.30% of those age 65 or over.

Government and politics

Davie is an overwhelmingly Republican county, being one of seven North Carolina counties to be won by Alf Landon in 1936, and one of thirteen to be carried by Barry Goldwater in 1964. The only Democrat to win the county since World War I has been Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1940, when he was aided by support for Britain's World War II effort by the county's population – which was predominantly of British ancestry.
Davie County is a member of the Northwest Piedmont Council of Governments. In the North Carolina Senate, it is in the 31st Senate district, represented by Republican Joyce Krawiec. In the North Carolina House of Representatives, Davie County is in the 79th district represented by Republican Julia C. Howard.

Yadkin Valley wine region

Portions of Davie County are located in the Yadkin Valley AVA, an American Viticultural Area. Wines made from grapes grown in the Yadkin Valley AVA may use the appellation Yadkin Valley on their labels.

Communities

Towns

Townships

By the requirements of the North Carolina Constitution of 1868, all counties in North Carolina were divided into townships. The townships have been used in U.S. Census enumerations since 1870. The following townships were created in 1868:

Unincorporated communities

Census-designated places

Post offices

Through 1971, there were only three continuing U.S. post offices in Davie County: