Badin is a town located in Stanly County, North Carolina, United States. At the 2010 census, the town had a total population of 1,974.

History

The Badin Historic District, Doerschuk Site,

Hardaway Site The Hardaway Site, designated by the Smithsonian trinomial 31ST4, is an archaeological site near Badin, North Carolina. A National Historic Landmark, this multi-layered site has seen major periods of occupation as far back as 10,000 years. Materi ...

Narrows Dam and Power Plant Complex Narrows Dam and Power Plant Complex is a national historic district located at Badin, Stanly County, North Carolina. The district encompasses one contributing building and two contributing structures in the company town of Badin. The dam and p ...

, and West Badin Historic District are listed on the

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Geography

Badin is located on the south end of

Badin Lake Badin Lake is one of a series of lakes created by the damming of the Yadkin-Pee Dee River in the Uwharrie Lakes Region of the United States. The Badin Lake Dam was built in 1917 to support local aluminum smelting plant, Alcoa, and the associated ...

which is a reservoir formed by damming the Yadkin River. North Carolina Highway 740 passes through the town. Albemarle is four miles to the southwest and New London is six miles to the northwest.''Badin, NC,'' 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1981 (1991 rev.) According to the

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, the town has a total area of , all land.

Demographics

2020 census

As of the

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, there were 2,024 people, 506 households, and 331 families residing in the town.

2000 census

At the census of 2000, there were 1,154 people, 494 households, and 328 families residing in the town. The population density was 719.2 people per square mile (278.5/km²). There were 586 housing units at an average density of 365.2 per square mile (141.4/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 63.26%

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, 35.62%

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, 0.00% Native American, 0.00%

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, 0.00%

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, 0.17% from other races, and 0.95% from two or more races. 0.61% of the population were

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Latino Latino or Latinos most often refers to: * Latino (demonym), a term used in the United States for people with cultural ties to Latin America * Hispanic and Latino Americans in the United States * The people or cultures of Latin America; ** Latin A ...

of any race. There were 494 households, out of which 33.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.0% were married couples living together, 14.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.6% were non-families. 31.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 17.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.34 and the average family size was 2.91. In the town, the population was spread out, with 25.3% under the age of 18, 7.5% from 18 to 24, 26.8% from 25 to 44, 22.3% from 45 to 64, and 18.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 83.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 78.1 males. The median income for a household in the town was $27,031, and the median income for a family was $32,692. Males had a median income of $27,396 versus $21,417 for females. The per capita income for the town was $15,320. 12.2% of the population and 9.4% of families were below the poverty line. 10.7% of those under the age of 18 and 17.1% of those 65 and older were living below the poverty line.

Economy

Badin's major employer was

ALCOA Alcoa Corporation (an acronym for Aluminum Company of America) is a Pittsburgh-based industrial corporation. It is the world's eighth-largest producer of aluminum. Alcoa conducts operations in 10 countries. Alcoa is a major producer of primary ...

, which operated a large facility in Badin until 2010.

laid off most of the workers when it shut down the factory in 2007.

Alcoa Power Generating Alcoa Power Generating, Inc. is a subsidiary of Alcoa Inc., headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Its three divisions were independent subsidiaries before being consolidated into Alcoa Power Generating, Inc. (APGI). These three projects have ...

continues to generate electricity using four area dams and is working to find new uses for the plant site.

Notable people

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, a former co-host of The View, a talk show on the

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television network. She is also a former lawyer and prosecutor. * Lou Donaldson, world-famous

jazz Jazz is a music genre that originated in the African-American communities of New Orleans, Louisiana in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, with its roots in blues and ragtime. Since the 1920s Jazz Age, it has been recognized as a major ...

musician and alto saxophonist.

References

External links

Official Badin, NC website
{{authority control Towns in North Carolina Towns in Stanly County, North Carolina