Stony Point is a

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(CDP) in

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and Iredell counties in the

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. The population was 1,317 at the 2010 census. It is part of the

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– Morganton

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History

A Stoney Point Post Office was established on February 17, 1826 in Iredell County, with James Thompson as postmaster. The name was changed to Stony Point in 1832. The Stony Point populated place has existed in both Alexander and Iredell Counties since 1847, when Alexander County was created. ''The Heritage of Iredell County, 1980'', published by the Genealogical Society of Iredell County, PO Box 946, Statesville, North Carolina 28677, , 642 pages with index''The Heritage of Iredell County, NC Vol II, 2000'', published by the Genealogical Society of Iredell County, PO Box 946, Statesville, North Carolina 29866, LC # 00-110956, 574 pages with indexLewis, J.D.;

Geography

Stony Point is located at (35.864903, -81.050509). According to the

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, the CDP has a total area of , of which , or 0.30%, is water.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 1,380 people, 552 households, and 399 families residing in the CDP. The

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was 462.5 people per square mile (178.8/km²). There were 601 housing units at an average density of 201.4 per square mile (77.9/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 92.03%

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, 3.77%

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, 0.72% Native American, 2.03% from

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, and 1.45% from two or more races.

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of any race were 3.19% of the population. There were 552 households, out of which 30.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.2% were

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living together, 12.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.7% were non-families. 23.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.50 and the average family size was 2.92. In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 24.9% under the age of 18, 7.7% from 18 to 24, 29.2% from 25 to 44, 25.9% from 45 to 64, and 12.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 92.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.4 males. The median income for a household in the CDP was $42,305, and the median income for a family was $48,221. Males had a median income of $26,635 versus $20,774 for females. The

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for the CDP was $17,303. About 11.0% of families and 15.0% of the population were below the

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, including 28.2% of those under age 18 and 29.1% of those age 65 or over.

School districts

*Elementary School ** Stony Point Elementary ** Sharon Elementary * Junior High School - East Alexander Middle School * High School **

Alexander Central High School Alexander Central High School (ACHS) is a public, co-educational secondary school located in Taylorsville, North Carolina. It is the only high school in the Alexander County Schools system. History Alexander Central was expanded in 2001 to double ...

West Iredell High School West Iredell High School is a public high school located in Statesville, North Carolina. It is part of the Iredell-Statesville Schools district. About The students of "West", as it is known throughout the county, are currently 76% Caucasian, 18% ...

Notable person

Dave Jolly David Jolly (October 14, 1924 – May 27, 1963) was a Major League Baseball relief pitcher. The , right-hander was a native of Stony Point, North Carolina. He was signed by the St. Louis Browns as an amateur free agent before the 1946 season. A ...

, baseball player.

References

{{authority control Census-designated places in Alexander County, North Carolina Census-designated places in Iredell County, North Carolina Populated places established in 1789