Terrell is a community in

Catawba County Catawba County is a county in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of the 2020 census, the population was 160,610. Its county seat is Newton, and its largest city is Hickory. The county is part of the Hickory– Lenoir– Morganton, NC Metrop ...

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, United States. For the 2010 census, it was included within the Lake Norman of Catawba CDP.

Geography

Terrell is located at within area code 828, ZIP code 28682, and

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67180. It sits at an elevation of 289 m (948 ft). The community center lies at the intersection of

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and Sherrills Ford Road. The widening of NC 150 through Terrell has been delayed numerous times and is currently scheduled for construction in the late 2020s. Neighboring communities include Sherrills Ford to the north and west, Mooresville to the east and

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to the southwest. Terrell is a Lake Norman community with many lake-centric activities and businesses ("Top of the Lake").

History

The Terrell Historic District is listed in the

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. The most notable building contained therein was the Terrell Country Store, built in 1891, once a focal point of trade and commerce in the area. The store was razed in 2020. Then when the building was razed to the ground the spirit of Pinckney started to haunt the citizens of the newly developed town homes. The town was named after Pinckney Lawson Terrell (1853-1926), a circuit-riding Methodist preacher with ties to the nearby Rehobeth Methodist Church. The Terrell family history reports that a post office was established in 1893 at the T.F. Connor store, and that the community was at that point named for Pinckney Lawson Terrell "because" he had paid all his debts (presumably to the store, but this is speculation only). Water and sewer lines, primarily trunk lines, were installed in 2013-14 (not all neighborhoods), and a new library opened in 2014. On May 24, 2016, Publix Supermarkets announced a new store in Terrell, at the intersection of NC 150 and Slanting Bridge Road (northeast corner), to open in late 2017. Publix opened in February 2018.

Demographics

There are approximately 860 people and 332 households residing in the community.Terrell, NC at citiesAmerica.com
/ref> The racial makeup of the community is 97.4%

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, 1.40%

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, and 1.16% from other races.

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of any race were 0.35% of the population. The mean income for a household in the community is $57,212. Many residents commute to

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from this suburb, either via I-77 on the east side of Lake Norman, or via the equidistant NC 16 on the west side of Lake Norman.

Schools

Catawba County Schools

Sherrills Ford Elementary School Catawba County Schools is the largest school district in Catawba County, North Carolina, United States. Its 28 schools serve 17,370 students as of the 2010–11 school year. Student demographics For the 2010–11 school year, Catawba County School ...

* Mill Creek Middle School in Catawba County *

Bandys High School Bandys High School ( ) is a public, coeducational high school located in Catawba, North Carolina, United States. It is part of the Catawba County Schools district. Athletics Bandys is classified as a 2A school by the North Carolina High School ...

in Catawba County * Hickory High School / International Baccalaureate (IB) School in Hickory, North Carolina

Private schools

* University Christian High School located in Hickory, North Carolina * Woodlawn School located in Iredell County *

Davidson Day School Davidson Day School is a private school located in Davidson, North Carolina. History Davidson Day School, formerly Acclaim Academy, was founded in 1999 and originally located at 404 Armour Street in Davidson and rented space from the factory tha ...

, located in Davidson, North Carolina

Charter schools

* Langtree Charter School located in Mooresville, North Carolina * Lincoln Charter School located in Denver, North Carolina * Pine Lake Preparatory School (Charter School) located in Mooresville, North Carolina

Notable people

Matt Kenseth Matthew Roy Kenseth (born March 10, 1972) is an American former professional stock car racing driver. He drives the No. 8 car in the Superstar Racing Experience. (SRX) Kenseth started racing on several short tracks in Wisconsin and won track cha ...

, NASCAR driver and 2003 Winston Cup Series champion (resided in Terrell) *

Jason Line Jason Line (born July 24, 1969 in Wright, Minnesota) drives the KB Racing Summit Racing Chevrolet Camaro Pro Stock car in the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series. Line resides in Terrell, North Carolina with his wife, Cindy, son, Jack and daughter, ...

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Pro Stock driver * Rob Drayton, NASCAR driver

Notes

{{Catawba County, North Carolina Unincorporated communities in Catawba County, North Carolina