Bermuda Run is a town in Davie County,

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, United States. The population was 1,725 at the 2010 census. It was incorporated in 1999 as a fully gated residential community near

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s and

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s like the Bermuda Run Country Club, Oak Valley Golf Club, and

Tanglewood Park Tanglewood Park is a recreation center and park in Clemmons, Forsyth County, North Carolina, USA. It is located on the Yadkin River between Clemmons and Bermuda Run. It is home to the annual "Tanglewood Festival of Lights," a display of lights ...

. In 2000, the town

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into neighboring Hillsdale, picking up a commercial district. The town rests on the western bank of the

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along

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and

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provides express access to

Winston-Salem Winston-Salem is a city and the county seat of Forsyth County, North Carolina, United States. In the 2020 census, the population was 249,545, making it the second-largest municipality in the Piedmont Triad region, the 5th most populous city in N ...

, the town's nearest urban center. In 2012, Kinderton Village was voluntarily annexed by the town of Bermuda Run.

History

Win-Mock Farm Dairy Win-Mock Farm Dairy is a historic dairy complex located at Bermuda Run, Davie County, North Carolina, USA. The complex was built about 1930 and includes a dairy barn, bottling plant, granary, cistern and water trough. The barn is a two-story frame ...

was listed on the

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in 2010.

Geography

Bermuda Run is located in northeastern Davie County at (35.998557, -80.431377). It is bordered to the northeast, across the Yadkin River, by the village of Clemmons in Forsyth County. Interstate 40 accesses the town from Exit 180 and leads northeast to Winston-Salem and southwest to Statesville. Mocksville, the Davie County seat, is to the southwest via US 158. According to the

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, the town of Bermuda Run has a total area of , of which is land and , or 3.05%, is water.

Demographics

2020 census

As of the

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, there were 3,120 people, 1,128 households, and 710 families residing in the town.

2000 census

As of the

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of 2000, there were 1,431 people, 734 households, and 497 families residing in the town. The

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was 1,087.6 people per square mile (418.6/km²). There were 828 housing units at an average density of 629.3/sq mi (242.2/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 98.95%

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, 0.49%

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, 0.07% Native American, 0.07%

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, and 0.42% from two or more races.

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of any race were 1.82% of the population. There were 734 households, out of which 10.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.4% were

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living together, 2.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.2% were non-families. 30.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 20.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1.93 and the average family size was 2.32. In the town, the population was spread out, with 9.6% under the age of 18, 1.9% from 18 to 24, 11.9% from 25 to 44, 35.5% from 45 to 64, and 41.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 60 years. For every 100 females, there were 86.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 84.5 males. The median income for a household in the town was $84,187, and the median income for a family was $100,727. Males had a median income of $100,000 versus $27,350 for females. The

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for the town was $47,765. None of the families and 1.4% of the population were living below the

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, including no under eighteens and 1.2% of those over 64.

References

External links

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Bermuda Run History
{{authority control Bermudian American Towns in Davie County, North Carolina Towns in North Carolina Populated places established in 1999 1999 establishments in North Carolina