Bermuda Run is a town in Davie County,

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, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the town was 3,120. 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. 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 U.S. Route 158 and North Carolina Highway 801.

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provides express access to

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, the town's nearest urban center. In 2012, Kinderton Village was voluntarily annexed by the town of Bermuda Run. Bermuda Run is considered by the locals to be a mid-high class community and the second-most influential, behind nearby Oak Valley.

History

Win-Mock Farm Dairy was listed on the

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in 2010.

Geography

Bermuda Run is located in northeastern Davie County. 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 2020 United States census, 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 population density was . There were 828 housing units at an average density of . 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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or Latino 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
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