Forsyth County Public Library - Lewisville NC

Lewisville is a town in Forsyth County,

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community.

History

Lewisville incorporated on August 13, 1991.

Geography

Lewisville is located in western Forsyth County.

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passes through the southern part of the town. Via US 421, downtown

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is to the east, and Wilkesboro is to the west. According to the

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, the town has a total area of , of which is land and , or 1.59%, is water.

Demographics

2020 census

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 13,381 people, 5,345 households, and 3,924 families residing in the town.

2000 census

As of the

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of 2000, there were 8,826 people, 3,341 households, and 2,676 families residing in the town. The population density was . There were 3,501 housing units at an average density of . The racial make-up of the town was 93.11%

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, 4.19%

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, 0.19% Native American, 1.34% Asian, 0.54% from other races, and 0.62% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 1.23% of the population. There were 3,341 households, out of which 40.00% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 70.50% were

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living together, 7.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 19.90% were non-families. 16.60% of all households were made up of individuals, and 4.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.64 and the average family size was 2.98. In the town, the population was spread out, with 26.8% under the age of 18, 5.80% from 18 to 24, 31.70% from 25 to 44, 27.50% from 45 to 64, and 8.20% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.0 males. For every 100 females aged 18 and over, there were 92.6 males. The median income for a household in the town was $95,571, and the median income for a family was $72,250. Males had a median income of $50,229 versus $34,496 for females. The

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for the town was $29,999. About 1.60% of families and 2.50% of the population were below the

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, including 2.00% of those under age 18 and 3.00% of those age 65 or over.

Education

Public schools in Lewisville are managed by the Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools school district. Forsyth Country Day School, a private K-12 school, is also located in the town.

Notable people

* Rick Brewer, former president of

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in Pineville,

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* Austin Dillon (b. 1990),

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driver * Ty Dillon (b.1992), NASCAR driver * Neal Hendrix (b. 1973), professional skateboarder *

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(b. 1985),

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player who grew up in Lewisville

References

External links

Town of Lewisville official website
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