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Davie County, North Carolina

Davie County History, Geography, Demographics, Cities and Towns, and Education

 

County Seat: Mocksville
Year Organized: 1836
Square Miles: 265
 		 Court House:

123 S Main St
County Administration Building
Mocksville, NC 27028-2464
Etymology - Origin of County Name

t was named in honor of William Richardson Davie, a distinguished Revolutionary soldier, a member of the Federal Convention of 1787, Governor of North Carolina, special envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary to France, and one of the founders of the University of North Carolina.

 

Demographics:

County QuickFacts: Census Bureau Quick Facts

History

Davie was formed in 1836 from Rowan. It was named in honor of William Richardson Davie, a distinguished Revolutionary soldier, a member of the Federal Convention of 1787, Governor of North Carolina, special envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary to France, and one of the founders of the University of North Carolina. It is in the central section of the State and is bounded by Davidson, Rowan, Iredell, Yadkin, and Forsyth counties. The present land area is 265.18 square miles and the population in 2000 was 34,835. In 1837 the court was ordered to be held at Mocksville. Mocksville, incorporated in 1839, is the county seat.

 

Neighboring Counties:
  • Davidson
  • Rowan
  • Iredell
  • Yadkin
  • Forsyth
Cities and Towns:
- Bermuda Run town Incorporated Area
- Cooleemee town Incorporated Area
- Mocksville (County Seat) town Incorporated Area
County Resources:

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Today's counties are the most flexible, locally responsive and creative governments in the US. They are the most diverse, varying in size, population, geography, and governmental structure. In their politics and policies, they express a 1990's political slogan "Think globally, act locally."
 

 

 

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