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Population (year 2000): 1,450. Estimated
population in July 2005: 1,472 (+1.5% change)
Males: 690 (47.6%), Females: 760 (52.4%)
Davidson County
Zip code:
27239
Median resident age: 35.7 years
Median household income: $30,950 (year 2000)
Median house value: $75,100 (year 2000)
Races in Denton:
- White Non-Hispanic (96.8%)
- Hispanic (2.0%)
- Black (0.6%)
- Two or more races (0.6%)
Ancestries: United States (24.6%), German
(9.3%), English (7.9%), Irish (5.8%), Scotch-Irish (3.9%), Dutch
(2.1%).
Elevation: 698 feet
Land area: 1.8 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Denton
- High school or higher: 70.9%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 9.7%
- Graduate or professional degree: 2.7%
- Unemployed: 6.4%
- Mean travel time to work: 29.1 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Denton town
- Never married: 16.5%
- Now married: 57.2%
- Separated: 3.7%
- Widowed: 10.9%
- Divorced: 11.6%
2.3% Foreign born (1.5% Latin America, 0.5%
Europe).
Population change in the 1990s: +24 (+1.7%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Denton:
- THOMASVILLE MEDICAL CENTER (about 17 miles;
THOMASVILLE, NC)
- RANDOLPH HOSPITAL (about 20 miles; ASHEBORO, NC)
- STANLY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL INC (about 21 miles;
ALBEMARLE, NC)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Denton:
- PIEDMONT TRIAD INTERNATIONAL (about 34 miles;
GREENSBORO, NC; ID: GSO)
- SMITH REYNOLDS (about 36 miles; WINSTON SALEM, NC;
ID: INT)
- MOORE COUNTY (about 58 miles; PINEHURST/SOUTHERN
PINES, NC; ID: SOP)
Other public-use airports nearest to Denton:
- HIATT (about 13 miles; THOMASVILLE, NC; ID: N97)
- STANLY COUNTY (about 16 miles; ALBEMARLE, NC; ID:
VUJ)
- ASHEBORO MUNI (about 16 miles; ASHEBORO, NC; ID: HBI)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Denton:
- HIGH POINT UNIVERSITY (about 24 miles; HIGH POINT,
NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,564)
- ROWAN-CABARRUS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 26 miles;
SALISBURY, NC; FT enrollment: 2,499)
- GUILFORD TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 28
miles; JAMESTOWN, NC; FT enrollment: 4,810)
- WINSTON-SALEM STATE UNIVERSITY (about 28 miles;
WINSTON-SALEM, NC; FT enrollment: 2,508)
- NORTH CAROLINA AGRICULTURAL AND TECHNICAL ST UNIV
(about 32 miles; Greensboro, NC; FT enrollment: 6,970)
- FORSYTH TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 33 miles;
WINSTON SALEM, NC; FT enrollment: 3,271)
- WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY (about 37 miles; WINSTON
SALEM, NC; FT enrollment: 5,944)
Public high school in Denton:
- SOUTH DAVIDSON HIGH (Students: 516; Location:
14956 SOUTH NC HWY 109; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Denton:
- DENTON ELEMENTARY (Students: 499; Location:
305 W SALISBURY STREET; Grades: PK - 05)
- SOUTH DAVIDSON MIDDLE (Students: 446;
Location: 14954 NC HWY 109 SOUTH; Grades: 06 - 08)
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