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Population (year 2000): 1,457. Estimated
population in July 2005: 1,508 (+3.5% change)
Males: 757 (52.0%), Females: 700 (48.0%)
Surry County
Zip code:
27017
Median resident age: 34.9 years
Median household income: $26,765 (year 2000)
Median house value: $102,100 (year 2000)
Races in Dobson:
- White Non-Hispanic (70.1%)
- Hispanic (25.8%)
- Other race (19.4%)
- Black (3.9%)
- American Indian (0.5%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics
could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: United States (20.2%), English
(9.6%), German (4.7%), Irish (3.7%), Scotch-Irish (1.6%), Dutch
(1.6%).
Elevation: 1259 feet
Land area: 1.8 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Dobson
- High school or higher: 59.5%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 17.3%
- Graduate or professional degree: 7.8%
- Unemployed: 6.1%
- Mean travel time to work: 19.2 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Dobson town
- Never married: 22.3%
- Now married: 56.8%
- Separated: 3.2%
- Widowed: 10.0%
- Divorced: 7.7%
17.0% Foreign born (16.6% Latin America).
Population change in the 1990s: +261 (+21.8%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Dobson:
- NORTHERN HOSPITAL OF SURRY COUNTY (about 10 miles;
MOUNT AIRY, NC)
- HUGH CHATHAM MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 12 miles;
ELKIN, NC)
- HOOTS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL INC (about 20 miles;
YADKINVILLE, NC)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Dobson:
- SMITH REYNOLDS (about 40 miles; WINSTON SALEM, NC;
ID: INT)
- PIEDMONT TRIAD INTERNATIONAL (about 59 miles;
GREENSBORO, NC; ID: GSO)
- HICKORY REGIONAL (about 65 miles; HICKORY, NC; ID:
HKY)
Other public-use airports nearest to Dobson:
- ELKIN MUNI (about 10 miles; ELKIN, NC; ID: ZEF)
- MOUNT AIRY/SURRY COUNTY (about 13 miles; MOUNT AIRY,
NC; ID: MWK)
- SWAN CREEK (about 17 miles; JONESVILLE, NC; ID: 78A)
College/University in Dobson:
- SURRY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (Full-time
enrollment: 1,944; Location: 630 S. MAIN ST.; Public;
Website: www.surry.cc.nc.us)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Dobson:
- WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY (about 36 miles; WINSTON
SALEM, NC; Full-time enrollment: 5,944)
- FORSYTH TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 37 miles;
WINSTON SALEM, NC; FT enrollment: 3,271)
- WINSTON-SALEM STATE UNIVERSITY (about 44 miles;
WINSTON-SALEM, NC; FT enrollment: 2,508)
- NEW RIVER COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 50 miles; DUBLIN,
VA; FT enrollment: 2,262)
- ROWAN-CABARRUS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 52 miles;
SALISBURY, NC; FT enrollment: 2,499)
- RADFORD UNIVERSITY (about 53 miles; RADFORD, VA; FT
enrollment: 8,034)
- NORTH CAROLINA AGRICULTURAL AND TECHNICAL ST UNIV
(about 53 miles; Greensboro, NC; FT enrollment: 6,970)
Public high school in Dobson:
- SURRY CENTRAL HIGH (Students: 784; Location:
716 SOUTH MAIN STREET; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Dobson:
- DOBSON ELEMENTARY (Students: 645; Location:
400 W ATKINS STREET; Grades: PK - 05)
- CENTRAL MIDDLE (Students: 618; Location: 883
ZEPHYR RD; Grades: 06 - 08)
- COPELAND ELEMENTARY (Students: 550; Location:
948 COPELAND SCHOOL ROAD; Grades: PK - 05)
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