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Population (year 2000): 1,799. Estimated
population in July 2005: 1,855 (+3.1% change)
Males: 826 (45.9%), Females: 973 (54.1%)
Alexander County
Zip code:
28681
Median resident age: 41.0 years
Median household income: $24,875 (year 2000)
Median house value: $81,100 (year 2000)
Races in Taylorsville:
- White Non-Hispanic (80.3%)
- Black (11.4%)
- Hispanic (6.2%)
- Other race (3.5%)
- Two or more races (1.2%)
- Other Asian (0.7%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics
could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: United States (9.7%), English
(9.4%), German (8.4%), Irish (5.2%), Scotch-Irish (2.2%), Dutch
(1.8%).
Elevation: 1247 feet
Land area: 2.0 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Taylorsville
- High school or higher: 62.5%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.5%
- Graduate or professional degree: 5.1%
- Unemployed: 4.2%
- Mean travel time to work: 18.4 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Taylorsville town
- Never married: 25.3%
- Now married: 46.0%
- Separated: 2.1%
- Widowed: 13.9%
- Divorced: 12.7%
6.1% Foreign born (4.7% Latin America, 0.9%
Asia).
Population change in the 1990s: -293 (-14.0%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Taylorsville:
- FRYE REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 16 miles;
HICKORY, NC)
- WILKES REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 18 miles;
NORTH WILKESBORO, NC)
- CATAWBA VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER (about 20 miles;
HICKORY, NC)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Taylorsville:
- HICKORY REGIONAL (about 20 miles; HICKORY, NC; ID:
HKY)
- CHARLOTTE/DOUGLAS INTL (about 53 miles; CHARLOTTE,
NC; ID: CLT)
- SMITH REYNOLDS (about 68 miles; WINSTON SALEM, NC;
ID: INT)
Other public-use airports nearest to Taylorsville:
- STATESVILLE MUNI (about 20 miles; STATESVILLE, NC;
ID: SVH)
- WILKES COUNTY (about 22 miles; NORTH WILKESBORO, NC;
ID: UKF)
- WILSON'S (about 23 miles; HICKORY, NC; ID: E40)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Taylorsville:
- CATAWBA VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 20 miles;
HICKORY, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,052)
- GASTON COLLEGE (about 41 miles; DALLAS, NC; FT
enrollment: 2,473)
- APPALACHIAN STATE UNIVERSITY (about 43 miles; BOONE,
NC; FT enrollment: 12,245)
- ROWAN-CABARRUS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 51 miles;
SALISBURY, NC; FT enrollment: 2,499)
- CENTRAL PIEDMONT COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 52 miles;
CHARLOTTE, NC; FT enrollment: 7,967)
- UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHARLOTTE (about 52
miles; CHARLOTTE, NC; FT enrollment: 13,706)
- GARDNER-WEBB UNIVERSITY (about 57 miles; BOILING
SPRINGS, NC; FT enrollment: 2,563)
Public high school in Taylorsville:
- ALEXANDER CENTRAL HIGH (Students: 1,558;
Location: 241 SCHOOL AVENUE SW; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Taylorsville:
- WEST ALEXANDER MIDDLE (Students: 660;
Location: 85 BULLDOG LANE; Grades: 06 - 08)
- BETHLEHEM ELEMENTARY (Students: 541;
Location: 7900 NC HWY 127; Grades: KG - 05)
- WITTENBURG ELEMENTARY (Students: 433;
Location: 7300 CHURCH ROAD; Grades: KG - 05)
- ELLENDALE ELEMENTARY (Students: 338;
Location: 175 ELLENDALE PARK LANE; Grades: PK - 05)
- TAYLORSVILLE ELEMENTARY (Students: 310;
Location: 100 7TH STREET SW; Grades: KG - 05)
- SUGAR LOAF ELEMENTARY (Students: 271;
Location: 3600 NC HWY 16N; Grades: KG - 05)
Library in Taylorsville:
- ALEXANDER COUNTY LIBRARY (Operating income:
$522,744; Location: 115 FIRST AVENUE SW; 56,651 books;
1,874 audio materials; 3,144 video materials; 149 serial
subscriptions)
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