Pikeville, North Carolina

Coordinates: 35°29′56″N 77°59′10″W / 35.49889°N 77.98611°W / 35.49889; -77.98611
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Pikeville, North Carolina
FIPS code
37-51780[4]
GNIS feature ID2407110[3]
WebsitePikeville, NC website

Pikeville is a town in

American Motors (AMC) dealership.[5][6]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.5 square miles (1.3 km2), all of it land.

History

Early history

Torhunta was a large

Religious Society of Friends, also known as Quakers.[7]

Samuel Pike moved to the area and settled on the south side of Nahunta Swamp which had been granted by King

Post Office
, and later the town was named.

Nathan Pike owned and operated a large tavern, shop, trading post and hotel. It was then known as Pike’s Junction. In 1856, the first post office opened. During the period of 1793 to 1835 Pike sold around 2,000 acres (8.1 km2) of his land to other families who came here to settle.

Civil War

During General Sherman’s Carolinas campaign in 1865, Pikeville suffered the same fate of many southern towns. Union soldiers destroyed the hotel and tavern Nathan Pike had built, and many buildings and homes were damaged or destroyed. Some of General Sherman’s forces camped in areas east of Pikeville during this time.

Turn of the century

The first school in the area was located at a crossroads named Mount Carmel in 1865. In 1908, the Pikeville grade school was made Pikeville High School. It was composed of the schools of Mount Carmel, Sherrad’s Cross Roads, Pleasant Grove, Oak Dale, Possum Trot, Taylor’s Oak Grove, Smith’s Patetown as well as Pikeville grade School. In 1960,

Charles B. Aycock High School was opened in Pikeville in honor of the state governor who was an advocate for quality education.[8]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1880122—
1900168—
191021025.0%
192033358.6%
193044934.8%
1940425−5.3%
19504649.2%
196052513.1%
197058010.5%
198066214.1%
1990598−9.7%
200071920.2%
2010678−5.7%
20207125.0%
U.S. Decennial Census[9]

As of the

Latino
of any race were 1.95% of the population.

There were 306 households, out of which 30.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.6% were married couples living together, 8.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.6% were non-families. 32.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 18.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.35 and the average family size was 2.98.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 25.0% under the age of 18, 7.4% from 18 to 24, 28.8% from 25 to 44, 20.9% from 45 to 64, and 17.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 87.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 84.6 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $37,500, and the median income for a family was $53,750. Males had a median income of $30,469 versus $23,750 for females. The

poverty line
were 8.2% of people, 6.4% of families, 8.5% of those under 18 and 12.1% of those over 64.

Education

Education in Pikeville is administered by the

Goldsboro
.

Transportation

Passenger

Roads

References

  1. ^ "Welcome to the Town of Pikeville, The Gem of Wayne County..." Town of Pikeville, NC. Archived from the original on January 31, 2010. Retrieved September 10, 2011.
  2. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
  3. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Pikeville, North Carolina
  4. ^ a b "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  5. ISBN 978-0-7603-3797-4
    .
  6. ^ Truesdell, Rich (April 4, 2009). "An AMC Weekend in North Carolina". Automotive Traveler. Retrieved September 10, 2011.
  7. ^ "History of Town of Pikeville, NC". Town of Pikeville, NC. Archived from the original on August 24, 2011. Retrieved September 10, 2011.
  8. ^ Pikeville, NC 27863 Archived August 21, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
  9. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.

External links

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