Taylorsville, North Carolina

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Taylorsville, USA
Coat-of-arms N/A
County	[[\|Alexander County, North Carolina]]
Population	1,799 (2000 census)
Area	5.2 km²
Coordinates	35°55′ 3 81°10′ 28
Elevation	N/A
Founded	N/A
Website	http://www.taylorsvillenc.com

Taylorsville is a town in Alexander County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 1,799 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Alexander County^GR6.

Harry Gant is a famous resident.

[edit] Geography

Taylorsville is located at 35°55′3″N, 81°10′28″W (35.917869, -81.174561)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 5.2 km² (2.0 mi²), all land.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 1,799 people, 746 households, and 446 families residing in the town. The population density was 347.3/km² (897.6/mi²). There were 819 housing units at an average density of 158.1/km² (408.6/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 82.71% White, 11.40% African American, 0.11% Native American, 1.06% Asian, 3.50% from other races, and 1.22% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 6.17% of the population.

There were 746 households out of which 25.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 39.9% were married couples living together, 14.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 40.1% were non-families. 35.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 17.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.20 and the average family size was 2.83.

In the town the population was spread out with 20.6% under the age of 18, 7.9% from 18 to 24, 25.8% from 25 to 44, 20.3% from 45 to 64, and 25.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 84.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 77.5 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $24,875, and the median income for a family was $34,063. Males had a median income of $29,737 versus $20,135 for females. The per capita income for the town was $14,876. About 12.7% of families and 21.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 26.8% of those under age 18 and 21.2% of those age 65 or over.