Mayodan, North Carolina

Mayodan, North Carolina
Town
Location of Mayodan, North Carolina
Coordinates:
Country	United States
State	North Carolina
County	Rockingham
Government
• Mayor	James "Bud" Cardwell
Area
• Total	1.5 sq mi (3.9 km2)
• Land	1.5 sq mi (3.9 km2)
• Water	0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation	623 ft (190 m)
Population (2010)
• Total	2,478
• Density	1,608.8/sq mi (621.2/km2)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code	27027
Area code(s)	336
FIPS code	37-42060
GNIS feature ID	1021374
Website	www.townofmayodan.com

The Pannill family on the porch of their home, Mayodan, 1911

Mayodan is a town in Rockingham County, North Carolina, in the United States. It is a manufacturing site for Bridgestone Aircraft Tire and General Tobacco. Washington Mills Company, later Tultex, operated a textile mill in Mayodan until 1999.

The town is named for two rivers that converge nearby, the Mayo and the Dan, and, according to Ripleys, is the only town in the world with this name.

History

The Washington Mills-Mayodan Plant was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005.

Geography

Mayodan is located at (36.414089, -79.970849).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 1.5 square miles (3.9 km²); 1.5 square miles (3.9 km²) of the area is land and 0.66% is water.

Mayodan is located near the confluence of the Mayo and Dan Rivers.

Schools

• High Schools: Dalton L. McMichael High School
• Middle Schools: Western Rockingham Middle School

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.		%±
1900	904		—
1910	874		−3.3%
1920	1,886		115.8%
1930	1,948		3.3%
1940	2,323		19.3%
1950	2,246		−3.3%
1960	2,366		5.3%
1970	2,875		21.5%
1980	2,627		−8.6%
1990	2,471		−5.9%
2000	2,417		−2.2%
2010	2,478		2.5%
Est. 2014	2,464		−0.6%
U.S. Decennial Census

As of the census of 2010, there were 2,478 people, 1,173 households, and 651 families residing in the town. The population density was 1,608.8 people per square mile (622.1/km²). There were 1,268 housing units at an average density of 844.0 per square mile (326.4/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 85.85% White, 10.38% African American, 0.17% Native American, 0.21% Asian, 2.57% from other races, and 0.83% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.01% of the population.

There were 1,173 households out of which 21.4% have children under the age of 18 living with them; 38.6% are married couples living together; 13.3% have a female householder with no husband present; and 44.5% were non-families. 41.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 21.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.06 and the average family size is 2.78 people.

The population's age distribution is broad: 19.3% under the age of 18, 7.4% from 18 to 24, 27.5% from 25 to 44, 23.4% from 45 to 64, and 22.4% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 43 years. For every 100 females there were 82.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 79.7 males.

The median income for a household in Mayodan is $25,980, and the median income for a family was $36,328. Males had a median income of $25,878 versus $21,250 for females. The per capita income for the town was $15,607. 16.0% of the population and 11.3% of families were below the poverty line. 20.5% of those under the age of 18 and 17.9% of those 65 and older are living below the poverty line.

External links

• Official website
• The Madison Messenger, the area's community newspaper