Editing Badin, North Carolina

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{{Infobox settlement
| official_name            = Badin, North Carolina
| settlement_type          = [[Town]]
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| motto                    = "A French-Flavored town at the foot of the Uwharries"

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| subdivision_name2        = [[Stanly County, North Carolina|Stanly]]
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'''Badin''' is a town located in [[Stanly County, North Carolina]], United States. At the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], the town had a total population of 2,024.

==History==
The [[Badin Historic District]], [[Doerschuk Site]], [[Hardaway Site]], [[Narrows Dam and Power Plant Complex]], and [[West Badin Historic District]] are listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]].<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|version=2010a}}</ref>

==Geography==
Badin is located on the south end of [[Badin Lake]] which is a reservoir formed by damming the [[Yadkin River]]. [[North Carolina Highway 740]] passes through the town. [[Albemarle, North Carolina|Albemarle]] is four miles to the southwest and [[New London, North Carolina|New London]] is six miles to the northwest.<ref>''Badin, NC,'' 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1981 (1991 rev.)</ref>

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|1.6|sqmi|km2}}, all land.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1950= 2126
|1960= 1905
|1970= 1626
|1980= 1514
|1990= 1481
|2000= 1154
|2010= 1974
|2020= 2024
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|accessdate=June 4, 2015 }}</ref>
}}

===2020 census===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:right"
|+Badin racial composition<ref>{{Cite web|title=Explore Census Data|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US3702960&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|access-date=December 21, 2021|website=data.census.gov}}</ref>
!scope="col"| Race
!scope="col"| Number
!scope="col"| Percentage
|-
!scope="row"| [[White (U.S. Census)|White]] (non-Hispanic)
| 1,076
| 53.16%
|-
!scope="row"| [[African American (U.S. Census)|Black or African American]] (non-Hispanic)
| 721
| 35.62%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]]
| 11
| 0.54%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]]
| 13
| 0.64%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]]
| 1
| 0.05%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Race (United States Census)|Other/Mixed]]
| 83
| 4.1%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]]
| 119
| 5.88%
|}
As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 2,024 people, 506 households, and 331 families residing in the town.

===2000 census===
At the census<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 1,154 people, 494 households, and 328 families residing in the town. The population density was {{convert|719.2|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 586 housing units at an average density of {{convert|365.2|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the town was 63.26% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 35.62% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.00% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.00% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.00% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.17% from [[Race (U.S. Census)|other races]], and 0.95% from two or more races. 0.61% of the population were [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race.

There were 494 households, out of which 33.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.0% were married couples living together, 14.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.6% were non-families. 31.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 17.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.34 and the average family size was 2.91.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 25.3% under the age of 18, 7.5% from 18 to 24, 26.8% from 25 to 44, 22.3% from 45 to 64, and 18.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 83.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 78.1 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $27,031, and the median income for a family was $32,692. Males had a median income of $27,396 versus $21,417 for females. The per capita income for the town was $15,320. 12.2% of the population and 9.4% of families were below the poverty line. 10.7% of those under the age of 18 and 17.1% of those 65 and older were living below the poverty line.

==Economy==
Badin's major employer was [[ALCOA]], which operated a large facility in Badin until 2010. [[ALCOA]] laid off most of the workers when it shut down the factory in 2007. [[Alcoa Power Generating]] continues to generate electricity using four area dams and is working to find new uses for the plant site.

==Notable people==
* [[Star Jones]], a former co-host of [[The View (U.S. TV series)|The View]], a talk show on the [[American Broadcasting Company]] television network. She is also a former lawyer and prosecutor.
* [[Lou Donaldson]], [[jazz]] musician and alto saxophonist.
*[[Robert B. Tucker]], founder and former [[CEO]] of [[Shoe Show]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://gardner-webb.edu/news/gardner-webb-remembers-robert-b-tucker/|date=October 2, 2023|title=The Generosity of Shoe Show Inc. Co-Founder Helped Transform the University's Campus|access-date=July 31, 2024|publisher=[[Gardner-Webb University]]}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.badin.org/ Official Badin, NC website]

{{Stanly County, North Carolina}}

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[[Category:Towns in North Carolina]]
[[Category:Towns in Stanly County, North Carolina]]