Editing Brookford, North Carolina

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'''Brookford''' is a town in [[Catawba County, North Carolina|Catawba County]], [[North Carolina]], [[United States]]. The population was 442 at the 2020 census.<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US3708140| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212191309/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US3708140| url-status=dead| archive-date=February 12, 2020| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Brookford town, North Carolina| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| accessdate=December 26, 2014}}</ref> It is part of the [[Hickory, North Carolina|Hickory]]&ndash;[[Lenoir, North Carolina|Lenoir]]&ndash;[[Morganton, North Carolina|Morganton]] [[The Unifour|Metropolitan Statistical Area]].  The Town of Brookford was incorporated March 1, 1907. Brookford began as a mill village, deriving its name from the combination of the two owner's names Holbrook and Shuford.  The town has 4.56 miles of roadage.

==Geography==
Brookford is located in western Catawba County. It is bordered to the north by the [[Hickory, North Carolina|City of Hickory]] and to the southwest by the unincorporated community of [[Mountain View, North Carolina|Mountain View]].

The town is located just to the southeast of the junction of [[Interstate 40 in North Carolina|Interstate 40]] with [[U.S. Route 321]] south of Hickory. As both of those highways are limited-access, the closest direct access to Brookford is from Exit 42 on US 321, southwest of the town. The exit connects to [[North Carolina Highway 127]], known as Brookford Boulevard, which runs through the center of the town.

Brookford is located on hills on the north side of the Henry Fork River, a tributary of the [[South Fork Catawba River]]. According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|1.6|km2|disp=flip}}, of which {{convert|0.05|sqkm|disp=flip}}, or 3.09%, is water.<ref name="Census 2010"/>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1910= 725
|1920= 709
|1930= 694
|1940= 910
|1950= 768
|1960= 596
|1970= 590
|1980= 467
|1990= 451
|2000= 434
|2010= 382
|2020= 442
|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>
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As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2010, there were 383 people, 200 households, and 129 families residing in the town. The population density was {{convert|273.6|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 212 housing units at an average density of {{convert|385.8|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the town was 89.40% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 1.84% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 5.76% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 2.07% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.92% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 2.76% of the population.

There were 200 households, out of which 20.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.0% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 14.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.5% were non-families. 33.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.17 and the average family size was 2.73.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 19.1% under the age of 18, 8.5% from 18 to 24, 26.3% from 25 to 44, 24.7% from 45 to 64, and 21.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females, there were 84.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 81.9 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $27,375, and the median income for a family was $37,500. Males had a median income of $28,036 versus $19,659 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $13,634. About 6.0% of families and 10.5% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 16.8% of those under age 18 and 17.2% of those age 65 or over.

==In popular culture==
The Brookford Police Department has been featured on ''[[On Patrol: Live]]''. The only full-time employee is 25-year-old Chief of Police Will Armstrong.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-02-28 |title=Catawba County town's top cop is young, Black and hardworking |url=https://www.qcnews.com/black-history-month/catawba-county-towns-top-cop-is-young-black-and-hardworking/ |access-date=2023-08-21 |website=Queen City News |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-08-18 |title=Brookford police chief to co-host TV show 'On Patrol: Live' in New York |url=https://hickoryrecord.com/news/local/government-politics/brookford-police-chief-to-co-host-tv-show-on-patrol-live-in-new-york/article_0a558130-3c77-11ee-a29f-77f84f552087.html |access-date=2023-08-21 |website=Hickory Daily Record |language=en}}</ref>

==References==
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{{Catawba County, North Carolina}}
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[[Category:Towns in Catawba County, North Carolina]]