Editing Rhodhiss, North Carolina

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'''Rhodhiss''' is a town in [[Caldwell County, North Carolina|Caldwell]] and [[Burke County, North Carolina|Burke]] counties in the [[U.S. state]] of [[North Carolina]]. The population was 1,070 at the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]],<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US3756240| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212185923/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US3756240| url-status=dead| archive-date=February 12, 2020| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Rhodhiss town, North Carolina| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| accessdate=February 13, 2014}}</ref> up from 366 in 2000. It is part of the [[Hickory, North Carolina|Hickory]]&ndash;[[Lenoir, North Carolina|Lenoir]]&ndash;[[Morganton, North Carolina|Morganton]] [[The Unifour|Metropolitan Statistical Area]].

==History==
The name "Rhodhiss" comes from John M. Rhodes and George B. Hiss. They joined to build a cotton mill on the upper [[Catawba River]] in [[Caldwell County, North Carolina|Caldwell County]]. With a $500,000 investment, they helped construct the village of Rhodhiss, which included a horseshoe-shaped dam, electric generator, mill, general store, and worker houses. Rhodhiss Manufacturing Company opened in 1902, with Rhodhiss incorporating as a town in 1903. Within the next decade, the Town of Rhodhiss would expand into [[Burke County, North Carolina|Burke County]], with a new steel bridge spanning the Catawba River to connect the town together.<ref>[https://www.townofrhodhiss.com/history/ History - Town of Rhodhiss]. ''Town of Rhodhiss''. Retrieved 10 April 2019.</ref>

The material of the [[United States|U.S.]] flag that astronauts [[Neil Armstrong]] and [[Buzz Aldrin]] erected on the first visit to the Moon in 1969, was woven at Burlington Mills Plant 2 in Rhodhiss. Glen Price, a lifelong Rhodhiss resident, was manager at the time.<ref>[https://www.townofrhodhiss.com/about-us/ About Us - Town of Rhodhiss]. ''Town of Rhodhiss''. Retrieved 10 April 2019.</ref><ref>Willis, Emily. (June 20, 2019). [https://hickoryrecord.com/news/material-for-u-s-flag-on-moon-made-in-rhodhiss/article_8ab5d740-aa35-11e9-9af2-6b6ba96c03e0.html Material for U.S. flag on moon made in Rhodhiss]. ''Hickory Daily Record''. Retrieved September 18, 2021.</ref>

==Geography==
Rhodhiss is located in eastern Burke County and southern Caldwell County. It is bordered to the north by the town of [[Granite Falls, North Carolina|Granite Falls]]. The [[Catawba River]] runs through the center of the town, which is located just east (downstream) of Rhodhiss Dam. One bridge crosses the river in the town, leading north on Caldwell Street to Granite Falls, and leading south on Burke Street towards [[Icard, North Carolina|Icard]] and [[Connelly Springs, North Carolina|Connelly Springs]]. The small town has only one traffic light, a cautionary flashing yellow light, not a stop light.  There is only one police officer, as the town has the lowest crime rate in Caldwell County. In the 1980s, there was a beach, that was located on Strawberry Hill (the first road on the right, just after crossing the bridge into Burke county). There was also a Boys Scout club house at the top of that same road; however, it closed in either the late 1970s or early 1980s.
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|3.3|sqkm|disp=flip}}, of which {{convert|3.1|sqkm|disp=flip}} is land and {{convert|0.2|sqkm|disp=flip|2}}, or 5.85%, is water.<ref name="Census 2010"/>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1910= 370
|1920= 835
|1930= 954
|1940= 930
|1950= 923
|1960= 837
|1970= 784
|1980= 727
|1990= 638
|2000= 366
|2010= 1070
|2020= 997
|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"
|+Rhodhiss racial composition<ref>{{Cite web|title=Explore Census Data|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US3756240&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|access-date=2021-12-21|website=data.census.gov}}</ref>
!scope="col"| Race
!scope="col"| Number
!scope="col"| Percentage
|-
!scope="row"| [[White (U.S. Census)|White]] (non-Hispanic)
| 824
| 82.65%
|-
!scope="row"| [[African American (U.S. Census)|Black or African American]] (non-Hispanic)
| 23
| 2.31%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]]
| 4
| 0.4%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]]
| 29
| 2.91%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Race (United States Census)|Other/Mixed]]
| 58
| 5.82%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]]
| 59
| 5.92%
|}
As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 997 people, 366 households, and 218 families residing in the town.

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 366 people, 170 households, and 112 families residing in the town. The population density was {{convert|374.5|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 188 housing units at an average density of {{convert|192.3|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the town was 99.18% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.55% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.27% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]]. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.27% of the population.

There were 170 households, out of which 21.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.4% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 10.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.1% were non-families. 30.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 18.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.15 and the average family size was 2.62.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 17.5% under the age of 18, 6.6% from 18 to 24, 29.2% from 25 to 44, 28.1% from 45 to 64, and 18.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females, there were 88.7 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $32,875, and the median income for a family was $41,875. Males had a median income of $27,614 versus $22,917 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $18,165. About 5.6% of families and 12.5% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 12.5% of those under age 18 and 28.4% of those age 65 or over.

==Notable person==
* [[Jack Curtis (baseball)|Jack Curtis]] {{ndash}} former [[Major League Baseball|MLB]] player for the [[Chicago Cubs]], [[Milwaukee Braves]], and [[Cleveland Indians]]<ref>The Baseball Cube. Retrieved October 8, 2018, from http://www.thebaseballcube.com/hs/profile.asp?ID=11961</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20090725173208/http://www.main.nc.us/townofrhodhiss/ Town website]

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{{Caldwell County, North Carolina}}
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[[Category:Towns in Caldwell County, North Carolina]]
[[Category:Towns in Burke County, North Carolina]]
[[Category:North Carolina populated places on the Catawba River]]