Editing Ronda, North Carolina

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'''Ronda''' is a town in [[Wilkes County, North Carolina|Wilkes County]], [[North Carolina]], United States. The population was 417 at the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]], and 413 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]]. Ronda was named after a nearby estate called "Roundabout", which was the residence of [[Benjamin Cleveland]], a locally prominent planter and a [[Colonel (United States)|colonel]] in the North Carolina militia during the [[American Revolutionary War|Revolutionary War]]. The town is home to [[East Wilkes High School]], one of Wilkes County's five public high schools.

[[Claymont Hill]] was listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 1985.<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|version=2010a}}</ref>

Ronda was the home of NASCAR pioneer and Hall of Famer [[Junior Johnson]].

==Geography==

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|1.1|sqmi|km2}}, all  land. Ronda is located on the north bank of the [[Yadkin River]], Wilkes County's largest river and one of the major rivers of North Carolina's [[Piedmont (United States)|Piedmont]] region.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1930= 344
|1940= 379
|1950= 545
|1960= 510
|1970= 465
|1980= 457
|1990= 367
|2000= 460
|2010= 417
|2020= 438
|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 2000, there were 560 people, 228 households, and 182 families residing in the town. The population density was {{convert|426.8|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 251 housing units at an average density of {{convert|186.5|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the town was 98.26% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 1.74% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]]. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 4.57% of the population.

There were 228 households, out of which 34.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.6% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 7.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.8% were non-families. 23.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.58 and the average family size was 3.05.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 23.7% under the age of 18, 8.5% from 18 to 24, 31.3% from 25 to 44, 23.9% from 45 to 64, and 12.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.9 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $31,875, and the median income for a family was $34,773. Males had a median income of $22,917 versus $19,333 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $15,397. About 8.8% of families and 11.7% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 19.3% of those under age 18 and 9.4% of those age 65 or over.

==References==
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{{Wilkes County, North Carolina}}

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