Editing Stokesdale, North Carolina

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{{Infobox settlement
| official_name            = Stokesdale, North Carolina
| settlement_type          = [[Town]]
| nickname                 = 
| motto                    = "{{lang|la|Amor Vincit Omnia}}" <small>([[Latin]])</small><br />(Love conquers all)

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| image_flag               = Stokesdale, NC Town Flag.jpg
| image_seal               = Seal of Stokesdale, North Carolina.jpg

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| image_map                = Guilford County North Carolina incorporated and unincorporated areas Stokesdale highlighted.svg
| mapsize                  = 260px
| map_caption              = Location in [[Guilford County, North Carolina|Guilford County]], [[Rockingham County, North Carolina|Rockingham County]] and the state of [[North Carolina]].

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| subdivision_type         = [[List of sovereign states|Country]]
| subdivision_name         = United States
| subdivision_type1        = [[U.S. state|State]]
| subdivision_name1        = [[North Carolina]]
| subdivision_type2        = [[List of counties in North Carolina|County]]
| subdivision_name2        = [[Guilford County, North Carolina|Guilford County]], [[Rockingham County, North Carolina|Rockingham County]], [[Forsyth County, North Carolina|Forsyth County]], [[Stokes County, North Carolina|Stokes County]] | government_footnotes     = 
| government_type          = [[Mayor-council]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Forms of Government and Methods of Election in North Carolina Cities {{!}} UNC School of Government |url=https://www.sog.unc.edu/forms-of-government-paged?field_population_actual_value%5Bmin%5D=&field_population_actual_value%5Bmax%5D=&field_form_of_government_value%5B0%5D=Mayor%20Council&field_governing_members_value=&order=field_population_actual&sort=desc |website=www.sog.unc.edu |access-date=January 15, 2024}}</ref>
| leader_title             = Mayor
| leader_name              = Mike Crawford<ref>{{cite web |title=Welcome To Town Of Stokesdale, NC |url=https://www.stokesdale.org/government/mayor_and_town_council/index.php |website=www.stokesdale.org |access-date=January 15, 2024}}</ref>
| leader_title1            = 
| leader_name1             = 
| established_title        = Incorporated
| established_date         = 1907<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.ncpedia.org/gazetteer/search/stokesdale/0 |title= North Carolina Gazetteer |accessdate= November 24, 2023 }}</ref>

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| area_magnitude           = 
| area_total_km2           = 49.68
| area_land_km2            = 49.29
| area_water_km2           = 0.38
| area_total_sq_mi         = 19.18
| area_land_sq_mi          = 19.03
| area_water_sq_mi         = 0.15

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| population_as_of         = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
| population_footnotes     = 
| population_total         = 5924
| population_density_km2   = 120.17
| population_density_sq_mi = 311.25

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| timezone                 = [[North American Eastern Time Zone|Eastern (EST)]]
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| utc_offset_DST           = -4
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| elevation_ft             = 935
| coordinates              = {{coord|36|13|54|N|79|59|00|W|region:US_type:city|display=inline,title}}
| postal_code_type         = [[ZIP code]]
| postal_code              = 27357
| area_code                = [[Area code 336|336]]
| blank_name               = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
| blank_info               = 37-65040<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=January 31, 2008|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref>
| blank1_name              = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
| blank1_info              = 2406668<ref name=gnis>{{GNIS|2406668}}</ref>
| website                  = [http://www.stokesdale.org/ www.stokesdale.org]
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'''Stokesdale''' is a town in [[Guilford County]], [[North Carolina]], [[United States]] with small parts in the counties of [[Rockingham County, North Carolina|Rockingham]], [[Forsyth County, North Carolina|Forsyth]], and [[Stokes County, North Carolina|Stokes]]. The population was 5,924 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]]. [[Belews Lake]] is located nearby, and [[North Carolina Highway 68]] and [[North Carolina Highway 65]] both intersect [[U.S. Route 158]] near the town's center.

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|19.5|sqmi|km2}}, of which {{convert|19.4|sqmi|km2}}  is land and {{convert|0.1|sqmi|km2}}  (0.56%) is water. The town is located in the most northwesterly corner of Guilford County, right where the four counties of Forsyth, Stokes, Rockingham, and Guilford come together.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1910= 159
|1920= 179
|1930= 238
|1990= 2134
|2000= 3267
|2010= 5047
|2020= 5924
|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"
|+Stokesdale racial composition<ref>{{Cite web|title=Explore Census Data|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US3765040&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|access-date=December 20, 2021|website=data.census.gov}}</ref>
!scope="col"| Race
!scope="col"| Number
!scope="col"| Percentage
|-
!scope="row"| [[White (U.S. Census)|White]] (non-Hispanic)
| 4,969
| 83.88%
|-
!scope="row"| [[African American (U.S. Census)|Black or African American]] (non-Hispanic)
| 275
| 4.64%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]]
| 28
| 0.47%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]]
| 134
| 2.26%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Race (United States Census)|Other/Mixed]]
| 192
| 3.24%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]]
| 326
| 5.5%
|}
As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 5,924 people, 1,837 households, and 1,439 families residing in the town.

===2010 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2010, there were 5,047 people, 1,201 households, and 962 families residing in the town. The population density was {{convert|168.5|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 1,268 housing units at an average density of {{convert|65.4|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the town was 90.69% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 6.95% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.31% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.67% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.46% 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 1.93% of the population.

There were 1,201 households, out of which 38.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 68.9% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 7.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 19.9% were non-families. 16.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.67 and the average family size was 2.99.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 26.2% under the age of 18, 5.7% from 18 to 24, 33.7% from 25 to 44, 21.2% from 45 to 64, and 13.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.1 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $51,484, and the median income for a family was $58,185. Males had a median income of $37,167 versus $28,875 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $22,548. About 5.2% of families and 5.3% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 5.7% of those under age 18 and 12.9% of those age 65 or over.

==Education==
Stokesdale is home to Stokesdale Elementary School, which serves as the primary school for Pre-K to fifth grade students in the town. Students in Stokesdale continue to attend Northwest Guilford Middle School and [[Northwest Guilford High School]], located to the south in [[Greensboro]]. All three schools have Vikings as their mascot and school colors of red, black and white.

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.stokesdale.org/ Town of Stokesdale]
* [http://www.stokesdalenews.homestead.com/ The Stokesdale News (local newspaper)]
* [http://www.stokesdaleparks.com/ Stokesdale Parks and Recreation, Inc.]

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