Editing Summerfield, North Carolina

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{{Infobox settlement
| official_name            = Summerfield, North Carolina
| named_for                = [[John Summerfield]]<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.ncpedia.org/gazetteer/search/summerfield/0 |title= North Carolina Gazetteer |accessdate= November 24, 2023 }}</ref>
| settlement_type          = [[Town]]
| nickname                 = 
| motto                    = "Respectful of the Past; Focused on the Future"

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| image_skyline            = Summerfield Historic District 02.jpg
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| image_caption            = Summerfield Town Hall
| image_flag               = 
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| image_map                = Guilford County North Carolina incorporated and unincorporated areas Summerfield highlighted.svg
| mapsize                  = 260px
| map_caption              = Location in [[Guilford County, North Carolina|Guilford 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]]
| government_footnotes     = 
| government_type          = 
| leader_title             = Mayor
| leader_name              = Tim Sessoms
| leader_title1            = Mayor Pro Tem
| leader_name1             = Lynne Williams DeVaney
| leader_title2            = Town Council
| leader_name2             = Jeff Davis, Janelle Robinson, Reece Walker, Lynne DeVaney, John Doggett<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.summerfieldnc.gov/index.asp?SEC=DC9B509F-0642-46A2-A47A-57BA905E18EE|title = Council Contacts}}</ref>
| established_title        = Founded
| established_date         = 1769
| established_title1       = Incorporated
| established_date1        = 1996

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| area_magnitude           = 
| area_total_km2           = 69.12
| area_land_km2            = 68.37
| area_water_km2           = 0.75
| area_total_sq_mi         = 26.69
| area_land_sq_mi          = 26.40
| area_water_sq_mi         = 0.29

<!-- Population -->| population_as_of         = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
| population_footnotes     = 
| population_total         = 10951
| population_density_km2   = 160.18
| population_density_sq_mi = 414.87

<!-- General information -->| timezone                 = [[North American Eastern Time Zone|Eastern (EST)]]
| utc_offset               = -5
| timezone_DST             = EDT
| utc_offset_DST           = -4
| elevation_footnotes      = <ref name=gnis/>
| elevation_ft             = 856
| coordinates              = {{coord|36|11|51|N|79|53|59|W|region:US_type:city|display=inline,title}}
| postal_code_type         = [[ZIP code]]
| postal_code              = 27358
| area_code                = [[Area code 336|336, 743]]
| blank_name               = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
| blank_info               = 37-65580<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              = 2406682<ref name=gnis>{{GNIS|2406682}}</ref>
| website                  = [https://www.summerfieldnc.gov/ Official website]
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'''Summerfield''' is a town in [[Guilford County, North Carolina]]. As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], the population was 10,951.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/all?q=Summerfield,+NC |access-date=August 23, 2023 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref>

The town is largely regarded as a suburb of [[Greensboro, North Carolina|Greensboro]] and as development has grown, the town has slowly transformed from a rural farming area into a bedroom community primarily from Northern transplants. It features a town hall, along Oak Ridge Road (aka [[North Carolina Highway 150|NC 150]]), west of Battleground Avenue (aka [[U.S. Route 220|US 220]]), as well as a shopping center east of Battleground Avenue and Auburn Road, located on the eastern portion of NC 150. [[Interstate 73 in North Carolina|Interstate 73]] passes just west of the town's center, connecting with NC 150, and also connecting with [[U.S. Route 158|US 158]] in the northernmost part of the town.

==History==
The area was settled in about 1769 by Charles Bruce and acquired the name Bruce's Crossroads.{{sfn|Powell|1976|p=481}} In February 1781 patriot forces under General [[Henry Lee III]] and British forces under General [[Banastre Tarleton]] [[Battle of Summerfield|skirmished]] at the crossroads during the [[American Revolutionary War]].<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.ncpedia.org/bruces-cross-roads-battle| title = Bruce's Cross Roads, Battle of| last = Barefoot| first = Daniel W.| date = 2006| website = NCPedia| publisher = North Carolina Government & Heritage Library| access-date = October 6, 2022}}</ref> The Patriots won the battle and forced the British cavalry to retreat.<ref>https://www.carolana.com/NC/Revolution/revolution_summerfield.html</ref> In 1812 a post office was established, and the community was renamed Summerfield, in homage to evangelist [[John Summerfield]].{{sfn|Powell|1976|p=481}}

[[Summerfield School Gymnasium and Community Center]] has a gym that was listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 2012.<ref name="nps">{{cite web|url=http://www.nps.gov/nr/listings/20120907.htm|title=National Register of Historic Places Listings|date=September 7, 2012|work=Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 8/27/12 through 8/31/12|publisher=National Park Service}}</ref> The [[Summerfield Historic District]] was listed in 2005.<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|version=2010a}}</ref>

Former North Carolina Governor [[Alexander Martin]] had a house that he lived in the town square of Summerfield, which is not standing today. [[George Washington]] stayed in the house during the Revolutionary War. There is currently a historical home on the square known as the Martin House, but it was lived in by a son of the Governor. Currently, the Martin House is owned by the town of Summerfield.

In June 2024, the [[North Carolina General Assembly]] voted to [[Municipal deannexation in the United States|deannex]] close to 1000 acres owned by developer David Couch after officials and people living in the area opposed his planned housing development. While an appeal of the action is possible, Couch would get to develop the land without being denied permission by the town government.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://greensboro.com/news/local/business/development/summerfield/article_fcd820f8-4b98-11ef-941b-636da70210ae.html#tracking-source=home-top-story|title=With the fight over, Summerfield developer now 'focused on the future'|last=Griffin|first=Kevin|work=[[News and Record]]|date=July 29, 2024}}</ref> Nearly a year later, nearby |Greensboro voted to annex a portion of this land.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://greensboro.com/news/local/business/development/article_8fc3572c-0460-11f0-aec7-cfe164e9e5fc.html|title=Greensboro annexes former Summerfield land for 268-unit development|last=Griffin|first=Kevin|work=News and Record|date=March 19, 2025}}</ref>

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau|U.S. Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of 27.3&nbsp;square miles (70.7&nbsp;km{{sup|2}}), of which 27.1&nbsp;square miles (70.2&nbsp;km{{sup|2}}) is land and 0.2&nbsp;square miles (0.4&nbsp;km{{sup|2}}) (0.62%) is water.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
| 1980 = 1680
| 1990 = 2051
| 2000 = 7018
| 2010 = 10232
| 2020 = 10951
| estyear = 2022
| estimate = 11111
| estref = <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/tables/2020-2022/cities/totals/SUB-IP-EST2022-POP-37.xlsx |title=Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places in North Carolina: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2022|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=April 19, 2024}}</ref>
| 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===
As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 U.S. census]], there were 10,951 people, 3,902 households, and 3,227 families residing in the town.

===2010 census===
At the 2010 [[census]],<ref name="GR2" /> there were 10,232 people, 2,518 households and 2,094 families residing in the town. The [[population density]] was 258.9  per square mile (100.0/km{{sup|2}}). There were 2,653 housing units at an average density of {{convert|97.9|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the town was 93.47% [[Caucasian (U.S. Census)|Caucasian]], 4.03% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.44% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.64% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.56% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.85% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] were 1.42% of the population.

There were 2,518 households, of which 41.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 74.4% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 6.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 16.8% were non-families. 14.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 4.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.78 and the average family size was 3.07.

Age distribution was 28.1% under the age of 18, 5.1% from 18 to 24, 30.5% from 25 to 44, 27.9% from 45 to 64, and 8.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 99.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.2 males.

The [[median household income]] was $71,738, and the median family income was $79,433. Males had a median income of $51,838 versus $32,798 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $33,116. About 2.5% of families and 3.8% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 4.3% of those under age 18 and 6.6% of those age 65 or over.
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:right"
|+Summerfield racial composition<ref>{{Cite web|title=Explore Census Data|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US3765580&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)
| 8,878
| 81.07%
|-
!scope="row"| [[African American (U.S. Census)|Black or African American]] (non-Hispanic)
| 470
| 4.29%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]]
| 19
| 0.17%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]]
| 487
| 4.45%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]]
| 7
| 0.06%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Race (United States Census)|Other/Mixed]]
| 430
| 3.93%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]]
| 660
| 6.03%
|}

==Education==
Summerfield serves as home to Summerfield Elementary School which serves as the primary school for grades kindergarten to fifth grade in the town. Summerfield Charter Academy (SCA), a charter school operated by National Heritage Academies is also located in Summerfield and educates children from kindergarten through eighth grade although it is not as open and flexible as most charter schools tend to be.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nhaschools.com/schools/summerfield/en/pages/default.aspx|title = Home &#124; Summerfield NC}}</ref> Students of SCA are known as the Summerfield Stampede. Most people in Summerfield attend Northern Guilford Middle School and [[Northern Guilford High School]], while some attend Northern Elementary School, all three located east on Route 150, in proximity to [[Browns Summit, North Carolina|Brown Summit]], and having the Nighthawk as their mascot. Some residents attend Northwest Guilford Middle School followed by [[Northwest Guilford High School]], both of which are located nearby in Greensboro.  The mascot of the NW schools and Summerfield Elementary School is the Viking.

==Notable people==
*[[Andrew Jackson]], 7th president of the United States
*[[Alexander Martin]], former [[North Carolina]] governor
*[[Harold L. Martin]], chancellor of [[North Carolina A&T State University]]
*[[Elizabeth Kitley]], American basketball player 
*[[Elissa Cunane]], American basketball player

==References==
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== Works cited ==
*{{cite book| last = Powell| first = William S.| title = The North Carolina Gazetteer: A Dictionary of Tar Heel Places| publisher = The University of North Carolina Press| date = 1976| location = Chapel Hill| isbn = 9780807812471}}

==External links==
* [https://www.summerfieldnc.gov/ Official website of Summerfield, NC]
* The Stokesdale Star [http://www.stokesdalestar.com/ a local newspaper serving Summerfield, NC]

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[[Category:Rockingham County, North Carolina]]
[[Category:Towns in Guilford County, North Carolina]]
[[Category:Towns in North Carolina]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1769]]