Editing Tobaccoville, North Carolina

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{{Infobox settlement
|official_name            = Tobaccoville, North Carolina
|named_for                = [[Chewing tobacco|Chewing-tobacco]] factory built there<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.ncpedia.org/gazetteer/search/Tobaccoville/0 |title= North Carolina Gazetteer |accessdate= November 24, 2023 }}</ref>
|settlement_type          = [[Village (United States)|Village]]
|nickname                 = 
|motto                    =

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|image_caption            = Doral Drive in Tobaccoville
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|image_map                = Forsyth County North Carolina incorporated and unincorporated areas Tobaccoville highlighted.svg
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|map_caption              = Location in [[Forsyth County, North Carolina|Forsyth 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|Counties]]
|subdivision_name2        = [[Forsyth County, North Carolina|Forsyth]], [[Stokes County, North Carolina|Stokes]]
|government_footnotes     = 
|government_type          = 
|leader_title             = Mayor
|leader_name              = Myron Marion
|leader_title1            = 
|leader_name1             = 
| established_title        = Founded
| established_date         = 1879
| established_title1       = Incorporated
| established_date1        = 1991

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|area_magnitude           = 
|area_total_km2           = 19.89
|area_land_km2            = 19.81
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|area_total_sq_mi         = 7.68
|area_land_sq_mi          = 7.65
|area_water_sq_mi         = 0.03

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|population_as_of         = [[2020 United States Census|2020]]
|population_footnotes     = 
|population_total         = 2578
|population_density_km2   = 130.11
|population_density_sq_mi = 336.99

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|timezone                 = [[North American Eastern Time Zone|Eastern (EST)]]
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|elevation_ft             = 1011
|coordinates              = {{coord|36|13|32|N|80|21|33|W|region:US_type:city|display=inline,title}}
|postal_code_type         = [[ZIP code]]
|postal_code              = 27050
|area_code                = [[Area code 336|336]]
|blank_name               = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
|blank_info               = 37-67720<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              = 2407562<ref name=gnis>{{GNIS|2407562}}</ref>
|website                  = {{URL|tobaccovillenc.org}}
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'''Tobaccoville''' is a village in [[Forsyth County, North Carolina|Forsyth]] and [[Stokes County, North Carolina|Stokes]] counties in the [[U.S. state]] of [[North Carolina]]. The population was 2,209 at the 2020 census.<ref name="USCensusEst2020-2021">{{cite web |title=City and Town Population Totals: 2020-2021 |url=https://www.census.gov/data/tables/time-series/demo/popest/2020s-total-cities-and-towns.html |website=Census.gov |publisher=US Census Bureau |access-date=July 9, 2022}}</ref> While a Tobaccoville post office was established in 1879, the village was not [[Incorporated town|incorporated]] until 1991, as a defense against forced [[annexation]] of the area by the nearby city of [[King, North Carolina|King]].

==History==
The [[Old Richmond Schoolhouse and Gymnasium]] was listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 2009.<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|version=2010a}}</ref>

==Geography==
Tobaccoville is located in northwestern Forsyth County. Small portions of the village limits extend north into Stokes County. The village is {{convert|15|mi}} northwest of downtown [[Winston-Salem, North Carolina|Winston-Salem]].

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the village has a total area of {{convert|19.9|sqkm|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|0.07|sqkm|order=flip}}, or 0.37%, is water.<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US3767720| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001), Tobaccoville village, North Carolina| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau| work=American FactFinder| accessdate=June 27, 2016| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213045715/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US3767720| archive-date=February 13, 2020| url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|2000= 2209
|2010= 2441
|2020= 2580
|estyear=2021
|estimate=2622
|estref=<ref name="USCensusEst2020-2021"/>
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=http://www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|accessdate=June 4, 2016}}</ref>
}}

===2020 census===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:right"
|+Tobaccoville racial composition<ref>{{Cite web|title=Explore Census Data|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US3767720&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)
| 1,555
| 60.35%
|-
!scope="row"| [[African American (U.S. Census)|Black or African American]] (non-Hispanic)
| 771
| 29.91%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]]
| 3
| 0.12%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]]
| 16
| 0.62%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Race (United States Census)|Other/Mixed]]
| 114
| 4.42%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]]
| 118
| 4.58%
|}
As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 2,578 people, 1,074 households, and 762 families residing in the village.

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 2,209 people, 889 households, and 661 families residing in the village. The population density was {{convert|311.6|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 944 housing units at an average density of {{convert|133.1|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the village was 65.07% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 34.16% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.18% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.14% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.45% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.77% of the population.

There were 889 households, out of which 32.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 65.0% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 7.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.6% were non-families. 21.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.48 and the average family size was 2.89.

In the village, the population was spread out, with 24.0% under the age of 18, 6.5% from 18 to 24, 31.6% from 25 to 44, 27.3% from 45 to 64, and 10.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.9 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $48,233, and the median income for a family was $56,034. Males had a median income of $34,554 versus $27,288 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the village was $21,620. About 3.4% of families and 5.2% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 5.7% of those under age 18 and 9.2% of those age 65 or over.

==Education==
Tobaccoville is served by the Winston-Salem/Forsyth County School System.  Old Richmond Elementary, rebuilt in 1978, is the current elementary school that serves students in grades K-5.  Northwest Middle School serves the 6-8 grades while North Forsyth High School primarily serves students in grades 9-12.  Tobaccoville has a very strong alumni base from North Forsyth.  Newly constructed Ronald Reagan High School in Pfafftown also serves many students who live in Tobaccoville.  Other schools that serve the citizens of Tobaccoville are Vienna Elementary in Winston-Salem, Rural Hall Elementary, East Bend Elementary, Forbush High School, West Stokes High School, South Stokes High School, Woodland Christian School, Old Town Elementary School, King Elementary, Calvary Christian School, and Forsyth Country Day School.

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.tobaccovillenc.org/ Village of Tobaccoville official website]
{{Forsyth County, North Carolina}}
{{Stokes County, North Carolina}}

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[[Category:Villages in Forsyth County, North Carolina]]
[[Category:Villages in Stokes County, North Carolina]]
[[Category:Villages in North Carolina]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1879]]
[[Category:1879 establishments in North Carolina]]