Editing Trinity, North Carolina

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|official_name            = Trinity, North Carolina
|named_for                = [[Trinity College of Arts and Sciences|Trinity College]]<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.ncpedia.org/gazetteer/search/Trinity/0 |title= North Carolina Gazetteer |accessdate= November 24, 2023 }}</ref>
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'''Trinity''' is a city in [[Randolph County, North Carolina|Randolph County]], [[North Carolina]], United States. The population was 7,006 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].<ref name="census.gov">{{cite web | url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/trinitycitynorthcarolina/PST045221 | title=U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts: Trinity city, North Carolina }}</ref> Trinity is part of the [[Piedmont Triad|Greensboro-High Point Metropolitan Statistical Area]] of the [[Piedmont Triad]] metro region.

==History==
The community was named after Trinity College, which later became [[Duke University]]. Trinity College started as Brown's Schoolhouse, a private [[subscription school]] founded in 1838.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://today.duke.edu/2017/09/week-duke-history-trinity-college-moves-durham|title=This Week In Duke History: Trinity College Moves To Durham|last=Gerber|first=Carolyn|date=September 6, 2017|website=Duke Today|publisher=[[Duke University]]|access-date=July 10, 2022}}</ref> The school was organized by a group of [[Methodism|Methodists]] and [[Society of Friends|Quakers]], and was officially started by Hezekiah Leigh, who was also a founder of [[Randolph-Macon College]]. In 1841 North Carolina issued a charter for Union Institute Academy. The school took the name Trinity College in 1859, and in 1892, the college moved to [[Durham, NC|Durham]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=2011-05-15|title=Duke Magazine-Retrospective-November/December 2006|url=http://www.dukemagazine.duke.edu/dukemag/issues/111206/depret.html|access-date=2021-06-03|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110515204431/http://www.dukemagazine.duke.edu/dukemag/issues/111206/depret.html|archive-date=2011-05-15}}</ref>

[[Sealy Corporation]], the world's largest manufacturer of bedding products with sales of $1.2 billion in 2003, is headquartered in Trinity.

==Notable people==

Former [[baseball]] player [[Gil English]] died in Trinity, North Carolina. Trinity is also home to [[NASCAR]] [[NASCAR Cup Series|Cup Series]] drivers [[Bobby Labonte]], [[Brian Vickers]] and [[Kyle Petty]], and current [[NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series]] driver [[Thad Moffitt]].

The former "World's Longest Hot Wheels Track" was built at the [[Kyle Petty]] Farm in Trinity on May 9, 1999.<ref>{{Cite web|title=NASCAR: Petty Rides Different 'Vehicle' for Charity|url=https://www.theautochannel.com/news/date/19990505/news022903.html|access-date=2021-06-03|website=www.theautochannel.com}}</ref>

==Geography==
According to the [[2020 United States census]] the city has a land area of {{convert|16.88|sqmi|km2}} and a population density of 415.1 residents per square mile.<ref name="census.gov"/>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1880= 240
|1890= 380
|1900= 274
|1910= 332
|1920= 400
|1930= 554
|1980= 6878
|1990= 5469
|2000= 6690
|2010= 6614
|2020= 7006
|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"
|+Trinity racial composition<ref>{{Cite web|title=Explore Census Data|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US3768400&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|access-date=2021-12-20|website=data.census.gov}}</ref>
!scope="col"| Race
!scope="col"| Number
!scope="col"| Percentage
|-
!scope="row"| [[White (U.S. Census)|White]] (non-Hispanic)
| 5,880
| 83.93%
|-
!scope="row"| [[African American (U.S. Census)|Black or African American]] (non-Hispanic)
| 335
| 4.78%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]]
| 39
| 0.56%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]]
| 173
| 2.47%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Race (United States Census)|Other/Mixed]]
| 249
| 3.55%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]]
| 330
| 4.71%
|}
As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 7,006 people, 2,576 households, and 1,981 families residing in the city.

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 6,690 people, 2,638 households, and 2,057 families residing in the city. The population density was {{convert|395.9|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 2,759 housing units at an average density of {{convert|163.3|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial composition of the city was: 93.05% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 5.04% [[Black (U.S. Census)|Black]] or [[African American]], 0.91% [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Latino American]], 0.54% [[Asian American]], 0.63% [[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]], 0.01% [[Native Hawaiian]] or [[Pacific Islander American|Other Pacific Islander]], 0.33% [[Race (United States Census)|some other race]], and 0.40% [[Multiracial American|two or more races]].

There were 2,638 households, out of which 30.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.3% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 10.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.0% were non-families. 18.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.54 and the average family size was 2.86. Trinity has a low rate of studio and one bedroom rentals compared to many cities; it also has a low rate of people living alone.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 22.5% under the age of 18, 6.9% from 18 to 24, 29.1% from 25 to 44, 29.7% from 45 to 64, and 11.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.8 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $43,277, and the median income for a family was $48,838. Males had a median income of $35,498 versus $22,208 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $21,068. About 6.1% of families and 8.6% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 12.0% of those under age 18 and 12.0% of those age 65 or over.

[[File:Trinity High School (North Carolina) 1.jpg|thumb|[[Trinity High School (Trinity, North Carolina)|Trinity High School]]]]

==Education==

[[Randolph County School System (North Carolina)|Randolph County School System]] operates public schools including [[Trinity High School (Trinity, North Carolina)|Trinity High School]] and Wheatmore High School.

==See also==
* [[List of municipalities in North Carolina]]
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==References==
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==External links==
{{commons category|Trinity, North Carolina}}
* {{official website|http://www.trinity-nc.gov}}
* [http://archdaletrinitychamber.com/ Archdale/Trinity Chamber of Commerce]

{{Randolph County, North Carolina}}

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[[Category:Cities in North Carolina]]
[[Category:Cities in Randolph County, North Carolina]]