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{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2016}} {{Infobox settlement | official_name = Wadesboro, North Carolina | settlement_type = [[Town]] | nickname = The Heart of the Carolinas | motto = "Where Small Town Warmth Has Been a Tradition Since 1783" | image_map = NCMap-doton-Wadesboro.PNG | image_skyline = Wadesboro, North Carolina 03.jpg | image_caption = North Rutherford Street | mapsize = 250x200px | map_caption = Location within the state of [[North Carolina]] | pushpin_map = USA | pushpin_label = Wadesboro | pushpin_map_caption = Location within the United States | coordinates = {{coord|34|57|53|N|80|04|29|W|region:US_type:city|display=inline,title}} | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = {{flag|United States}} | subdivision_type1 = [[U.S. state|State]] | subdivision_name1 = {{flag|North Carolina}} | subdivision_type2 = [[List of counties in North Carolina|County]] | subdivision_name2 = [[Anson County, North Carolina|Anson]] | subdivision_type3 = [[List of townships in North Carolina|Township]] | subdivision_name3 = Wadesboro | established_title = Founded | established_date = 1783 | founder = [[Patrick Boggan]] | named_for = [[Thomas Wade (North Carolina politician)|Thomas Wade]] | government_footnotes = | government_type = [[Council–manager government|Council–Manager]] | leader_title = [[Mayor]] | leader_name = John I. Ballard | leader_party = [[Independent (politician)|I]] | leader_title1 = [[Town council|Council]] | unit_pref = Imperial | area_footnotes = <ref name="TigerWebMapServer">{{cite web|title=ArcGIS REST Services Directory|url=https://tigerweb.geo.census.gov/arcgis/rest/services/TIGERweb/Places_CouSub_ConCity_SubMCD/MapServer|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=September 20, 2022}}</ref> | area_magnitude = | area_total_km2 = 17.12 | area_land_km2 = 17.08 | area_water_km2 = 0.03 | area_total_sq_mi = 6.61 | area_land_sq_mi = 6.60 | area_water_sq_mi = 0.01 | population_as_of = [[2020 United States census|2020]] | population_footnotes = | population_total = 5008 | population_density_km2 = 293.16 | population_density_sq_mi = 759.25 | 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 = 525 | postal_code_type = [[ZIP code|ZIP code(s)]] | postal_code = 28135, 28170 | area_code = [[Area code 704|704]] | blank_name = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]] | blank_info = 37-70380<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=January 31, 2008|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref> | blank1_name = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID | blank1_info = 2406812<ref name=gnis>{{GNIS|2406812}}</ref> | website = {{URL|townofwadesboro.org}} | pop_est_as_of = | pop_est_footnotes = | population_est = | image_flag = Wadesboro, NC Town Flag.gif | image_seal = Wadesboro, NC Town Seal.jpg }} '''Wadesboro''' is a town and the [[county seat]] of [[Anson County, North Carolina|Anson County]], [[North Carolina]], United States. The population was 5,008 at the [[2020 United States census|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=10 July 2022}}</ref> The town was originally found in 1783 as New Town but changed by the North Carolina General Assembly to Wadesboro in 1787 to honor Colonel [[Thomas Wade (North Carolina politician)|Thomas Wade]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Patriot Leaders in North Carolina - Thomas Wade |url=https://www.carolana.com/NC/Revolution/patriot_leaders_nc_thomas_wade.html |access-date=2022-10-29 |website=www.carolana.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Boggan, Patrick {{!}} NCpedia |url=https://ncpedia.org/biography/boggan-patrick |access-date=2022-10-29 |website=ncpedia.org}}</ref> a native son, state legislator, and Revolutionary War commander of the [[Anson County Regiment]].<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US3770380| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212192143/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US3770380| url-status=dead| archive-date=February 12, 2020| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Wadesboro town, North Carolina| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| access-date=July 3, 2013}}</ref><ref name="GR6">{{cite web|url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx|access-date=2011-06-07|title=Find a County|publisher=National Association of Counties}}</ref><ref name="NCPedia">{{cite web|url=https://www.ncpedia.org/biography/wade-thomas|title=Thomas Wade|website=NCPedia|access-date=April 22, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Anson County {{!}} NCpedia |url=https://www.ncpedia.org/geography/anson |access-date=2022-10-29 |website=www.ncpedia.org}}</ref> ==History== [[File:Children in Wadesboro.jpg|thumb|left|Children in Wadesboro, 1938. Photo by [[Marion Post Wolcott]].]] Originally named Newtown, the town was renamed by the [[North Carolina General Assembly]] in 1787 to honor of [[Thomas Wade (North Carolina politician)|Colonel Thomas Wade]] after his service with the [[Anson County Regiment]] of militia in the [[American Revolutionary War]]. In 1900, astronomers determined that Wadesboro would be the best location in North America for viewing a [[Solar eclipse of May 28, 1900|total solar eclipse]]. The Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory, then based in Washington, D.C., loaded several railroad cars with scientific equipment and headed to the town. The [[Boggan-Hammond House and Alexander Little Wing]], [[United States Post Office (Wadesboro, North Carolina)|United States Post Office]], and [[Wadesboro Downtown Historic District]] are listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]].<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|version=2010a}}</ref> ==Geography== According to the [[United States Census Bureau|U.S. Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|16.4|km2|disp=flip}}, of which {{convert|0.03|sqkm|disp=flip}}, or 0.20%, is water.<ref name="Census 2010"/> Wadesboro is situated {{convert|19|mi}} west of [[Rockingham, North Carolina|Rockingham]], {{convert|23|mi}} north of [[Cheraw, South Carolina|Cheraw]], {{convert|28|mi}} east of [[Monroe, North Carolina|Monroe]], and {{convert|30|mi}} south of [[Albemarle, North Carolina|Albemarle]]. ===Climate=== {{Weather box <!-- Infobox begins --> | single line = Y | location = Wadesboro, North Carolina (1991–2020) <!-- Average high temperatures --> | Jan high F =52.8 | Feb high F =56.5 | Mar high F =64.3 | Apr high F =73.7 | May high F =80.5 | Jun high F =87.4 | Jul high F =90.7 | Aug high F =89.1 | Sep high F =83.6 | Oct high F =74.2 | Nov high F =63.9 | Dec high F =55.8 <!-- Mean daily temperature --> | Jan mean F =42.3 | Feb mean F =45.4 | Mar mean F =52.7 | Apr mean F =61.5 | May mean F =69.5 | Jun mean F =76.9 | Jul mean F =80.5 | Aug mean F =78.9 | Sep mean F =73.1 | Oct mean F =62.5 | Nov mean F =52.3 | Dec mean F =45.2 <!-- Average low temperatures --> | Jan low F =31.8 | Feb low F =34.3 | Mar low F =41.1 | Apr low F =49.3 | May low F =58.4 | Jun low F =66.5 | Jul low F =70.3 | Aug low F =68.7 | Sep low F =62.7 | Oct low F =50.7 | Nov low F =40.6 | Dec low F =34.6 <!-- Total precipitation, this should include rain and snow. --> | precipitation colour = green | Jan precipitation inch =4.07 | Feb precipitation inch =3.20 | Mar precipitation inch =3.81 | Apr precipitation inch =3.37 | May precipitation inch =3.29 | Jun precipitation inch =4.36 | Jul precipitation inch =5.19 | Aug precipitation inch =4.79 | Sep precipitation inch =4.71 | Oct precipitation inch =3.82 | Nov precipitation inch =3.59 | Dec precipitation inch =3.58 <!-- Snowfall --> | Jan snow inch =1.9 | Feb snow inch =0.9 | Mar snow inch =0.2 | Apr snow inch =0.0 | May snow inch =0.0 | Jun snow inch =0.0 | Jul snow inch =0.0 | Aug snow inch =0.0 | Sep snow inch =0.0 | Oct snow inch =0.0 | Nov snow inch =0.0 | Dec snow inch =0.2 <!-- Mandatory fields, source --> | source = NOAA<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/us-climate-normals/#dataset=normals-monthly&timeframe=30&station=USC00318964 |title=NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals Quick Access |publisher=NOAA |access-date=2025-04-03 }}</ref> }}<!-- Infobox ends --> ==Demographics== {{US Census population |1850= 460 |1870= 480 |1880= 800 |1890= 1198 |1900= 1546 |1910= 2376 |1920= 2648 |1930= 3124 |1940= 3587 |1950= 3408 |1960= 3744 |1970= 3977 |1980= 4206 |1990= 3645 |2000= 3552 |2010= 5813 |2020= 5008 |estyear=2021 |estimate=5038 |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" |+Wadesboro racial composition<ref>{{Cite web|title=Explore Census Data|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US3770380&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|access-date=2021-12-22|website=data.census.gov}}</ref> !scope="col"| Race !scope="col"| Number !scope="col"| Percentage |- !scope="row"| [[White (U.S. Census)|White]] (non-Hispanic) | 1,610 | 32.15% |- !scope="row"| [[African American (U.S. Census)|Black or African American]] (non-Hispanic) | 3,066 | 61.88% |- !scope="row"| [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]] | 18 | 0.36% |- !scope="row"| [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]] | 66 | 1.32% |- !scope="row"| [[Race (United States Census)|Other/Mixed]] | 126 | 2.52% |- !scope="row"| [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] | 89 | 1.78% |} As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 5,008 people, 2,022 households, and 1,164 families residing in the town. ===2010 census=== As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2010, there were 5,813 people, 2,303 households, and 1,428 families residing in the town. The population density was {{convert|921.2|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 2,692 housing units at an average density of {{convert|426.6|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the town was 35.6% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 60.7% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.2% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 1.4% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.9% [[Race (United States Census)|some other race]], and 1.3% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.8% of the population.<ref name="Census 2010 DP">{{cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/1600000US3770380| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212163634/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/1600000US3770380| url-status=dead| archive-date=February 12, 2020| title=Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (DP-1): Wadesboro town, North Carolina| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| access-date=July 3, 2013}}</ref> There were 2,303 households, out of which 32.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 31.1% were headed by married couples living together, 25.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 38.0% were non-families. 34.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.3% were someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.40, and the average family size was 3.09.<ref name="Census 2010 DP"/> In the town, the population was spread out, with 24.6% under the age of 18, 8.6% from 18 to 24, 23.1% from 25 to 44, 24.8% from 45 to 64, and 19.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39.8 years. For every 100 females there were 81.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 76.5 males.<ref name="Census 2010 DP"/> For the period 2007–11, the estimated median annual income for a household in the town was $32,550, and the median income for a family was $34,522. Male full-time workers had a median income of $38,385 versus $29,297 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $17,055. About 19.0% of families and 22.8% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 39.1% of those under age 18 and 11.1% of those age 65 or over.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/11_5YR/DP03/1600000US3770380| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212083520/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/11_5YR/DP03/1600000US3770380| url-status=dead| archive-date=February 12, 2020| title=Selected Economic Characteristics: 2007-2011 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (DP03): Wadesboro town, North Carolina| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| access-date=July 3, 2013}}</ref> ==Education== Wadesboro is served by the [[Anson County Schools|Anson County School District]]. ==Media== * ''[[The Anson Record]]'' Television stations available are from the [[Template:Charlotte TV|Charlotte Designated Market Area]], which Anson County and Wadesboro are a part of. Additionally, the local cable provider carries one station from [[Columbia, South Carolina|Columbia]], [[South Carolina]], [[WIS-TV]]. ==Notable people== {{Div col|colwidth=30em}} * [[Thomas Samuel Ashe]], [[United States House of Representatives|congressman]] from North Carolina; practiced law in Wadesboro * [[Hugh Hammond Bennett]], founder of the Soil Conservation Service, now [[Natural Resources Conservation Service]], president of the [[Association of American Geographers]] * [[Risden Tyler Bennett]], congressman * [[Tom Brewer]], baseball player * [[John Culpepper]], congressman from North Carolina * [[Edmund Strother Dargan]], congressman from Alabama and representative to the [[Confederate States Congress]] during the American Civil War * [[Thomas F. Davis]], fifth [[Episcopal Church (United States)|Episcopal]] bishop of South Carolina; deacon at Calvary Church in Wadesboro * [[Ed Emory]], football player and coach * [[Blind Boy Fuller]], musician * [[John Gaddy]], baseball player * [[Pryor A. Gibson, III]], eight-term member of [[North Carolina General Assembly]] * [[John T. Henley]], member of the North Carolina House of Representatives and [[North Carolina Senate]] * [[Cedrick Holt]], football player * [[Timmy Horne]], nose tackle for the [[Atlanta Falcons]] * [[Alvin Paul Kitchin]], congressman from North Carolina; practiced law in Wadesboro * [[Leon Levine]], founder of [[Family Dollar]] variety store chain * [[James A. Lockhart]], congressman from North Carolina; lived in Wadesboro * [[Gary Porter (driver)|Gary Porter]], former driver of the [[Carolina Crusher]] and [[Grave Digger (truck)|Grave Digger]] Monster Truck * [[Junkyard Dog|Sylvester "Junkyard Dog" Ritter]], professional wrestler * [[Cornelius Robinson]], member of Provisional Confederate Congress * [[Leonidas D. Robinson]], congressman from North Carolina * [[Jerome Robinson]], baseball player * [[Will Robinson (basketball)|Will Robinson]], basketball player * [[Trinton Sturdivant]], football player * [[Hoyt Patrick Taylor]], 21st lieutenant governor of North Carolina; former mayor of Wadesboro * [[Hoyt Patrick Taylor Jr.]], speaker of the North Carolina House of Representatives and 26th lieutenant governor of North Carolina * [[William L. Terry]], congressman from Arkansas * [[John Threadgill]], Oklahoma and Texas politician<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-daily-oklahoman-dr-threadgill-dies/164342598/ |title=Dr. Threadgill Dies Suddenly |date=1915-05-15 |newspaper=The Daily Oklahoman |page=1 |via=[[Newspapers.com]] |access-date=2025-02-01}}{{Open access}}</ref> * [[Thomas Wade (North Carolina politician)|Colonel Thomas Wade]], Revolutionary War hero and legislator {{colend}} ==In popular culture== Horror film ''[[Evil Dead II]]'' was filmed in Wadesboro, and the Huntley House became the production office for the film. Most of ''Evil Dead II'' was filmed in the woods near that farmhouse, or J.R. Faison Junior High School, which is where the interior cabin set was located.{{citation needed|date=June 2020}} ==See also== {{Portal|United States}} * [[List of municipalities in North Carolina]] * [[National Register of Historic Places listings in Anson County, North Carolina]] ==References== {{Reflist|30em}} ==Further reading== * {{cite speech |title=Address Delivered at Wadesboro, N. C. Before the Daughters of the Confederacy and the Confederate Veterans, by W. M. Hammond on the 7th of August, 1903 |url=https://archive.org/details/addressdelivered00hamm |publication-place=Atlanta, Ga. |publisher=Foote & Davies Company |publication-date=1903}} ==External links== *{{official website|http://www.townofwadesboro.org/}} {{Navboxes |title=Articles relating to Wadesboro, North Carolina |list= {{Charlotte/Metrolina}} {{Anson County, North Carolina}} {{North Carolina county seats}} }} {{Authority control}} [[Category:1783 establishments in North Carolina]] [[Category:County seats in North Carolina]] [[Category:Populated places established in 1783]] [[Category:Towns in Anson County, North Carolina]]
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