Editing Walkertown, North Carolina

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|official_name            = Walkertown, North Carolina
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'''Walkertown''' is a town in [[Forsyth County, North Carolina|Forsyth County]], [[North Carolina]], United States and a rural area outside of [[Winston-Salem]]. It is part of the [[Piedmont Triad]]. The population was 5,695 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=July 9, 2022}}</ref>

==Geography==
is located in eastern Forsyth County and is bordered to the southwest by the city of [[Winston-Salem, North Carolina|Winston-Salem]]. [[U.S. Route 311]] passes through the center of town, and [[U.S. Route 158]] passes through the southeastern part; both highways lead southwest {{convert|8|mi|0}} to downtown Winston-Salem. US 311 continues north-northeast {{convert|22|mi}} to [[Madison, North Carolina|Madison]], while US 158 leads east-northeast {{convert|33|mi}} to [[Reidsville, North Carolina|Reidsville]]. [[North Carolina Highway 66]] crosses both highways, leading northwest {{convert|10|mi|0}} to [[Rural Hall, North Carolina|Rural Hall]]. The future [[Interstate 74 in North Carolina|Interstate 74]] currently designated as [[Winston-Salem Northern Beltway|NC Highway 74]], bypasses most of the town to the south while following parallel with NC 66; both highways going southeast connect the town to [[Kernersville, North Carolina|Kernersville]], northwest to [[Rural Hall, North Carolina|Rural Hall]].

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], Walkertown has a total area of {{convert|17.1|km2|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|0.5|sqkm|order=flip}}, or 0.31%, is water.<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web|title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001), Walkertown town, North Carolina|url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US3770660|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213084945/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US3770660|archive-date=February 13, 2020|access-date=June 27, 2016|work=American FactFinder|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau}}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1990= 1200
|2000= 4009
|2010= 4675
|2020= 5695
|estyear=2021
|estimate=5781
|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>
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===2020 census===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:right"
|+Walkertown racial composition<ref>{{Cite web|title=Explore Census Data|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US3770660&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)
| 3,916
| 68.8%
|-
!scope="row"| [[African American (U.S. Census)|Black or African American]] (non-Hispanic)
| 983
| 17.27%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]]
| 18
| 0.32%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]]
| 51
| 0.9%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]]
| 2
| 0.04%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Race (United States Census)|Other/Mixed]]
| 258
| 4.53%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]]
| 464
| 8.15%
|}
As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 5,692 people, 2,052 households, and 1,486 families residing in the town.

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 4,009 people, 1,696 households, and 1,187 families residing in the town. The population density was {{convert|683.6|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 1,793 housing units at an average density of {{convert|305.7|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the town was 88.03% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 10.00% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.40% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.30% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.42% 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]] of any race were 1.40% of the population.

There were 1,696 households, out of which 27.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.4% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 7.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.0% were non-families. 26.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.36 and the average family size was 2.85.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 20.9% under the age of 18, 7.1% from 18 to 24, 29.8% from 25 to 44, 27.0% from 45 to 64, and 15.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females, there were 94.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.8 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $43,454, and the median income for a family was $53,679. Males had a median income of $36,558 versus $26,339 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $21,304. About 2.7% of families and 4.9% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 4.4% of those under age 18 and 6.3% of those age 65 or over.

The current mayor of the town is Kenneth "Doc" Davis.{{citation needed|date=June 2022}}

==History==
Walkertown was named for Robert Walker Esq. who was living at the site by 1771 after relocating from the original county seat of Richmond which was destroyed by a cyclone.<ref>Powell, William S. ''The North Carolina Gazetteer: A Dictionary of Tar Heel Places'', Chapel Hill, NC: The University of North Carolina Press, 1968.</ref> Many of his descendants relocated to the West during the 1850s. Walker's home remained standing through the mid-20th century.<ref>Dinkins, Harvey. "First Home Erected at Walkertown" Winston-Salem Journal and Sentinel, May 28, 1944</ref> The town was incorporated in 1984.<ref>{{cite news| last = Pressley| first = Sue Anne| title = Communities Seek Shields Through Incorporation| newspaper = The Charlotte Observer| pages = 1A, 3A| date = October 15, 1984}}</ref>
[[File:Rileybaugusbanjo.jpg|thumb|upright|The old-time musician [[Riley Baugus]], a notable inhabitant of Walkertown]]

The [[Thomas A. Crews House]] was listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 1993.<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|version=2010a}}</ref>

==Notable person==
* [[Riley Baugus]], old-time musician.

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://townofwalkertown.us/ Town of Walkertown official website]
* [http://walkertownareahistoricalsociety.org/ Walkertown Area Historical Society]
* [http://www.forsyth.cc/library/Walkertown/Default.aspx/ Walkertown Public Library]

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[[Category:Towns in Forsyth County, North Carolina]]
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[[Category:Populated places established in 1771]]