Official Name: | Lewisville, North Carolina |
Named For: | Lewis Lagenauer[1] |
Settlement Type: | Town |
Mapsize: | 260px |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | North Carolina |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Forsyth |
Established Title: | Incorporated |
Established Date: | 1991 |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Area Footnotes: | [2] |
Area Total Km2: | 38.19 |
Area Land Km2: | 37.59 |
Area Water Km2: | 0.60 |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 14.75 |
Area Land Sq Mi: | 14.52 |
Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.23 |
Population As Of: | 2020 |
Population Total: | 13381 |
Population Density Km2: | 355.95 |
Population Density Sq Mi: | 921.87 |
Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
Utc Offset: | -5 |
Timezone Dst: | EDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
Elevation Ft: | 919 |
Coordinates: | 36.1031°N -80.4169°W |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
Postal Code: | 27023 |
Area Code: | 336 |
Blank Name: | FIPS code |
Blank Info: | 37-38040[3] |
Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank1 Info: | 2406011 |
Lewisville is a town in Forsyth County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 13,388 at the 2020 census,[4] up from 12,639 in 2010. It is a Piedmont Triad community.
Lewisville incorporated on August 13, 1991.[5]
Lewisville is located in western Forsyth County. U.S. Route 421 passes through the southern part of the town. Via US 421, downtown Winston-Salem is to the east, and Wilkesboro is to the west.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 36.8km2, of which 36.2km2 is land and 0.6km2, or 1.59%, is water.[6]
Number | Percentage | ||
---|---|---|---|
White (non-Hispanic) | 11,006 | 82.25% | |
Black or African American (non-Hispanic) | 722 | 5.4% | |
Native American | 40 | 0.3% | |
Asian | 292 | 2.18% | |
Pacific Islander | 1 | 0.01% | |
Other/Mixed | 550 | 4.11% | |
Hispanic or Latino | 770 | 5.75% |
As of the census of 2000, there were 8,826 people, 3,341 households, and 2,676 families residing in the town. The population density was 822sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 3,501 housing units at an average density of 326sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial make-up of the town was 93.11% White, 4.19% African American, 0.19% Native American, 1.34% Asian, 0.54% from other races, and 0.62% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.23% of the population.
There were 3,341 households, out of which 40.00% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 70.50% were married couples living together, 7.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 19.90% were non-families. 16.60% of all households were made up of individuals, and 4.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.64 and the average family size was 2.98.
In the town, the population was spread out, with 26.8% under the age of 18, 5.80% from 18 to 24, 31.70% from 25 to 44, 27.50% from 45 to 64, and 8.20% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.0 males. For every 100 females aged 18 and over, there were 92.6 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $95,571, and the median income for a family was $72,250. Males had a median income of $50,229 versus $34,496 for females. The per capita income for the town was $29,999. About 1.60% of families and 2.50% of the population were below the poverty line, including 2.00% of those under age 18 and 3.00% of those age 65 or over.
Public schools in Lewisville are managed by the Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools school district. Forsyth Country Day School, a private K-12 school, is also located in the town.