Maiden, North Carolina Explained

Official Name:Maiden, North Carolina
Motto:"A town with a future"
"Biggest little football town in the world"
Pushpin Map:North Carolina
Pushpin Label:Maiden
Pushpin Label Position:left
Pushpin Map Caption:Location within the state of North Carolina
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Max A. Bumgarner Jr.
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:16.20
Area Land Km2:16.03
Area Water Km2:0.17
Area Total Sq Mi:6.25
Area Land Sq Mi:6.19
Area Water Sq Mi:0.07
Population Total:3736
Population Density Km2:233.10
Population Density Sq Mi:603.75
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Elevation Ft:833
Coordinates:35.5864°N -81.2597°W
Postal Code:28650
Blank Info:37-40660[2]
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:2406081

Maiden is a town in Catawba and Lincoln counties in the U.S. state of North Carolina. The population was 3,310 at the 2010 census.[3]

Maiden was the first public high school in the state with an observatory[4] and is currently home to an Apple iCloud Data Center, covering 500000square feet. In May 2012, Apple announced it would generate 60 percent of the Maiden facility's power itself, through a large deployment of fuel cells at the site and a 100acres solar farm, with an additional 150acres site 2miles away.[5]

The Catawba County portion of Maiden is part of the Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area, while the Lincoln County portion is part of the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Metropolitan Statistical Area.

History

"The Biggest Little Football Town in the World" (as it has long called itself)[6] was incorporated on March 7, 1883, as a cotton mill site, and a trading center.[7] The name "Maiden" most likely is Native American in origin.[8]

Historians claim that the town was named after the native-grown "Maidencane" grass, which is found throughout the township to this day.

The David F. Propst House, Memorial Reformed Church, Miller–Cansler House, Franklin D. Reinhardt and Harren–Hood Farms, William Pinckney Reinhardt House, and Salem Union Church and Cemetery are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Geography

Maiden is located in southern Catawba County, with a small portion extending south into Lincoln County. U.S. Route 321 Business passes through the center of town as Main Street, while current U.S. Route 321, a four-lane expressway, runs southwest of the town, with access from Exit 33 west of the town and from Exit 28 in Lincoln County. Via US 321 it is northwest to Hickory and south to Gastonia.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town of Maiden has a total area of 14.5sqkm, of which 14.3sqkm is land and 0.2sqkm, or 1.22%, is water.[3]

Demographics

2020 census

Race!scope="col"
NumberPercentage
White (non-Hispanic)2,75573.74%
Black or African American (non-Hispanic)41711.16%
Native American70.19%
Asian681.82%
Pacific Islander20.05%
Other/Mixed1714.58%
Hispanic or Latino3168.46%
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 3,736 people, 1,107 households, and 841 families residing in the town.

2010 census

As of the census of 2010, there were 3,327 people, 1,187 households, and 848 families residing in the town. The population density was 602.3sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 1,258 housing units at an average density of 265.8/mi2. The racial makeup of the town was 80.04% White, 14.72% African American, 0.37% Native American, 0.82% Asian, 0.30% Pacific Islander, 2.71% from other races, and 1.04% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 5.73% of the population.

There were 1,187 households, out of which 29.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.4% were married couples living together, 11.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.5% were non-families. 24.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.47 and the average family size was 2.95.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 21.7% under the age of 18, 9.6% from 18 to 24, 32.8% from 25 to 44, 22.5% from 45 to 64, and 13.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 110.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 112.7 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $35,417, and the median income for a family was $44,063. Males had a median income of $29,695 versus $21,594 for females. The per capita income for the town was $19,026. About 7.6% of families and 8.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 12.7% of those under age 18 and 10.8% of those age 65 or over.

Notable people

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: ArcGIS REST Services Directory. United States Census Bureau. September 20, 2022.
  2. Web site: U.S. Census website. United States Census Bureau. 2008-01-31.
  3. Web site: Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Maiden town, North Carolina. https://archive.today/20200212191418/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US3740660. dead. February 12, 2020. U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. December 29, 2014.
  4. Web site: LMO Story Page. Whisenant. Jeff. www.catawbasky.org. 2017-07-11.
  5. News: Apple Data Center Will Be Totally Green by 2013 . https://archive.today/20130118150119/http://www.businessweek.com/news/2012-05-17/apple-data-center-will-be-totally-green-by-2013 . dead . January 18, 2013 . BloombergBusinessWeek . May 17, 2012 . 20 July 2012.
  6. News: Boom Town in 1920s: Maiden Textile, Football City. Harris. Stephen. 1979. Observer-News Enterprise. November 13, 2016.
  7. Book: Preslar, Charles. A History of Catawba County. Catawba County Historical Association. 1954. 355–358. The founding of Maiden was not an accident, but was the result of a definite purpose-the outgrowth of the business experience of several men. It was to be a cotton mill site, and a trading center. The town was incorporated on March 7, 1883...Maiden's act of incorporation names J. P. Rabb as mayor, and Alexander Keener, Alexander Cline and Amzi Stine as commissioners..
  8. Book: Moyer. Armond. Moyer. Winifred. The origins of unusual place-names. 1958. Keystone Pub. Associates. 81.
  9. Barrett, Mark. (October 9, 2016). Berry, Meeker differ over workplace protection. Citizen-Times. Retrieved October 31, 2020.
  10. https://highpointnc.pastperfectonline.com/byperson?keyword=Cooke%2C+Dennis+Hargrove Cooke, Dennis Hargrove
  11. Web site: Caleb Farley - Football . hokiesports.com . May 15, 2021.
  12. https://www.mossyoak.com/our-obsession/blogs/prostaff/hank-parker-is-a-year-round-outdoorsman Hank Parker is a Year-Round Outdoorsman
  13. https://ohiostatebuckeyes.com/coach/kevin-wilson/ Kevin Wilson – Ohio State Buckeyes