| Official Name: | Stokesdale, North Carolina |
| Settlement Type: | Town |
| Motto: | "Latin: Amor Vincit Omnia" (Latin) (Love conquers all) |
| Mapsize: | 260px |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | North Carolina |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Government Type: | Mayor-council[1] |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name: | Mike Crawford[2] |
| Established Title: | Incorporated |
| Established Date: | 1907[3] |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [4] |
| Area Total Km2: | 49.68 |
| Area Land Km2: | 49.29 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.38 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 19.18 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 19.03 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.15 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 5924 |
| Population Density Km2: | 120.17 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 311.25 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Elevation Ft: | 935 |
| Coordinates: | 36.2317°N -79.9833°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 27357 |
| Area Code: | 336 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 37-65040[5] |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 2406668 |
| Website: | www.stokesdale.org |
Stokesdale is a town in Guilford County, North Carolina, United States with small parts in the counties of Rockingham, Forsyth, and Stokes. The population was 5,924 at the 2020 census. Belews Lake is located nearby, and North Carolina Highway 68 and North Carolina Highway 65 both intersect U.S. Route 158 near the town's center.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 19.5sqmi, of which 19.4sqmi is land and 0.1sqmi (0.56%) is water. The town is located in the most northwesterly corner of Guilford County, right where the four counties of Forsyth, Stokes, Rockingham, and Guilford come together.
| Number | Percentage | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| White (non-Hispanic) | 4,969 | 83.88% | |
| Black or African American (non-Hispanic) | 275 | 4.64% | |
| Native American | 28 | 0.47% | |
| Asian | 134 | 2.26% | |
| Other/Mixed | 192 | 3.24% | |
| Hispanic or Latino | 326 | 5.5% |
As of the census of 2010, there were 5,047 people, 1,201 households, and 962 families residing in the town. The population density was 168.5sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 1,268 housing units at an average density of 65.4sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the town was 90.69% White, 6.95% African American, 0.31% Native American, 0.67% Asian, 0.46% from other races, and 0.92% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.93% of the population.
There were 1,201 households, out of which 38.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 68.9% were married couples living together, 7.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 19.9% were non-families. 16.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.67 and the average family size was 2.99.
In the town, the population was spread out, with 26.2% under the age of 18, 5.7% from 18 to 24, 33.7% from 25 to 44, 21.2% from 45 to 64, and 13.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.1 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $51,484, and the median income for a family was $58,185. Males had a median income of $37,167 versus $28,875 for females. The per capita income for the town was $22,548. About 5.2% of families and 5.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 5.7% of those under age 18 and 12.9% of those age 65 or over.
Stokesdale is home to Stokesdale Elementary School, which serves as the primary school for Pre-K to fifth grade students in the town. Students in Stokesdale continue to attend Northwest Guilford Middle School and Northwest Guilford High School, located to the south in Greensboro. All three schools have Vikings as their mascot and school colors of red, black and white.
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