|
- source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
- source: Family History Library Catalog
- the text in this section is copied from an article in Wikipedia
Davidson County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of the 2020 census, the population was 168,930. Its county seat is Lexington, and its largest city is Thomasville.
Davidson County is included in the Winston-Salem, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is also included in the Greensboro-Winston-Salem-High Point, NC Combined Statistical Area.
Parts of Davidson County are in the Yadkin Valley wine region.
History
- the text in this section is copied from an article in Wikipedia
The original North Carolina county of this name was created in 1786 what was then the far western portion of North Carolina, with its county seat at Nashville and a territory covering most of what is now Middle Tennessee. When Tennessee was established as a separate state in 1796, this county became Davidson County, Tennessee.
The current North Carolina county was formed in 1822 from Rowan County. It was named after Brigadier General William Lee Davidson, an American Revolutionary War general killed at the Battle of Cowan's Ford on the Catawba River in 1781.
In 1911, a new county called Piedmont County was proposed, with High Point as its county seat, to be created from Guilford, Davidson and Randolph Counties. Many people appeared at the Guilford County courthouse to oppose the plan, vowing to go to the state legislature to protest. The state legislature voted down the plan in February 1911.
Timeline
Date | Event | Source
|
1808 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
|
1817 | Probate records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
|
1820 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
|
1822 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
|
1822 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
|
1830 | First census | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
|
1840 | No significant boundary changes after this year | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
|
1914 | Birth records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
|
Population History
- source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
Census Year | Population
|
1830 | 13,389
|
1840 | 14,606
|
1850 | 15,320
|
1860 | 16,601
|
1870 | 17,414
|
1880 | 20,333
|
1890 | 21,702
|
1900 | 23,403
|
1910 | 29,404
|
1920 | 35,201
|
1930 | 47,865
|
1940 | 53,377
|
1950 | 62,244
|
1960 | 79,493
|
1970 | 95,627
|
1980 | 113,162
|
1990 | 126,677
|
Research Tips
External links
www.co.davidson.nc.us
|
|