Dobson, North Carolina

Dobson is a town and the county seat in Dobson Township, Surry County, North Carolina, United States. As of the 2020 census, the town population was 1,396. Dobson is the home of the Shelton Vineyards, the largest winery in North Carolina. It is also home to a significant Latino population due to the large number of farms in the area. The main crops in the area are corn, tobacco and soy beans.

History

Dobson was established as the county seat in 1853, replacing Rockford after all land in Surry County south of the Yadkin River was used to form Yadkin County.

The Edwards-Franklin House and Surry County Courthouse are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , all land.

Demographics

2020 census

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:right"

|+Dobson racial composition

!scope="col"| Race

!scope="col"| Number

!scope="col"| Percentage

!scope="row"| White (non-Hispanic)

| 1,062

| 72.64%

!scope="row"| Black or African American (non-Hispanic)

| 64

| 4.38%

!scope="row"| Native American

| 9

| 0.62%

!scope="row"| Asian

| 30

| 2.05%

!scope="row"| Other/Mixed

| 40

| 2.74%

!scope="row"| Hispanic or Latino

| 257

| 17.58%

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 1,462 people, 657 households, and 327 families residing in the town.

2000 census

As of the census

Caleb V. Haynes, United States Air Force major general, air pioneer
Tabitha Ann Holton, became the first licensed female lawyer in the Southern United States in 1878. She practiced law in Dobson from 1878 to 1886.
Roy H. Park, broadcaster and publisher