thumb|McAdenville town sign at night
McAdenville is a small town in Gaston County, North Carolina, United States. It is a suburb of Gastonia and located east of Gastonia. The population was 890 at the 2020 census.
Pharr Yarns, a yarn manufacturing company, was founded in McAdenville in 1939. It grew to become a major employer and sponsored various projects in the town during its existence. It was sold in 2019.
A Christmas tradition in the town for many years has been the decorating of the entire town in Christmas lights. The event is called Christmas Town USA. The Christmas Town USA contains 375 lit trees and over 200 wreaths attached to city light poles. The lights attract visitors from all over the country and is one of the biggest light shows in the US. Begun in 1956 with the assistance of Pharr Yarns, many trees and buildings in the town are covered in Christmas lights and some form of decoration. More than 600,000 vehicles visit each year.
The McAdenville Historic District was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2009.
thumb|left|McAden Mill No. 2, 1917
thumb|A tree decorated with Christmas light McAdenville Town
Geography
McAdenville is located on the South Fork Catawba River. McAdenville Lake is formed by a dam on the South Fork in central McAdenville.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , of which is land and , or 4.33%, is water. The town lies in the Cramerton Watershed.
The McAdenville Historic District was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2009.
2020 census
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 890 people, 330 households, and 274 families residing in the town.
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:right"
|+McAdenville racial composition
!scope="col"| Race
!scope="col"| Number
!scope="col"| Percentage
|-
!scope="row"| White (non-Hispanic)
| 757
| 85.06%
|-
!scope="row"| Black or African American (non-Hispanic)
| 33
| 3.71%
|-
!scope="row"| Asian
| 21
| 2.36%
|-
!scope="row"| Other/Mixed
| 31
| 3.48%
|-
!scope="row"| Hispanic or Latino
| 48
| 5.39%
|}
2000 census
As of the census
Transportation
thumb|McAdenville Downtown
The primary east-west highway passing through McAdenville is Interstate 85, with access to the town from Exit 23. Other important highways include U.S. Route 29/U.S. Route 74 (Wilkinson Blvd.) and North Carolina Highway 7 (Main St./Hickory Grove Rd./Riverside Dr./McAdenville Rd.).
Education
Public education in McAdenville is administered by the Gaston County Schools public school system. The only school in McAdenville is McAdenville Elementary School. Some elementary age children from the northern part of McAdenville attend Lowell Elementary School in Lowell.
Most McAdenville students in grades 6-8 attend Holbrook Middle School in Lowell, except for those in a small section of town who attend Belmont Middle School in Belmont.
High school-age students attend Stuart W. Cramer High School in Cramerton.
Notable person
- George Watts (1914–1990), NFL offensive tackle, 1942 NFL champion with Washington Redskins
References
External links
- Town of McAdenville Official Website
- Cramerton Police Department Website
- Christmas Town USA Official Website
- Gaston Regional Chamber
- Montcross Area Chamber