Mocksville is a town in Davie County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 5,927 at the 2020 census. I-40 leads west to Statesville and Hickory, and east to Winston-Salem and Greensboro. Route 64 heads east to Lexington, and west towards Statesville and Taylorsville. It is the county seat of Davie County.
History
Mocksville was incorporated as a town in 1839. The town was named for the original owner of the town site, previously referred to as "Mocks Old Field".
George E. Barnhardt House, Boxwood Lodge, Cana Store and Post Office, Jesse Clement House, Cooleemee, Davie County Courthouse, Davie County Jail, Downtown Mocksville Historic District, Hinton Rowan Helper House, Hodges Business College, McGuire-Setzer House, North Main Street Historic District, and Salisbury Street Historic District are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Geography and geology
Mocksville is located south of the center of Davie County. U.S. Routes 64 and 601 pass through the town, while U.S. Route 158 has its western terminus in the town center. US 64 leads east to Lexington and west to Statesville, while US 601 leads north to Yadkinville and south to Salisbury. US 158 leads northeast to Winston-Salem. Interstate 40 passes northwest of the center of town, with access from Exit 168 (US 64) and Exit 170 (US 601).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , of which , or 0.17%, is water.
Climate
According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Mocksville has a humid subtropical climate, abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps. The hottest temperature recorded in Mocksville was on August 20–21, 1983 and August 10, 2007, while the coldest temperature recorded was on February 5, 1996.
|source 2 = National Weather Service
Demographics
2020 census
As of the 2020 census, Mocksville had a population of 5,900. The median age was 40.2 years. 24.4% of residents were under the age of 18 and 21.1% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 83.8 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 77.8 males age 18 and over.
95.7% of residents lived in urban areas, while 4.3% lived in rural areas.
There were 2,344 households in Mocksville, of which 33.6% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 40.6% were married-couple households, 17.1% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 36.0% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 32.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 15.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
!scope="col"| Race
!scope="col"| Number
!scope="col"| Percentage
|-
!scope="row"| White (non-Hispanic)
| 3,790
| 64.24%
|-
!scope="row"| Black or African American (non-Hispanic)
| 834
| 14.14%
|-
!scope="row"| Native American
| 16
| 0.27%
|-
!scope="row"| Asian
| 58
| 1.15%
|-
!scope="row"| Pacific Islander
| 1
| 0.02%
|-
!scope="row"| Other/Mixed
| 305
| 5.17%
|-
!scope="row"| Hispanic or Latino
| 886
| 15.02%
|}
2000 census
As of the census
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