Pleasant Garden is a town in Guilford County, North Carolina, United States.
As of the 2020 census, the town's population was 5,000.
History
Incorporated in 1997 from Fentress Township, Pleasant Garden was first settled in 1786, and known as a business district by that name from at least 1876.
Geography
Pleasant Garden is situated south of Greensboro, west of Forest Oaks, and north of Climax. It is bordered both east and west by U.S. Route 421 and Old U.S. Highway 220 (Randleman Road) (Respectively), and to the north by Interstate 85.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , of which is land and (0.26%) is water.
Demographics
2020 census
As of the 2020 census, Pleasant Garden had a population of 5,000. The median age was 46.6 years. 20.3% of residents were under the age of 18 and 23.5% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 94.1 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 92.0 males age 18 and over.
42.3% of residents lived in urban areas, while 57.7% lived in rural areas.
There were 1,924 households in Pleasant Garden, of which 29.6% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 55.2% were married-couple households, 16.4% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 23.4% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 23.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. armed with a .38-caliber revolver, shot and killed her 17-year-old son Robert Smith, along fatally wounding his 15-year-old Girlfriend Makayla Woods, along with fatally wounding her niece and nephew, 8-year-old Hanna Leigh Suttles and 17-year-old Richard Suttles while they all slept in their beds. She then drove in her SUV to GTCC Airport and shot her Ex-affair partner, 40-year-old Randall Lamb in the shoulder. She then drove to the home her son, 14-year-old Zack Smith, was staying at and picked him up. Holder then shot her son and then committed suicide in the car they were in. Most of the kids, except Robert Smith who was pronounced dead at the scene, initially survived the shooting, but subsequently succumbed to their injuries in the days following the incident, with Richard being the last one to succumb to his injuries.
Possible Motive
It was discovered Mary Ann Holder left notes taking responsibility for the shootings and apologizing for the pain she was causing, Guilford County Sheriff BJ Barnes said. The notes also indicate Holder was angry about how her relationship with Lamb came to an end. Cops believe this was the reason Holder did her rampage due to her bitter end of the affiar she had with Lamb. Police also likely believe the shootings were pre-arranged.
Notable people
- Dennis Byrd, defensive tackle at North Carolina State, member of the College Football Hall of Fame
- Joey Hackett, former NFL tight end
- Shane Hmiel, former NASCAR driver