Yadkinville is the county seat and town most populous of Yadkin County, North Carolina, United States, located in the Piedmont Triad. The population was 2,997 at the 2020 census.

History

The area was chosen as the county seat with the founding of Yadkin County in 1850. It was first known as Wilson, in honor of Louis D. Wilson, a legislator who died in the Mexican War. However, the name was changed to Yadkinville in 1852 after it was discovered that another area, Wilson, North Carolina, already had the name. At the time the county seat was established, there was only one house in town. Yadkinville was incorporated in 1857.

The first courthouse, a two-story brick building, was built in 1853 by William White of Hamptonville, North Carolina. The bricks were handmade on a farm north of town. The courthouse was torn down in 1958 and a new building was constructed.

The Second Yadkin County Jail was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.

Geography

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

Demographics

2020 census

As of the 2020 census, there were 2,995 people and 1,070 households in the town, including 599 families.

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

|+Yadkinville racial composition

!scope="col"| Race

!scope="col"| Number

!scope="col"| Percentage

|-

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

| 2,018

| 67.38%

|-

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

| 166

| 5.54%

|-

!scope="row"| Native American

| 7

| 0.23%

|-

!scope="row"| Asian

| 21

| 0.7%

|-

!scope="row"| Other/Mixed

| 103

| 3.44%

|-

!scope="row"| Hispanic or Latino

| 680

| 22.7%

|}

The median age was 42.8 years. 20.9% of residents were under the age of 18 and 23.1% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females, there were 90.8 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 86.8 males age 18 and over.

Of the 1,070 households, 29.8% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 39.4% were married-couple households, 17.6% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 37.3% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 34.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

References

  • Official Town of Yadkinville Website
  • Yadkin County Chamber of Commerce