Lewisville (North Carolina)

Forsyth County

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Lewisville is a city in Forsyth County, North Carolina in the United States. It is located near Winston- Salem.

History

The city was founded in 1770 's, when settlers from Pennsylvania attracted by the country and Forsyth County maintenance made ​​. The city was named after one of these settlers, Lewis Laugenour, named, whose plot is still so, how it was built.

Today Lewisville is one of the fast growing cities in Forsyth County. The city now has about 10,000 inhabitants, the last official population census of 2000 showed 8826 inhabitants.

Demography

In the last population census in 2000, the town had 8826 inhabitants, 3,341 households. 2676 families lived in the city. The population density was 125.9 / km ². Of the 3341 households 40.0 % had children under the age of 18. 70.5% of householders were married couples, 7.4% living alone or single mothers. The average household size was 2.64 persons and the average family size 2.98.

26.8 % of the population were younger than 18, 5.8 % from 18 to 24, 31.7 % from 25 to 44, and 27.5 % between 45 and 64 years old. 8.2% of residents were already 65 or older. The average age was 38 years. For every 100 females 98 males. For every 100 females over the age of 18 92.6 males. The average income of households amounted to 64.571 U.S. dollars, and the median income for a family 72.250 U.S. dollars.

Sons and daughters of the town

• Chris Paul, basketball player for the Los Angeles Clippers in the NBA