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Davidson County
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county in North Carolina, United States of America
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- North Carolina
- Named after
- William Lee Davidson
- Seat
- Lexington
- Largest community
- Thomasville
- Total
- 567.70 sq mi (1,470.3 km )
- Land
- 553.18 sq mi (1,432.7 km )
- Water
- 14.52 sq mi (37.6 km ) 2.56%
- Estimate 2025
- 180,182
- Density
- 305.38/sq mi (117.91/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−5 ( Eastern )
- Summer dst
- UTC−4 ( EDT )
- Congressional district
- 6th
- Website
- www .co .davidson .nc .us
via Wikipedia infobox
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Encyclopedic overview
Davidson County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of the 2020 census, its population was 168,930. Its county seat is Lexington, and its largest community is Thomasville. Davidson County is included in the Winston-Salem, NC metropolitan statistical area, which is also included in the Greensboro–Winston-Salem–High Point, NC combined statistical area. Parts of Davidson County are in the Yadkin Valley AVA.
History
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Davidson County” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.