Davidson County, North Carolina
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Davidson County Courthouse in Lexington
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 Location in the U.S. state of North Carolina |
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 North Carolina's location in the U.S. |
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| Founded | 1822 | |
| Named for | William Lee Davidson | |
| Seat | Lexington | |
| Largest city | Thomasville | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 567 sq mi (1,469 km2) | |
| • Land | 553 sq mi (1,432 km2) | |
| • Water | 14 sq mi (36 km2), 2.5% | |
| Population | ||
| • (2010) | 162,878 | |
| • Density | 295/sq mi (114/km²) | |
| Congressional districts | 5th, 8th, 12th | |
| Time zone | Eastern: UTC-5/-4 | |
| Website | www |
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Davidson County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of the 2010 census, the population was 162,878. Its county seat is Lexington, and its largest city 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 wine region.
The original North Carolina county of this name was created in 1786 what was then the far western portion of North Carolina, with its county seat at Nashville and a territory covering most of what is now Middle Tennessee. When Tennessee was established as a separate state in 1796, this county became Davidson County, Tennessee.
The current North Carolina county was formed in 1822 from Rowan County. It was named after Brigadier General William Lee Davidson, an American Revolutionary War general killed at the Battle of Cowan's Ford on the Catawba River in 1781.
In 1911, a new county called Piedmont County was proposed, with High Point as its county seat, to be created from Guilford, Davidson and Randolph Counties. Many people appeared at the Guilford County courthouse to oppose the plan, vowing to go to the state legislature to protest. The state legislature voted down the plan in February 1911.
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