Flat Rock, Surry County, North Carolina
| Flat Rock | |
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| Census-designated place | |
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| Coordinates: 36°30′30″N 80°34′47″W / 36.50833°N 80.57972°WCoordinates: 36°30′30″N 80°34′47″W / 36.50833°N 80.57972°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | North Carolina |
| County | Surry |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2.6 sq mi (7 km2) |
| • Land | 2.6 sq mi (7 km2) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 1,690 |
| • Density | 650/sq mi (250/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
Flat Rock is a census-designated place (CDP) in Surry County, North Carolina, United States. The name "Flat Rock" stems from the community's granite quarry. The granite quarry is the largest open-face granite quarry in the world, and has been mined continuously since 1889 by the North Carolina Granite Corporation. Flat Rock's best known resident is Ricky Bowman.
Flat Rock is located at 36°30′30″N 80°34′47″W / 36.50833°N 80.57972°W (36.508437, -80.579690).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 2.6 square miles (6.7 km2), all of it land.
As of the census of 2000, there were 1,690 people, 696 households, and 476 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 639.5 people per square mile (247.2/km²). There were 754 housing units at an average density of 285.3 per square mile (110.3/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 86.57% White, 8.82% African American, 0.12% Native American, 0.12% Asian, 3.20% from other races, and 1.18% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 5.50% of the population.
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