Salisbury, NC
| Salisbury, North Carolina | ||
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 Location of Salisbury, North Carolina |
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| Coordinates: 35°40′6″N 80°28′43″W / 35.66833°N 80.47861°WCoordinates: 35°40′6″N 80°28′43″W / 35.66833°N 80.47861°W | ||
| Country | United States | |
| State | North Carolina | |
| County | Rowan | |
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| • Total | 17.8 sq mi (46.0 km2) | |
| • Land | 17.8 sq mi (46.0 km2) | |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) | |
| Elevation | 791 ft (241 m) | |
| Population (2010) | ||
| • Total | 33,663 | |
| • Density | 1,488.3/sq mi (574.7/km2) | |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) | |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) | |
| ZIP codes | 28144-28147 | |
| Area code(s) | 704,980 | |
| FIPS code | 37-58860 | |
| GNIS feature ID | 0994186 | |
| Website | www |
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Salisbury /ˈsɔːlzbəri/ SAULZ-ber-ee is a town in and the county seat of Rowan County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 33,663 in the 2010 Census (growing 27.8% from the previous Census in 2000). Salisbury is the home to famed North Carolina soft drink, Cheerwine, regional supermarket Food Lion, and the National Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association. It is one of only two cities in North Carolina to have gigabit capacity through its municipally-owned broadband system Fibrant. A press conference held September 3, 2015 at Catawba College announced Salisbury's Fibrant system is now capable of 10 gigabit capacity town-wide; believed to be the only town owned system in the world with this capacity.
Salisbury has developed a strong record of historic preservation over the last few decades. It is the site of a noted prisoner of war camp during the American Civil War and has ten National Register historic districts. The city has many historic homes and commercial buildings dating from the 19th century and early 20th century, several of which are individually listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
They include the: Bernhardt House, Boyden High School, Brooklyn–South Square Historic District, Maxwell Chambers House, Community Building, Eastover, Ellis Street Graded School Historic District, Fulton Heights Historic District, Griffith–Sowers House, Grimes Mill, Grubb–Sigmon–Weisiger House, Hambley–Wallace House, Archibald Henderson Law Office, J. C. Price High School, Kesler Manufacturing Co.–Cannon Mills Co. Plant No. 7 Historic District, Livingstone College Historic District, Napoleon Bonaparte McCanless House, Walter McCanless House, McNeely–Strachan House, Monroe Street School, Mount Zion Baptist Church, North Long Street–Park Avenue Historic District, North Main Street Historic District, Salisbury Historic District, Salisbury National Cemetery, Salisbury Railroad Corridor Historic District, Salisbury Southern Railroad Passenger Depot, Shaver Rental Houses District, John Steele House, and Calvin H. Wiley School.
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