Clemmons, North Carolina

Geography

Clemmons is located in southwestern Forsyth County. It is bordered to the northeast by the city of Winston-Salem, to the north by the town of Lewisville, and to the southwest, across the Yadkin River, by the town of Bermuda Run in Davie County.

According to the United States Census Bureau, Clemmons has a total area of 31.1 km2, of which 30.6 km2 is land and 0.5 km2, or 1.74%, is water.

Demographics

2020 census

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 21,163 people, 7,733 households, and 5,400 families residing in the village.

2000 census

As of the census of 2000, there were 13,827 people, 5,291 households, and 3,947 families residing in the village. The population density was 1,291.2 PD/sqmi. There were 5,614 housing units at an average density of 524.2 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the village was 89.87% White, 5.21% African American, 0.09% Native American, 2.10% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 1.76% from other races, and 0.95% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.54% of the population.

There were 5,291 households, out of which 36.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.5% were married couples living together, 7.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.4% were non-families. 5.6% of households had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.56 and the average family size was 2.97.

In the village, the population was spread out, with 25.7% under the age of 18, 6.1% from 18 to 24, 30.6% from 25 to 44, 26.0% from 45 to 64, and 11.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 92.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.0 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $60,486, and the median income for a family was $70,029. Males had a median income of $49,892 versus $32,558 for females. The per capita income for the village was $27,679. About 2.8% of families and 3.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.6% of those under age 18 and 8.5% of those age 65 or over.

Arts and culture

Points of interest include:

• Tanglewood Park
• Tanglewood Park Arboretum and Rose Garden
• Tanglewood Park's Festival of Lights (seasonal)
• Clemmons Library

Sports

The Clemmons Little League baseball team made the 2002 Little League World Series as the Southeast team before losing in the pool play stage. A notable player on the team was 2011 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series and 2013 NASCAR Nationwide Series champion Austin Dillon.

Government

Clemmons operates under a council/manager government. Legislative authority and policy rest with an elected council composed five council members and a mayor. The mayor is Michael Rogers.

The tax rate for the Village of Clemmons is $0.15 per $100 of property tax value.

Education

West Forsyth High School, the largest high school in Forsyth County, is located in Clemmons.

Infrastructure

Highways include Interstate 40 and U.S. Route 158.

References

References

1. "North Carolina Gazetteer".
2. "Village Council". Village of Clemmons, North Carolina.
3. "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau.
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