Mocksville, North Carolina

Mocksville was incorporated as a town in 1839.{{cite book| last1=McAllister| first1=Jane Satchell| last2=Dotson| first2=Debra Leigh| title=Davie County| url=https://books.google.com/books?id=GYHB05kzweUC&pg=PA9| year=2009| publisher=Arcadia Publishing| isbn=978-0-7385-6797-6| page=9}} The town was named for the original owner of the town site, previously referred to as "Mocks Old Field".{{cite book|last=Gannett|first=Henry|title=The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States|url=https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_9V1IAAAAMAAJ|year=1905|publisher=U.S. Government Printing Office|page=[https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_9V1IAAAAMAAJ/page/n210 211]}}{{Cite web |last= |first= |title=History |url=https://mocksvillenc.org/history/ |access-date=2024-09-20 |website=Mocksville NC |language=en-US}}

George E. Barnhardt House, Boxwood Lodge, Cana Store and Post Office, Jesse Clement House, Cooleemee, Davie County Courthouse, Davie County Jail, Downtown Mocksville Historic District, Hinton Rowan Helper House, Hodges Business College, McGuire-Setzer House, North Main Street Historic District, and Salisbury Street Historic District are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.{{NRISref|version=2010a}}

Mocksville is located south of the center of Davie County.{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=April 23, 2011|date=February 12, 2011|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}} U.S. Routes 64 and 601 pass through the town, while U.S. Route 158 has its western terminus in the town center. US 64 leads east {{convert|19|mi}} to Lexington and west {{convert|24|mi}} to Statesville, while US 601 leads north {{convert|19|mi}} to Yadkinville and south {{convert|17|mi}} to Salisbury. US 158 leads northeast {{convert|26|mi}} to Winston-Salem. Interstate 40 passes {{convert|3|mi|0}} northwest of the center of town, with access from Exit 168 (US 64) and Exit 170 (US 601).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of {{convert|19.6|km2|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|0.03|sqkm|order=flip|2}}, or 0.17%, is water.

Located in Mocksville is the Mocksville complex that is made up of metamorphosed and unmetamorphosed gabbros including Farmington Gabbro{{Cite journal|last=Esawi|first=E. K.|date=January 2012|title=The mafic and ultramafic rocks of the Mocksville complex of Central North Carolina: Petrogenetic and tectonic implications|url=http://link.springer.com/10.1007/s00710-011-0180-8|journal=Mineralogy and Petrology|language=en|volume=104|issue=1–2|pages=15–27|doi=10.1007/s00710-011-0180-8|s2cid=140740572 |issn=0930-0708}}

According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Mocksville has a humid subtropical climate, abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps. The hottest temperature recorded in Mocksville was {{convert|103|F|C|1}} on August 20–21, 1983 and August 10, 2007, while the coldest temperature recorded was {{convert|-7|F|C|1}} on February 5, 1996.

{{Weather box

|location = Mocksville, North Carolina, 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1893–present

|single line = Yes

|Jan record high F = 77

|Feb record high F = 81

|Mar record high F = 89

|Apr record high F = 97

|May record high F = 98

|Jun record high F = 99

|Jul record high F = 101

|Aug record high F = 103

|Sep record high F = 97

|Oct record high F = 96

|Nov record high F = 83

|Dec record high F = 80

|Jan avg record high F = 69.7

|Feb avg record high F = 72.8

|Mar avg record high F = 80.3

|Apr avg record high F = 85.7

|May avg record high F = 89.6

|Jun avg record high F = 93.7

|Jul avg record high F = 95.7

|Aug avg record high F = 94.9

|Sep avg record high F = 91.1

|Oct avg record high F = 85.6

|Nov avg record high F = 77.8

|Dec avg record high F = 70.9

|year avg record high F = 96.8

|Jan high F = 49.3

|Feb high F = 53.1

|Mar high F = 61.0

|Apr high F = 70.5

|May high F = 77.2

|Jun high F = 84.2

|Jul high F = 87.7

|Aug high F = 86.2

|Sep high F = 80.4

|Oct high F = 71.2

|Nov high F = 61.3

|Dec high F = 52.6

|year high F =

|Jan mean F = 37.1

|Feb mean F = 40.1

|Mar mean F = 47.1

|Apr mean F = 56.3

|May mean F = 64.8

|Jun mean F = 72.8

|Jul mean F = 76.7

|Aug mean F = 75.5

|Sep mean F = 69.1

|Oct mean F = 57.7

|Nov mean F = 47.3

|Dec mean F = 40.4

|year mean F =

|Jan low F = 24.8

|Feb low F = 27.0

|Mar low F = 33.2

|Apr low F = 42.2

|May low F = 52.5

|Jun low F = 61.3

|Jul low F = 65.7

|Aug low F = 64.8

|Sep low F = 57.8

|Oct low F = 44.2

|Nov low F = 33.3

|Dec low F = 28.1

|year low F =

|Jan avg record low F = 8.5

|Feb avg record low F = 12.5

|Mar avg record low F = 17.7

|Apr avg record low F = 26.8

|May avg record low F = 36.8

|Jun avg record low F = 49.4

|Jul avg record low F = 56.8

|Aug avg record low F = 54.9

|Sep avg record low F = 44.2

|Oct avg record low F = 28.6

|Nov avg record low F = 19.1

|Dec avg record low F = 14.9

|year avg record low F = 6.7

|Jan record low F = -6

|Feb record low F = -7

|Mar record low F = 4

|Apr record low F = 12

|May record low F = 29

|Jun record low F = 40

|Jul record low F = 50

|Aug record low F = 42

|Sep record low F = 35

|Oct record low F = 21

|Nov record low F = 11

|Dec record low F = 1

|precipitation colour = green

|Jan precipitation inch = 3.75

|Feb precipitation inch = 3.27

|Mar precipitation inch = 4.20

|Apr precipitation inch = 4.11

|May precipitation inch = 3.61

|Jun precipitation inch = 4.10

|Jul precipitation inch = 4.27

|Aug precipitation inch = 4.63

|Sep precipitation inch = 4.07

|Oct precipitation inch = 3.31

|Nov precipitation inch = 3.58

|Dec precipitation inch = 3.98

|year precipitation inch =

|unit precipitation days = 0.01 in

|Jan precipitation days = 8.7

|Feb precipitation days = 8.5

|Mar precipitation days = 10.1

|Apr precipitation days = 9.6

|May precipitation days = 10.5

|Jun precipitation days = 10.6

|Jul precipitation days = 9.8

|Aug precipitation days = 10.4

|Sep precipitation days = 8.6

|Oct precipitation days = 7.0

|Nov precipitation days = 7.8

|Dec precipitation days = 9.1

|Jan snow inch = 1.9

|Feb snow inch = 0.5

|Mar snow inch = 0.4

|Apr snow inch = 0.0

|May snow inch = 0.0

|Jun snow inch = 0.0

|Jul snow inch = 0.0

|Aug snow inch = 0.0

|Sep snow inch = 0.0

|Oct snow inch = 0.0

|Nov snow inch = 0.1

|Dec snow inch = 1.6

|year snow inch =

|unit snow days = 0.1 in

|Jan snow days = 0.8

|Feb snow days = 0.6

|Mar snow days = 0.3

|Apr snow days = 0.0

|May snow days = 0.0

|Jun snow days = 0.0

|Jul snow days = 0.0

|Aug snow days = 0.0

|Sep snow days = 0.0

|Oct snow days = 0.0

|Nov snow days = 0.0

|Dec snow days = 0.4

|source 1 = NOAA

{{cite web

|url = https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly-1991-2020&stations=USC00315743&format=pdf&dataTypes=MLY-TMAX-NORMAL,MLY-TMIN-NORMAL,MLY-TAVG-NORMAL,MLY-PRCP-NORMAL,MLY-SNOW-NORMAL

|publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

|title = U.S. Climate Normals Quick Access – Station: Mocksville 5SE, NC

|access-date = February 27, 2023

}}

|source 2 = National Weather Service

{{cite web

|url = https://www.weather.gov/wrh/climate?wfo=gsp

|publisher = National Weather Service

|title = NOAA Online Weather Data – NWS Greenville

|access-date = February 27, 2023

}}

}}

{{US Census population

|1860= 710

|1870= 300

|1880= 562

|1900= 745

|1910= 1063

|1920= 1146

|1930= 1503

|1940= 1607

|1950= 1909

|1960= 2379

|1970= 2529

|1980= 2637

|1990= 3399

|2000= 4178

|2010= 5051

|2020= 5927

|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 4, 2015}}

}}

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 5,927 people, 2,062 households, and 1,307 families residing in the town.

As of the census of 2000, there were 4,178 people, 1,627 households, and 1,067 families residing in the town. The population density was {{convert|607.2|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 1,781 housing units at an average density of {{convert|258.8|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the town was 76.14% White, 17.76% African American, 0.19% Native American, 0.67% Asian, 0.05% Pacific Islander, 3.83% from other races, and 1.36% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 8.07% of the population.

There were 1,627 households, out of which 30.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.7% were married couples living together, 14.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.4% were non-families. 30.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.42 and the average family size was 2.97.

In the town, the population was well distributed by age, with 23.5% under the age of 18, 8.9% from 18 to 24, 27.7% from 25 to 44, 21.4% from 45 to 64, and 18.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 90.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 83.3 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $35,407, and the median income for a family was $42,357. Males had a median income of $31,540 versus $23,375 for females. The per capita income for the town was $18,703. About 9.3% of families and 12.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 12.8% of those under age 18 and 14.3% of those age 65 or over.

• Daniel Boone, lived near Mocksville 1750–66. His father, Squire Boone Sr., was the Justice of the Peace for Mocksville. Squire Boone and his wife Sarah are buried in Mocksville's Joppa Cemetery.
• Clint Bowyer, NASCAR Driver, currently residing in Mocksville, originally from Emporia, Kansas
• Andrew Brock, former State Senator
• Thomas Ferebee, bombardier on the Enola Gay during the bombing of Hiroshima
• Joe Gibbs, NFL coach and NASCAR team owner, member of Pro Football Hall of Fame and NASCAR Hall of Fame
• Bob Gosse, film producer and director
• Hinton Rowan Helper, abolitionist and author of The Impending Crisis of the South. His residence in Mocksville, Hinton Rowan Helper House, is now a U.S. Historic Landmark.
• Julia C. Howard, member of the North Carolina General Assembly[https://www.ncleg.gov/Members/Biography/H/53 Representative Julia C. Howard]. ncleg.gov. Retrieved December 14, 2020.
• Caleb Martin, NBA player
• Cody Martin, NBA player
• Whit Merrifield, MLB utility player, 3x All-Star selection[https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/m/merriwh01.shtml Whit Merrifield Stats]. Baseball-Reference. Retrieved December 14, 2020.

• [https://web.archive.org/web/20131016015943/http://historicdowntownmocksville.com/2009/02/24/the-history-of-mocksville.aspx "The History of Mocksville." historicdowntownmocksville.com] - Retrieved October 8, 2013.

• [http://www.mocksvillenc.org/ Town of Mocksville official website]
• [http://www.historicdowntownmocksville.com Historic Downtown Mocksville]

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