Maiden, North Carolina

Maiden, North Carolina
—  Town  —
Location of Maiden, North Carolina
Coordinates: 35°34′44″N 81°12′43″W / 35.57889°N 81.21194°W / 35.57889; -81.21194Coordinates: 35°34′44″N 81°12′43″W / 35.57889°N 81.21194°W / 35.57889; -81.21194
Country	United States
State	North Carolina
Counties	Catawba, Lincoln
Government
- Mayor	Robert L. Smyre
Area
- Total	5.524 sq mi (12.4 km2)
- Land	5.524 sq mi (12.3 km2)
- Water	0.0 sq mi (0.1 km2)
Elevation	899 ft (274 m)
Population (2010)
- Total	3,327
- Density	602.3/sq mi (267.7/km2)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
- Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code	28650
Area code(s)	828
FIPS code	37-40660[1]
GNIS feature ID	0989240[2]
Website	www.maidennc.com

Maiden is a town in Catawba and Lincoln counties in the U.S. state of North Carolina. Maiden is also known as "The Biggest Little Football Town in the World". The population was 3,327 at the 2010 census.

The Catawba County portion of Maiden is part of the Hickory–Lenoir–Morganton Metropolitan Statistical Area, while the Lincoln County portion is part of the Lincolnton Micropolitan Statistical Area.

Maiden now has a new Apple Data Center Hub which Steve Jobs claimed to be "environmentally friendly" in his latest Keynote address.This data center hub will store data for anyone subscribed to the iCloud service.

Geography

Maiden is located at 35°34′44″N 81°12′43″W / 35.57889°N 81.21194°W / 35.57889; -81.21194 (35.578873, -81.211858)^[3].

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 5.524  square miles (12.4 km²), of which, 5.523 square miles (12.3 km²) of it is land and 0.04 square miles (0.1 km²) of it (0.84%) is water.

Maiden is home to the Maiden High School Blue Devils and is considered "the biggest little football town in the world". The town of Maiden received a new high school for the 2006-2007 school year. As the construction cost for the school exceeded 33 million dollars, the proposal was widely debated throughout the county. Nevertheless, construction was eventually approved by the Catawba County school board and the Catawba County board of Commissions. Following completion of the new campus, it became apparent that enrollment would need to increase in order to justify the larger size of the school. Therefore, the Maiden school district was expanded to include several hundred more students from Catawba, and Fred T. Foard.

The current mayor is Robert L. Smyre. He was preceded by Zane Hudson. Smyre was also a barber in town for more than 50 years until recently, when he sold his shop.

In 2009, Apple Inc. entered into negotiations with the town of Maiden about the possibility of opening a new plant in the western part of the town. The cost of the plant is projected to be over 1 billion dollars and could potentially create several thousand jobs.

Demographics

As of the census^[1] of 2010, there were 3,327 people, 1,187 households, and 848 families residing in the town. The population density was 602.3 people per square mile (267.9/km²). There were 1,258 housing units at an average density of 265.8 per square mile (102.7/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 80.04% White, 14.72% African American, 0.37% Native American, 0.82% Asian, 0.30% Pacific Islander, 2.71% from other races, and 1.04% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 5.73% of the population.

There were 1,187 households out of which 29.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.4% were married couples living together, 11.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.5% were non-families. 24.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.47 and the average family size was 2.95.

In the town the population was spread out with 21.7% under the age of 18, 9.6% from 18 to 24, 32.8% from 25 to 44, 22.5% from 45 to 64, and 13.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 110.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 112.7 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $35,417, and the median income for a family was $44,063. Males had a median income of $29,695 versus $21,594 for females. The per capita income for the town was $19,026. About 7.6% of families and 8.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 12.7% of those under age 18 and 10.8% of those age 65 or over.

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 
2. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. http://geonames.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 
3. ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/gazette.html. Retrieved 2011-04-23. 

External links

• Official website