Rural Hall, North Carolina

Rural Hall, North Carolina
Town
Motto:  "Garden Spot of the World"
Location in Forsyth County and the state of North Carolina.
Coordinates: 36°13′31″N80°17′50″W / 36.22528°N 80.29722°W / 36.22528; -80.29722
Country	United States
State	North Carolina
County	Forsyth
Area [1]
• Total	2.86 sq mi (7.41 km2)
• Land	2.85 sq mi (7.39 km2)
• Water	0.01 sq mi (0.02 km2)
Elevation [2]	965 ft (294 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	3,351
• Density	1,174.96/sq mi (453.70/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP codes	27045
Area code	336
FIPS code	37-58360 [3]
GNIS feature ID	2407257 [2]
Website	www.ruralhall.com

Rural Hall is a town in Forsyth County, North Carolina, United States. It is a part of the Piedmont Triad. The population was 3,360 at the 2020 census. ^[4] The town has one public park: Covington Memorial Park.

Geography

Rural Hall is located in northern Forsyth County. It is bordered to the south by the city of Winston-Salem, and the village of Tobaccoville is to the west. Downtown Winston-Salem is 12 miles (19 km) to the south via North Carolina Highway 66 and U.S. Route 52.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town of Rural Hall has a total area of 2.9 square miles (7.4 km²), of which 0.01 square miles (0.02 km²), or 0.32%, is water. ^[5]

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
1980	1,336		—
1990	1,652		23.7%
2000	2,464		49.2%
2010	2,937		19.2%
2020	3,360		14.4%
2021 (est.)	3,413	[4]	1.6%
U.S. Decennial Census [6]

2020 census

Rural Hall racial composition ^[7]

Race	Number	Percentage
White (non-Hispanic)	2,017	60.19%
Black or African American (non-Hispanic)	678	20.23%
Native American	14	0.42%
Asian	19	0.57%
Pacific Islander	2	0.06%
Other/Mixed	188	5.61%
Hispanic or Latino	433	12.92%

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 3,351 people, 1,360 households, and 857 families residing in the town.

2000 census

As of the census ^[3] of 2000, there were 2,464 people, 1,081 households, and 705 families residing in the town. The population density was 892.0 inhabitants per square mile (344.4/km²). There were 1,160 housing units at an average density of 420.0 per square mile (162.2/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 79.38% White, 12.26% African American, 0.20% Native American, 0.32% Asian, 0.12% Pacific Islander, 6.82% from other races, and 0.89% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 8.32% of the population.

There were 1,081 households, out of which 27.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.5% were married couples living together, 12.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.7% were non-families. 30.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.28 and the average family size was 2.83.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 22.6% under the age of 18, 8.4% from 18 to 24, 29.9% from 25 to 44, 23.8% from 45 to 64, and 15.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 92.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.2 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $36,477, and the median income for a family was $46,116. Males had a median income of $31,939 versus $26,435 for females. The per capita income for the town was $19,593. About 6.6% of families and 8.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 10.9% of those under age 18 and 9.8% of those age 65 or over.

History

The earliest settler was Anthony Bitting (1738-1804), who was born in Pennsylvania to a German American family. In the 1770s he moved from Bucks County to Maryland, then to southern Virginia. He supplied material to the Continental Army and may have participated in the battle of Guilford Court House. His descendants still live in the county. His grandson, Benjamin Lewis Bitting (1832-1922), built the house that gave Rural Hall its name.

Another early settler was Johann Adam Geiger (Kiger) who donated 102 acres (0.41 km²) to the Nazareth Evangelical Lutheran Church, which still serves the community today. The town developed after the Cape Fear & Yadkin Valley Railroad erected a station in 1887. ^[8]

Rural Hall now is the operational center of the Yadkin Valley Railroad, and many of the Yadkin Valley locomotives can be found idling there when not working.

The Rural Hall Depot was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983. ^[9]

External links

• Town of Rural Hall official website
• Rural Hall Elementary School
• Atlantic & Yadkin Railway

References

1. "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Rural Hall, North Carolina
3. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.
4. Bureau, US Census. "City and Town Population Totals: 2020-2021". Census.gov. US Census Bureau. Retrieved July 9, 2022.
5. "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001), Rural Hall town, North Carolina". American FactFinder. U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved June 27, 2016.
6. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
7. "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved December 20, 2021.
8. Powell, William S. The North Carolina Gazetteer: A Dictionary of Tar Heel Places, Chapel Hill, NC: The University of North Carolina Press, 1968.
9. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.