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The median income for a household in the city was $31,925, and the median income for a family was $41,694. Males had a median income of $31,255 versus $22,490 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $19,328. About 12.7% of families and 16.1% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 23.7% of those under age 18 and 13.8% of those age 65 or over. |
The median income for a household in the city was $31,925, and the median income for a family was $41,694. Males had a median income of $31,255 versus $22,490 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $19,328. About 12.7% of families and 16.1% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 23.7% of those under age 18 and 13.8% of those age 65 or over. |
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==Trivia== |
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*Statesville was an All-American City in 1997. |
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*The movie [[The Boneyard]] featuring [[Phyllis Diller]] was filmed in an abandonded hospital in Statesville. |
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*The TV movie [[The Ryan White Story]] was also filmed in Statesville, at [[South Iredell High School]] |
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*Rapper [[Petey Pablo]] mentions Statesville in his song "[[Raise Up]]" |
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*[[DC United]] player [[Justin Moose]] is from Stateville. |
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*Statesville is also known worldwide as "Statesvegas" or "The Ville." Brian Buchauer and Preston Cross came up with this nomenclature. |
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*Biff Bristol from Statesville is one of the top undergroud freestlye rappers in the Chapel Hill area. |
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*Statesville is the Home of "Big Dan from Birmingham." |
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*Adam Bright was once a top construction worker in Boone. |
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*Biaff33 is a Halo 2 Team from Statesville one of the most notorious in the World. |
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*The saying "Off the Heezy" originated in Statesville. |
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*Kickoff specialist David Cochran of Statesville made a 47 yard feild goal to send *Statesville High School into OT in the 1999 NCHSAA playoffs. He later starred with Mathew Winters at Lenoir-Ryhne. |
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*Josh Hoake won 3 special team player of the month awards at Coastal Carolina. They would be beaten in 2006 by Appalachian State the eventual D-IAA Champs. |
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*Statesville is home of Jay Bees, home of the world famous footlong hotdog. |
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*Jon Kniazew Aka "My Leg Is A Weapon" lives in Statesville |
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*The popular short film, "Smartass" was filmed in Statesville. |
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*The Corbett household is one of the greatest homes ever and is a historic landmark for being the center of the "Smartass" films. |
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*Theodore Millsaps, the greatest principle ever resides in Statesville, his words of wisdom are legendary. |
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*TJ Holmes is known worldwide for his celebrated storytelling and his sublime imagery. He was born in Statesville. |
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Revision as of 23:32, 12 January 2007
Statesville is a city in Iredell County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 23,320 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Iredell CountyTemplate:GR.
Geography
Statesville is located at 35°47′12″N 80°52′43″W / 35.78667°N 80.87861°WInvalid arguments have been passed to the {{#coordinates:}} function (35.786793, -80.878531)Template:GR.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 53.4 km² (20.6 mi²). 53.2 km² (20.5 mi²) of it is land and 0.2 km² (0.1 mi²) of it (0.34%) is water.
Demographics
As of the censusTemplate:GR of 2000, there were 23,320 people, 9,338 households, and 5,957 families residing in the city. The population density was 438.6/km² (1,135.9/mi²). There were 10,041 housing units at an average density of 188.8/km² (489.1/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 59.94% White, 31.87% African American, 0.18% Native American, 2.71% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 3.84% from other races, and 1.42% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 7.11% of the population.
There were 9,338 households out of which 28.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 41.7% were married couples living together, 17.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.2% were non-families. 31.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.39 and the average family size was 2.99.
In the city the population was spread out with 24.4% under the age of 18, 8.7% from 18 to 24, 28.0% from 25 to 44, 21.4% from 45 to 64, and 17.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 86.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 82.0 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $31,925, and the median income for a family was $41,694. Males had a median income of $31,255 versus $22,490 for females. The per capita income for the city was $19,328. About 12.7% of families and 16.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 23.7% of those under age 18 and 13.8% of those age 65 or over.