Mount Airy, North Carolina
Mount Airy is a city in Surry County, North Carolina, United States. As of the 2020 census, the city population was 10,676.[3] Actor Andy Griffith was born here in 1926.
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Coordinates: 36°30′30″N 80°36′55″W / 36.50833°N 80.61528°WCoordinates: 36°30′30″N 80°36′55″W / 36.50833°N 80.61528°W | |
Country | United States |
State | North Carolina |
County | Surry |
Settled | 1750s |
Incorporated | 1885 |
Area | |
• Total | 11.86 sq mi (30.73 km2) |
• Land | 11.72 sq mi (30.35 km2) |
• Water | 0.15 sq mi (0.38 km2) |
Elevation | 1,063 ft (324 m) |
Population | |
• Total | 10,676 |
• Density | 911.15/sq mi (351.81/km2) |
Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
ZIP Codes | 27030–27031 |
FIPS code | 37-44800[4] |
GNIS feature ID | 2404317[2] |
Website | www |
Mount Airy was settled in the 1750s as a stagecoach stop on the road between Winston-Salem, North Carolina and Galax, Virginia. It was named for a nearby plantation. Mount Airy was incorporated in 1885.[5]
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References
- ↑ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mount Airy, North Carolina
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "QuickFacts: Mount Airy city, North Carolina". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved February 25, 2024.
- ↑ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ↑ Dickson, Scott (2005). In Search of Mayberry. Boone, North Carolina: Parkway Publishers, Inc. pp. 75. ISBN 1-887905-98-7.