Troutman, North Carolina


Troutman is a town in Iredell County, North Carolina, United States. The town is located roughly north of Charlotte. As of the 2010 census the town's population was 2,383, and in 2018 the estimated population was 2,720.

History

The Davidson House was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.

Geography

Troutman is located in south-central Iredell County at . U.S. Route 21 passes through the center of the town, leading north to Statesville, the county seat, and south to Mooresville. Interstate 77 passes east of the town, with access from Exit 42.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of, of which, or 0.50%, are water.

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 1,592 people, 638 households, and 449 families residing in the town. The population density was 765.5 people per square mile. There were 695 housing units at an average density of 334.2 per square mile. The racial makeup of the town was 70.73% White, 28.02% African American, 0.31% Native American, 0.25% Asian, 0.19% from other races, and 0.50% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.31% of the population.
There were 638 households out of which 30.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.0% were married couples living together, 12.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.6% were non-families. 25.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.50 and the average family size was 2.99.
In the town, the population was spread out with 24.6% under the age of 18, 7.9% from 18 to 24, 28.0% from 25 to 44, 24.9% from 45 to 64, and 14.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 92.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.7 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $41,786, and the median income for a family was $47,569. Males had a median income of $31,071 versus $22,813 for females. The per capita income for the town was $19,261. About 5.2% of families and 6.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 6.6% of those under age 18 and 4.7% of those age 65 or over.

Notable people