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Salisbury is a city in Rowan County in North Carolina, a state of the United States of America. The population was 26,462 in 2000. It is the county seat of Rowan CountyGR6.
Geography
Location of Salisbury, North Carolina
Salisbury is located at 35�40′6″N, 80�28′43″W (35.668289, -80.478479)GR1.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 46.0 km� (17.8 mi�), all land.
Demographics
As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 26,462 people, 10,276 households, and 6,186 families residing in the city. The population density was 574.6/km� (1,488.3/mi�). There were 11,288 housing units at an average density of 245.1/km� (634.9/mi�). The racial makeup of the city was 57.30% White, 37.56% African American, 0.28% Native American, 1.39% Asian, 0.06% Pacific Islander, 1.92% from other races, and 1.48% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.30% of the population.
Downtown Salisbury
There were 10,276 households out of which 26.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 39.0% were married couples living together, 17.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 39.8% were non-families. 34.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.29 and the average family size was 2.92.
In the city the population was spread out with 21.8% under the age of 18, 13.1% from 18 to 24, 25.0% from 25 to 44, 20.2% from 45 to 64, and 19.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 90.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.3 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $32,923, and the median income for a family was $41,108. Males had a median income of $31,149 versus $25,019 for females. The per capita income for the city was $18,864. About 12.2% of families and 16.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 22.3% of those under age 18 and 11.0% of those age 65 or over.
Transportation
Amtrak’s Crescent and Carolinian and Piedmont trains connect Salisbury with the cities of New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Washington, Richmond, Raleigh, Charlotte, Atlanta, Birmingham and New Orleans. The Amtrak station is situated at Depot and Liberty Streets. (Although the last time I rode with Amtrak they were eight hrs late.)
Salisbury is also served by Interstate 85, US Highways 601, 29, 52, and 70, and the Rowan County Airport.
Trivia
* Food Lion LLC is based in Salisbury.
* Salisbury is home to Cheerwine.
* Salisbury is home to Catawba College
* Salisbury is home to Livingstone College
* Salisbury is home to U.S. Senator Elizabeth “Liddy” Hanford Dole.
* Salisbury was the site of a noted prisoner of war camp during the American Civil War.
* George Clooney was considering filming parts of a new movie in Salisbury, however he changed his mind and decided to film somewhere else.
Slang
Local youth often call Salisbury The Bury, particularly students of Salisbury High School. However Salisbury is more commonly refered to as “Smallsbury” due to the city’s small-town atmosphere.
Other Slang terms have been developed in Salisbury.
Students often hang out at “The Grind” or read a copy of “the Post”
And the act of Prostitution can be refered to as “Riding the Band Bus”
“Hurry up, call the bus 311!!!” commonly used when needing assistance.
Town Characters
Salisbury like all other towns has its own particular “characters” that everyone knows of but no one knows personally.
“Old Running with no shirt Guy” His name is Richard and at least he wears a shirt in the winter.
“Stand on the Corner and Wave all Day Guy”
“Hit on underage girls guy”
“Jess White”
“Overzealous white police officer guy” (though unconfirmed there are reports of being more than one.)