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A city of east-central North Carolina east of Raleigh. It is a trade and processing center. Population: 47,400.

 

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Wilson, city (1990 pop. 36,930), seat of Wilson co., E N.C., in a rich agricultural region; inc. 1849. It is a commercial and industrial center with a large tobacco market. There is tobacco and food processing and the manufacture of metal, paper, plastic, glass, fiberglass, and electrical products; chemicals; and apparel. Barton College is there.


 
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Wikipedia: Wilson, North Carolina
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City of Wilson
Nickname(s): Wide-Awake-Wilson
Motto: Discover Our Treasures and Simple Pleasures
Location of Wilson shown within North Carolina
Location of Wilson shown within North Carolina
Coordinates: 35°43′52″N 77°55′25″W / 35.73111°N 77.92361°W / 35.73111; -77.92361
Country United States
State North Carolina
County Wilson
Area
 - Total 23.4 sq mi (60.7 km2)
 - Land 23.3 sq mi (60.3 km2)
 - Water 0.2 sq mi (0.4 km2)
Elevation 108 ft (33 m)
Population (July 2007 census)
 - Total 47,380
 - Density 1,906.9/sq mi (736.3/km2)
Time zone Eastern Time Zone (USA/Canada) (UTC-5)
 - Summer (DST) -4 (UTC-4)
Zip Code 27893/27896/27894/27895
Area code(s) 252
FIPS code 37-74540[1]
GNIS feature ID 1023273[2]
Website http://www.wilsonnc.org

Wilson is a city and the county seat of Wilson County[3] in the Coastal Plain region of the U.S. state of North Carolina. The 17th largest city in the state, Wilson had a population of 47,380 at the 2007 census.

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Geography

Wilson is located at 35°43′52″N 77°55′25″W / 35.73111°N 77.92361°W / 35.73111; -77.92361 (35.731093, -77.923509).[4]

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 23.4 square miles (60.7 km²), of which, 23.3 square miles (60.3 km²) of it is land and 0.2 square miles (0.4 km²) of it (0.64%) is water.

Wilson is located at the intersection of Interstate 95 and US 264; approximately 45 minutes east of Raleigh, the state capital.

Demographics

United States census[1] data from 2007 report a population of 47,804 people, 17,296 households, and 11,328 families residing in the city. The population density was 736.1/km² (1,906.9/mi²). There were 18,660 housing units at an average density of 309.3/km² (801.3/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 47.53% African American, 46.67% White, 0.31% Native American, 0.58% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 3.89% from other races, and 1.01% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 7.29% of the population.

There were 17,296 households out of which 31.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 42.0% were married couples living together, 19.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.5% were non-families. 29.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.47 and the average family size was 3.06.

Although no statistics are available at this time, the city of Wilson is seeing an increase in its LGBT community. In particular, the historic districts in the downtown area of the city are home to a growing gay community.

In the city the population was spread out with 26.0% under the age of 18, 9.8% from 18 to 24, 28.9% from 25 to 44, 21.8% from 45 to 64, and 13.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 88.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 83.1 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $31,169, and the median income for a family was $41,041. Males had a median income of $30,682 versus $22,363 for females. The per capita income for the city was $17,813. About 16.5% of families and 21.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 29.5% of those under age 18 and 20.4% of those age 65 or over.

More than 10 percent of the population is unemployed.

Infrastructure

The city manages several reservoirs with a total capacity of seven billion gallons.[5] The city has detailed plans in place to deal with future water shortages.[5]

The city provides electrical service (since 1893), natural gas, water, wastewater, recycling and garbage collection.[citation needed]

The city of Wilson owns and operates a fiber optic network.

Transportation

Wilson is served by two airports: Wilson Industrial Airport and Rocky Mount-Wilson Airport (RWI). Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) is approximately an hour and a half from town.

The city has an Amtrak station.

The city of Wilson owns and operates a bus transit system.

The following highways travel through Wilson: I-95, I-795, U.S. 301, U.S. Route 264, U.S. 117, N.C. 42, and N.C. 58. Ward Boulevard is a local 5-lane loop road that circles the original city limits (circa 1970). Some of the lanes are narrower than standard, because much of the loop originally was designed to be a four-lane road. To create five lanes, portions of the road were simply repainted.

Entertainment

Imagination Station is a children's interactive science museum located in the former Courthouse/Post Office building in downtown Wilson.

The Edna Boykin Center for Performing Arts is owned by the city of Wilson, and operated by the Arts Council of Wilson. The restored Vaudeville theater, built in 1919, seats about 650 guests.[6][not in citation given][citation needed]

The City of Wilson operates Wilson TV, a public information cable television channel announcing upcoming events and activities.

Real Estate

Wilson has several real estate agents.

The Wilson Preservation Commission [1]oversees the protection of the local historic districts and the landmark properties including the Boykin Center [2] the Jacob Tomlinson House [3] the Arts Council Building [4] The Charles Coon School and the Davis-Whitehead-Harriss House [5].

Healthcare

Hospitals

Wilson Medical Center (Wilmed) is a 330 bed community hospital which offers comprehensive medical services to approximately 172,000 patients annually.[7]

Education

Public Schools

Wilson County Public Schools

Elementary Schools (K-5): Wells, Margaret Hearne, Vick, New Hope, Vinson-Bynum, B.O. Barnes, Winstead, Elm City, Stantonsburg, Lee Woodard, Lucama, Rock Ridge, Gardners, Jones.

Middle Schools: Darden, Forest Hills, Toisnot, Elm City, Speight, Springfield.

High schools: E. T. Beddingfield, Ralph L. Fike, James B. Hunt.

Alternative Schools: Adams Learning Center (K-5), Daniels Learning Center (6-8).

Sallie B. Howard School for the Arts and Education.

Deaf Education

Eastern North Carolina School for the Deaf

Private Schools

Wilson is home to several private schools: Community Christian School (Daycare - Pre-K -12), Garnett Christian Academy, Wilson Christian Academy (K-12), St. Therese Catholic School (K-5) and Greenfield School (Pre-K-12) (non-sectarian).

Colleges

Wilson is also home to Barton College, a liberal arts college, and Wilson Community College.

Notable Residents

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