Davidson County, North Carolina

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Time Zone: Davidson County lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time.

The community of Lexington is the seat for Davidson County.

Davidson County was founded in 1822.

Using the Census estimates for 2008 ^<1>, Davidson had a population of 158,166 people. This is an increase of 7.12% since the 2000 Census, which gave a population of 147,657 people.

At the time of the 2000 Census, Davidson represented 1.83% of the total population of North Carolina, making it the state's 11th most populous county (out of 100 counties).

The following table shows the recent changes in population. For the years after 2000, the population counts are estimated. More information can be found on the Davidson County Census page.

Year	Population	Change Since 2000	Year-to-Year Change
2008	158,166	+7.12%	+1.34% since 2007
2007	156,074	+5.7%	+1.02% since 2006
2006	154,494	+4.63%	+0.9% since 2005
2005	153,116	+3.7%
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2000	147,659	The Last Census

Below are some of the communities located in Davidson County (for more communities, please visit our Nearby Page):

Community	2008 Population	2000 Population	Change (2008 vs. 2000)
High Point	101,835	85,839	18.63% increase
Thomasville	26,526	19,788	34.05% increase
Lexington	20,407	19,953	2.28% increase
Wallburg	2,880	2,820	2.13% increase
Denton	1,486	1,450	2.48% increase

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Footnotes

<1>	On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2000 Census and the next count will be for the 2010 Census. For more information, please visit the U.S. Census Bureau. - Return to Citation
<2>	All Quarter-dollar coin images from the United States Mint. - Return to Citation

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