Davidson (North Carolina)

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Davidson
Davidson College
Davidson College
Location in North Carolina
Davidson (North Carolina)
Davidson
Davidson
Basic data
Foundation : 1837
State : United States
State : North Carolina
Counties : Mecklenburg County
Iredell County
Coordinates : 35 ° 29 ′  N , 80 ° 50 ′  W Coordinates: 35 ° 29 ′  N , 80 ° 50 ′  W
Time zone : Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 )
Residents : 10,944 (as of 2010)
Population density : 868.6 inhabitants per km 2
Area : 13.1 km 2  (approx. 5 mi 2 ) of
which 12.6 km 2  (approx. 5 mi 2 ) are land
Height : 256 m
Postcodes : 28035-28036
Area code : +1 704 980
FIPS : 37-16400
GNIS ID : 1019914
Website : www.www.ci.davidson.nc.us
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Main street in Davidson

Davidson is a small town in Mecklenburg County in the US state of North Carolina with a good 10,000 inhabitants. Part of the parish in the north extends into Iredell County . West of the city is Lake Norman , 30 km south of the seventeenth largest city in the USA Charlotte (North Carolina) .

The place is named after General William Lee Davidson ( American Revolutionary War ).

In addition to Davidson College, the fact that the US national soccer team has already played a number of women's international matches here ( including against Germany ) is noteworthy .

Personalities

credentials

  1. ↑ Davidson in the United States Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System , accessed November 19, 2016