17-540: Ayden may refer to: Places [ edit ] Ayden, North Carolina Ayden Historic District Ayden-Grifton High School People [ edit ] Ayden Callaghan (born 1981), Irish-English actor Ayden Duffy (born 1986), English association footballer Ayden Johnstone (born 1996), New Zealand rugby union player Ayden Owens-Delerme (born 2000), Puerto Rican athlete Ayden Sng (born 1993), Singaporean actor See also [ edit ] Adyen ,
34-500: A Collard Queen contest which has been renamed as the Miss Ayden contest, sporting events, rides, live music, food, and a parade. Ayden Historic District The Ayden Historic District is a national historic district located at Ayden , Pitt County, North Carolina . The 146-acre (59 ha) district encompasses 319 contributing buildings and six contributing structures in the town of Ayden. It includes buildings dated from
51-549: A Dutch payment company Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Ayden . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ayden&oldid=1246271864 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Place name disambiguation pages Disambiguation pages with given-name-holder lists Hidden categories: Short description
68-516: A Town Manager to oversee the day-to-day operations of the Town. The Mayor and Town Board of Commissioners are the governing body of the Town. The Mayor acts as the official head of the government and spokesperson of the Board. The Mayor presides at all meeting of the Board and signs all documents authorized by the Board. The Mayor Pro-Tem is selected by each new Board, and assumes all duties and responsibilities of
85-656: Is administered by the Pitt County Public School System. The three schools located in Ayden include Ayden Elementary School, Ayden Middle School and Ayden-Grifton High School . Higher education is provided by Pitt Community College , located between Ayden and Greenville. East Carolina University is located in downtown Greenville. The Ayden Collard Festival is held the week immediately following Labor Day in September. The annual event started in 1975 and includes
102-567: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Ayden, North Carolina Ayden is a town in Pitt County, North Carolina , United States. The population was 4,977 at the 2020 census . The town is a part of the Greenville Metropolitan Area of North Carolina's Inner Banks region. Ayden has a total area of 3.84 square miles, all land. In 1891, William Henry Harris asked
119-485: The Atlantic Coast Line Railroad to build a railroad depot on a portion of his farm in order to create a village. A 40-acre (160,000 m ) parcel of land was divided into residential lots surrounding the depot in "Harristown", with Harris owning every other lot. Within the next several years, lots were sold and homes built. Businesses began to open up to support the new residents, and on February 3, 1891,
136-518: The Great Depression , and after the Second World War , the town began to grow. To accommodate the growth, commercial, cultural, religious, and other establishments were opened within and around Ayden. The community is still growing today, due to the continued development of Greenville as an industrial and economic center for eastern North Carolina. The Ayden Historic District was listed on
153-541: The National Register of Historic Places in 1994. As of the 2020 United States census , there were 4,977 people, 2,160 households, and 1,230 families residing in the town. As of the census of 2000 , there were 4,622 people, 1,936 households, and 1,217 families residing in the town. The population density was 1,994.5 inhabitants per square mile (770.1/km ). There were 2,067 housing units at an average density of 892.0 per square mile (344.4/km ). The racial makeup of
170-507: The Lloyd and Lillian Turnage House (1923) and Ayden Methodist Church (1926) designed by Benton & Benton Associates , Zion Chapel Free Will Baptist Church (1924), and Mount Olive Baptist Church (c. 1915). Turnage Bros. was a farm equipment business. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1994. This article about a property in Pitt County, North Carolina on
187-514: The Mayor in his absence. The Mayor and Town Board, together, are responsible for establishing the policies for the general operation of the Town. The Town Board adopts ordinances, resolutions, budgets, authorizes contracts, and approves the financing of all Town operations. The Board also appoints the Town Manager and Town Attorney, along with members of various boards and commissions. Education in Ayden
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#1732883398312204-421: The age of 18 living with them, 38.4% were married couples living together, 20.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 12.6% were non-families. 33.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 17.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.36 and the average family size was 3.02. In the town, the population was spread out, with 25.6% under
221-427: The age of 18, 7.4% from 18 to 24, 25.8% from 25 to 44, 23.4% from 45 to 64, 17.7% who were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females, there were 78.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 70.3 males. The median income for a household in the town was $ 24,004, and the median income for a family was $ 34,808. Males had a median income of $ 30,991 versus $ 22,305 for females. The per capita income for
238-399: The late-19th to mid-20th century and notable examples of Bungalow / American Craftsman , Colonial Revival , and Queen Anne architecture. Notable buildings include the original Ayden Town Hall (1915), Turnage Brothers Building (c. 1914), Moore House (c. 1890), John Stanley Hart House (c. 1893), Thelbert Worthington House (1930) designed by Leila Ross Wilburn , Ayden Baptist Church (1941),
255-460: The town was $ 14,505. About 21.0% of families and 26.3% of the population were below the poverty line , including 32.4% of those under age 18 and 34.1% of those age 65 or over. Ayden has used the council-manager form of government since 1957. Under this form of government, the Town Board of Commissioners is the final authority of most matters related to managing the government. The Town Board employs
272-423: The town was 47.64% White , 49.52% African American , 0.17% Native American , 0.19% Asian , 0.04% Pacific Islander , 1.32% from other races , and 1.10% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.21% of the population. There were 1,936 households, out of which 7.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 12% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 8% had children under
289-599: The town was incorporated as "Ayden." Within a few years, the Carolina Christian College and the Free Will Baptist Seminary were established. By 1919, Ayden had full-time electricity supplied by the Ayden municipal light plant. In 1922, the Mutual Building and Loan Association of Ayden was organized to help families obtain mortgages to build homes in Ayden. After experiencing difficult times during
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