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55-629: Yadkinville is a town in Yadkin County, North Carolina , United States. The population was 2,995 at the 2020 census . Located in the Piedmont Triad , it is the county seat and most populous city of Yadkin County. The area was chosen as the county seat with the founding of Yadkin County in 1850. It was first known as Wilson, in honor of Louis D. Wilson , a legislator who died in the Mexican War. However,

110-666: A Native American tribe . They are: Numerous unrecognized tribes and other organizations claim Saponi ancestry. These include the Mahenips Band of the Saponi Nation of Missouri in the Ozark Hills, with headquarters in West Plains, Missouri . In 2000, the Saponi Nation of Missouri submitted a letter of intent to Petition for Federal Acknowledgement of Existence as an Indian Tribe; however, they did not follow through with submitting

165-832: A community of them living near Fort Niagara who was later believed to have joined the Mohawk, whereas others continued into Canada alongside the Cayuga. Since most of the Iroquois sided with the British in the American Revolutionary War , after the victory by the United States, the Saponi and Tutelo who had joined the Iroquois were forced with them into exile in Canada. After that point, recorded history

220-599: A family was $ 45,000. Males had a median income of $ 25,172 versus $ 25,273 for females. The per capita income for the town was $ 14,792. About 10.6% of families and 14.4% of the population were below the poverty line , including 19.1% of those under age 18 and 13.9% of those age 65 or over. Yadkinville is known locally for its "Harvest Festival" and "Grape Festival," which honors the Yadkin Valley Vineyards as well as other vineyards around North Carolina and Virginia. Yadkin County, North Carolina Yadkin County

275-611: A farm north of town. The courthouse was torn down in 1958 and a new building was constructed. The Second Yadkin County Jail was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988. According to the United States Census Bureau , the town has a total area of 2.7 square miles (7.0 km), all land. As of the 2020 United States census , there were 2,995 people, 1,161 households, and 599 families residing in

330-480: A female householder with no husband present, and 27.00% were non-families. 24.00% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.50% 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 2.92. In the county, the population was spread out, with 24.00% under the age of 18, 7.50% from 18 to 24, 30.20% from 25 to 44, 24.20% from 45 to 64, and 14.20% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age

385-577: A multi-county rural public transportation system. Yadkin County has three high schools, Forbush, Starmount, and the Yadkin Early College. The Yadkin Early College is a five-year program where high school and college courses are offered on the Yadkin campus of Surry Community College. Students get the opportunity to earn their high school diploma and an associate degree in nursing, criminal justice, or

440-556: A petition. Ohio is home to the second-largest population of people who claim Saponi ancestry. Ohio has no federally recognized or state-recognized tribes. Director of the Haliwa-Saponi Historic Legacy Project, Dr. Marty Richardson wrote, "A large group of Meadows Indians migrated to Ohio after 1835 and took advantage of fewer race-based restrictions." However, 1818 to 1842 marked Indian removals in Ohio . In 1998,

495-646: A textile company, is the largest private employer in Yadkin County and operates a large recycled plastics polymer plant in Yadkinville. Two major four-lane highways serve Yadkin County. Interstate 77 runs north to south in the western part of the county and U.S. Highway 421 runs east to west. The two highways intersect near Hamptonville . The county also is served by U.S. Highway 21 , which runs mostly parallel with I-77, and U.S. Highway 601 , which runs through Yadkinville and Boonville . North Carolina Highway 67

550-972: A transfer degree to a four-year university. The high schools are fed by eight elementary schools, which teach kindergarten through sixth grades. The eight elementary schools are Boonville, Courtney, East Bend, Fall Creek, Forbush, Jonesville, West Yadkin and Yadkinville. The school system also operates Yadkin Success Academy, an alternative learning center on Old U.S. 421 in Yadkinville. Yadkin County opened two new middle schools in 2009. Starmount Middle School opened in August and serves seventh and eighth grade students from Jonesville, Boonville, and West Yadkin Elementary Schools. Forbush Middle opened in November and serves East Bend, Forbush Elementary, Fall Creek, Courtney, and Yadkinville Schools. Both campuses are adjacent to

605-609: A transitional period. Beginning in 2006, the Piedmont Authority for Regional Transportation (PART) began offering limited bus service between Boone, North Carolina and Greensboro, North Carolina as part of its US 421 Mountaineer Express. The buses make stops east and west in Yadkinville. Yadkin Valley Economic Development District Inc. (YVEDDI), a community action agency based in Boonville , operates

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660-636: Is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina . As of the 2020 census , the population was 37,214. Its county seat is Yadkinville . Yadkin County is included in the Winston-Salem , NC Metropolitan Statistical Area , which is also included in the Greensboro–Winston-Salem–High Point, NC Combined Statistical Area . What is now Yadkin County was home to the Tutelo and Saponi Indian tribes. European-descent settlers moved into

715-608: Is a member of the Northwest Piedmont Council of Governments , a regional planning association. It is located entirely in the North Carolina Senate 's 36th district , the North Carolina House of Representatives ' 77th district , and North Carolina's 5th congressional district . Yadkin County lies within the bounds of North Carolina's 34th Prosecutorial District, the 23rd Superior Court District, and

770-789: Is also home to the second North Carolina AVA, the Swan Creek Wine Region. These towns were incorporated at one time: Saponi They were part of the Monacan confederacies. Saponi, Tutelo, and Yesang were collectively called the Nahyssan. The Cayuga adopted the Saponi into the League of the Haudenosaunee in 1753, and some Saponi descendants are part of the Cayuga Nation . The origin and meaning of Saponi , sometimes spelled Sappony ,

825-532: Is another popular artery that links the northern part of the county with Jonesville-Elkin and Winston-Salem . Commercial flights are available through Piedmont Triad International Airport and Charlotte Douglas International Airport . Two private airports are located in the county, Swan Creek near Jonesville and Lone Hickory near Yadkinville. One additional airport is located in Boonville on Baptist Church Road. It recently housed NC Baptist Hospital's AirCare II during

880-403: Is debated. American anthropologist John Reed Swanton wrote that Saponi was "a corruption of Monasiccapano or Monasukapanough." He wrote the name came from moni-seep meaning "shallow water." University of Kansas linguist Robert L. Rankin also suggested that their name derived from sa:p moni meaning "shallow water" or sa:p oni: meaning "shallow tree." Ethnographer James Mooney suggested

935-590: Is land and 2.77 square miles (7.2 km ) (0.82%) is water. It is bordered by Surry , Forsyth , Davie , Iredell , and Wilkes counties. Yadkin County is located in the Piedmont region of North Carolina and in the northwestern portion of state, close to the Blue Ridge Mountains . The western portions of the county are hillier than the eastern portions, with part of the Brushy Mountains crossing into

990-635: Is part of the Piedmont Triad radio and television market but many broadcasts from the Charlotte market also can be received. All of Yadkin County is included in the Yadkin Valley AVA , an American Viticultural Area recognized by the United States government as a unique grape -growing region. Wines made from grapes grown in this area may use the appellation "Yadkin Valley" on the label. Yadkin County

1045-595: The Chemung River joins the Susquehanna River in north-central Pennsylvania. They also settled as Pony Hollow, just southwest of Newfield, New York , which connected to other Nahyssan and Haudenosaunee communities nearby. "Pony Hollow" is a corruption of Saponi Hollow. An estimated 30 Saponi warriors lived among these communities. Shortly after the American Revolutionary War, Samuel Kirkland noted

1100-617: The Colony of Virginia , resettled them in an Indian Reservation at Fort Christanna near Gholsonville, Virginia . The tribes agreed to this for protection from hostile Haudenosaunee. In 1716, the combined Saponi, Tutelo, and Manahoac population at the reservation was 200. Although in 1718 the House of Burgesses voted to abandon the fort and school, the Siouan tribes continued to stay in that area for some time. They gradually moved away in small groups over

1155-853: The Tutelo language in Brantford, Ontario . At the time of European contact up to the early 18th century, the Saponi lived in present-day Virginia and North Carolina . Their settlements extended into the New River in West Virginia . In the 17th and 18th centuries, some Saponi settled along the Roanoke River , its tributary the Staunton River , and the Yadkin River . Lands in the Virginia Piedmont were dominated by oak, hickory, and pine forests. In

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1210-412: The poverty line , including 10.90% of those under age 18 and 17.40% of those age 65 or over. Yadkin County is governed by a five-member board of commissioners who are elected at-large to serve staggered two- and four-year terms. Elections are held in November of even-numbered years. The commissioners appoint a county manager, who serves as the head administrator of the county government. Yadkin County

1265-613: The "Occononacheans and Nessoneicks" living on Roanoke River. The "Nessoneicks" were Saponi. In 1670, John Lederer visited what he described as "Sapon, a Village of the Nahyssans," who were the Saponi. Lederer wrote about the Saponi: "The nation is governed by an absolute Monarch; the People of a high stature, warlike and rich." In 1671 Thomas Batts and Robert Fallam led an expedition that passed through several Saponi villages. After their visit,

1320-493: The 1870s. Portions of Yadkin County were annexed to Forsyth County in 1911 and 1927. The county garnered its first paved highways in the 1920s. By the mid-20th century, Yadkin's economy was largely rooted in tobacco farming. Many residents not employed by the agricultural industry commuted to Winston-Salem in Forsyth County for work. In 1971, Unifi Manufacturing established its first textile facility in Yadkin County. As

1375-540: The 23rd District Court District. Yadkin County began supporting the Republican Party in the aftermath of the American Civil War. Like some its neighboring counties, Yadkin's support for Republicans continued while the state was politically dominated by Democrats from the 1870s into the latter part of the 20th century. Republicans won every county election in the 20th century except in 1958, when Democrats won

1430-574: The Cayuga homelands. Distinct from the Person County Indians , a group of Saponi who remained in North Carolina merged with the Tuscarora , Meherrin , and Machapunga and migrated north into New York with them by 1802. North Carolina has three state-recognized tribes that identify as descendants of the historical Saponi people. None of these organizations are federally recognized as

1485-565: The Saponi and Tutelo moved downriver and settled with Occaneechi people. Nathanial Bacon led an attack against the tribes in 1676. This move was likely to avoid increasing attacks from Haudenosaunee people. Nearly decimated, the Saponi relocated to three islands at the confluence of the Dan and Staunton rivers in Clarksville with their allies, the Occaneechi, Tutelo, and Nahyssans. In 1677,

1540-434: The Saponi and allied tribes, often collectively referred to as Nahyssan, Saponi, or Tutelo, had begun moving to the location of present-day Salisbury, North Carolina to gain distance from the colonial frontier. By 1711 they were just east of the Roanoke River and west of modern Windsor, North Carolina . In 1712, they asked Virginia to prohibit alcohol sales in their settlement. In 1714, Alexander Spotswood , governor of

1595-604: The Saponi were governed by a headman, an elders' council, and, when necessary, a war chief. Historically, Saponi people hunted deer, bear, beaver, squirrel, turkey, and other fowl. They may have hunted woodland bison and elk. They fished in rivers and the Atlantic Ocean . They farmed maize, beans, and squash and harvested wild plants including various nuts, berries, and stone fruits. Chiefs used staffs of hickory wood. In 1600, James Mooney estimated there were 2,700 Saponi. English explorer Edward Bland wrote in 1650 about

1650-528: The Virginia colonial government named the Saponi as tributary Indians under the colonial governor's protection. English explorer John Lawson wrote about the Saponi in 1701. He noted they fought against the Seneca and trapped beaver for the fur trade . Shortly after his visit, the Saponi migrated to North Carolina. A band of Saponi returned to Virginia in 1708. There Occaneechi and Stukanox joined them. By 1701,

1705-512: The area around 1748. Though in a part of the Piedmont region of the state, the residents of the eventual county developed more economic, political, and cultural similarities with their contemporaries in the mountains to the west than to many of their peers in other sections of the Piedmont or those in the eastern part of North Carolina. Over the following decades the county developed as a society mostly made up of smallholding white farmers, though Yadkin

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1760-416: The army due to pro-Union sentiments, or, in the case of local Quakers, due to religious objections to war and slavery. Some draft dodgers hid in woods or caves, while others fled west to pro-Union communities in the mountains. In February 1863, two Confederate officials and two draft evaders were killed in an exchange of gunfire after a militia attempted to arrest a group of evaders at a school house. After

1815-472: The company expanded over the following decades, it became the leading industrial employer the county and provided additional economic support through tax revenue and philanthropy to the area. National declines in the textiles industry in the late 1990s and early 2000s led the company to shrink its local presence. According to the U.S. Census Bureau , the county has a total area of 337.71 square miles (874.7 km ), of which 334.94 square miles (867.5 km )

1870-479: The county experienced economic and demographic growth. By the end of the decade, though it was still mostly rural and dominated by farming, the county hosted several grist mills, stores, distilleries, and a tobacco factory. Politically, the county was home to many Whigs and its resident favored John Bell of the Constitutional Union Party during the 1860 United States presidential election . Following

1925-418: The county was 92.54% White , 3.43% Black or African American , 0.16% Native American , 0.17% Asian , 0.02% Pacific Islander , 2.91% from other races , and 0.77% from two or more races. 6.48% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. There were 14,505 households, out of which 32.10% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.00% were married couples living together, 9.00% had

1980-458: The election of Republican Abraham Lincoln as president, leaders of the state of North Carolina considered whether or not to secede in 1861 and join the nascent Confederate States of America . Yadkin voters overwhelming rejected a vote to hold a state convention to consider secession. Following Lincoln's call for Southern volunteers to suppress rebellion in South Carolina, a state convention

2035-716: The high schools. Surry Community College offers courses through its Yadkin Campus at 4649 U.S. Highway 601 North near Yadkinville. Yadkin County is covered by two community newspapers, The Yadkin Ripple and The Tribune of Elkin. The Winston-Salem Journal , a larger daily paper, also covers the county. Yadkin Valley Living, a bimonthly lifestyles publication, is based in East Bend . WSGH , an AM Spanish contemporary station , broadcasts from eastern Yadkin County. Yadkin County

2090-731: The majority of the Saponi and Tutelo moved to Shamokin in Pennsylvania . In 1753, the Cayuga people adopted them into their nation during the Grand Council of the Haudenosaunee. In 1711 the majority of Saponi migrated with the Cayuga to near Ithaca, New York , while some remained in Pennsylvania until 1778. A band with 28 adult Saponi remained near Granville County, North Carolina until 1755. In 1765, Saponi settled at Tioga Point , where

2145-576: The mid-18th century, most surviving Saponi migrated to Pennsylvania and New York . Their primary town was called Saponi. In 1670 Lederer visited their nearby settlement, Pintahae, near present-day Lynchburg, Virginia . The Saponi were an Eastern Siouan people with a matrilineal society. They had settled villages and built houses of post-and-pole frames with central hearths. In the 17th century, men wore breechclouts and women wore deerhide aprons. Important leaders, such as medicine men , wore feather cloaks. British explorer John Lawson wrote that

2200-401: The name was changed to Yadkinville in 1852 after it was discovered that another area, Wilson, North Carolina , already had the name. At the time the county seat was established, there was only one house in town. Yadkinville was incorporated in 1857. The first courthouse, a two-story brick building, was built in 1853 by William White of Hamptonville, North Carolina . The bricks were handmade on

2255-558: The names of some local creeks. Byrd's scant list has been found to have included several names from unrelated Indian tribes. By the time linguistic data was recorded, many related eastern Siouan tribes had settled together at Fort Christanna in Brunswick County, Virginia , where the colonists sometimes referred to them as the Christanna Indians. In 1870, philologist Horatio Hale recorded an elder Nikonha 's information about

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2310-693: The northwestern section. It is within the Yadkin-Pee Dee River Basin, with the Yadkin River forming its northern and eastern borders. As of the 2020 census , there were 37,214 people, 15,425 households, and 10,789 families residing in the county. At the 2000 census , there were 36,348 people, 14,505 households, and 10,588 families residing in the county. The population density was 108 people per square mile (42 people/km ). There were 15,821 housing units at an average density of 47 units per square mile (18 units/km ). The racial makeup of

2365-419: The population. There were 959 households; 30.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.8% were married couples living together, 11.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.1% were non-families. 30.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.51, and the average family size

2420-401: The portion of Surry south of the Yadkin River to create Yadkin County to satisfy local political divisions. At the time of its creation, the county had 9,808 residents, of whom 8,664 were white, 86 were free persons of color, and 1,508 were enslaved blacks. The town of Wilson was established to serve as the county seat. In 1852 the town's name was changed to Yadkinville . From 1850 to 1860

2475-532: The sheriff's office and all seats on the county commission in response to the incumbent commissioners' decision to demolish the county's antebellum courthouse and replace it with one the public viewed as unsightly. Yadkin's support for the Republican Party carried into the 21st century with the party's rebound across the state. As of March 2022, the county was home to approximately 25,000 registered voters, of whom 56.9 percent were registered Republicans and 13.4 percent were registered Democrats. Unifi Manufacturing ,

2530-514: The town. According to the 2000 census , there were 2,818 people, 959 households, and 641 families residing in the town. The population density was 1,034.2 inhabitants per square mile (399.3/km). There were 1,026 housing units at an average density of 376.5 per square mile (145.4/km). The racial makeup of the town was 85.84% White , 6.53% African American , 0.04% Native American , 0.18% Asian , 6.32% from other races , and 1.10% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 18.81% of

2585-476: The war, Yadkin became politically dominated by the Republican Party, with many locals being attracted to it for its opposition to slavery, support for central national government, and push for disbursing money to fund infrastructure improvements. Yadkin's support for the Republican Party persisted along with some of its neighboring counties after the state largely fell under the Democratic Party 's domination in

2640-455: The word might come from the Siouan term sapa meaning "black." German explorer John Lederer suggested their name came from Sepy, a female immortal in their religion. He wrote that either four tribes or clans were named for this spirit and three other closely related female spirits from whom the Saponi believed they descended. Evidence came from a short list of names given by the missionary Samuel Kirkland . The Saponi language, now extinct,

2695-437: The years 1730 to 1750. One record from 1728 indicated that Colonel William Byrd II made a survey of the border between Virginia and North Carolina , guided by Ned Bearskin, a Saponi hunter. Byrd noted several abandoned fields of corn, indicating serious disturbance among the local tribes. Hostilities between the Haudenosaunee and the Saponi and their neighbors ceased with the signing of the 1722 Treaty of Albany . In 1740,

2750-418: Was 3.10. In the town, the population was spread out, with 23.0% under the age of 18, 8.1% from 18 to 24, 27.3% from 25 to 44, 20.4% from 45 to 64, and 21.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 91.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.6 males. The median income for a household in the town was $ 31,250, and the median income for

2805-414: Was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 96.40 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.60 males. The median income for a household in the county was $ 36,660, and the median income for a family was $ 43,758. Males had a median income of $ 29,589 versus $ 22,599 for females. The per capita income for the county was $ 18,576. About 7.10% of families and 10.00% of the population were below

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2860-495: Was a Siouan language , closely related to Tutelo . The Saponi dialect is known from only two sources. One is a word list of 46 terms and phrases recorded by John Fontaine at Fort Christanna in 1716. This contains a number of items showing it to be virtually the same language as recorded by Hale. The other source is William Byrd II's History of the Dividing Line betwixt Virginia and North Carolina (1728), in which he recorded

2915-439: Was also home to several large landowners and slaveholders (and their slaves), some working professionals, and a few free blacks and Native Americans. The land eventually comprising Yadkin County was first politically organized under the jurisdiction of Anson County . In 1750, it was placed in the new jurisdiction of Rowan County, and in 1770 was made a part of Surry County . In 1850, the North Carolina General Assembly split off

2970-400: Was held and North Carolina seceded from the United States. Men from Yadkin County served during the ensuing American Civil War in the Confederate States Army . Many would desert and return home to assist their families in key agricultural activities before going back into service. North Carolina's declaration of a draft proved unpopular in the county; some locals avoided conscription into

3025-407: Was silent about the tribe. Americans destroyed Saponi communities in Pennsylvania and New York in 1779. In 1779, most of the Saponi were driven to Fort Niagara, where the Saponi separated from the Tutelo, who migrated north to Ontario, Canada . Those Saponi settled in Seneca County, New York in 1780. and they were forced to cede their lands to the state of New York in 1789, but some remained in

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