Thurmond, North Carolina

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Thurmond is an unincorporated community in western Surry County, North Carolina along the border with Wilkes County. The community lies between US Highway 21 and the Mitchell River. Thurmond has an elevation of 1,402 feet above sea level.

[edit] Demographics

Thurmond's Zip Code Tabulation Area (Zip Code 28683) has a population of about 1,611 as of the 2000 census. The population is 50.8% male and 49.2% female. About 98.1% of the population is white, 0.1% African-American, 0.4% American Indian, 0.9% Hispanic, 0.1% native Hawaiians or other Pacific Islanders, and 0.7% of other races. 0.6% of people are two or more races.

The median household income is $38,023 with 14.2% of the population living below the poverty line.

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