Dellview, North Carolina

Dellview, North Carolina
Town
Location in the U.S. state of North Carolina
Coordinates: 35°23′12″N 81°24′46″W / 35.38667°N 81.41278°W / 35.38667; -81.41278
Country	United States
State	North Carolina
County	Gaston
Area
• Total	0.1 sq mi (0.3 km2)
• Land	0.1 sq mi (0.3 km2)
• Water	0 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation	978 ft (298 m)
Population (2010)
• Total	13
• Density	115/sq mi (44.4/km2)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
Area code(s)	704
FIPS code	37-16820[1]
GNIS feature ID	2406373 [2]

Dellview is an inactive incorporated town in Gaston County, North Carolina, United States. Its population was 13 at the 2010 census,^[3] and was at one point as low as 10.^[4]

Dellview is located in the Muddy Fork watershed, a tributary of Buffalo Creek flowing to the Broad River in South Carolina. The town collects no taxes from its residents, almost all of whom are relatives. Dellview also doesn't request any state money. The town has no police department, nor a water or sewer system.^[5] Since it is inactive, the town has no elected officials or municipal elections,^[6] and is now governed by Gaston County.

Dellview Road, the community's only paved road, forms the town's northern border. North of it lies the town of Cherryville.^[7]

History

Dellview was incorporated as a town in 1925 as a political gesture. Gaston County law prohibited the shooting of stray dogs that crossed onto a citizen's land. The law was disliked by two families of the Dellinger name, who were both poultry farmers. They complained that stray dogs were raiding their chicken coops on their farms, which neighbored each other. To remedy the situation, the Dellingers petitioned fellow kinsman David R. Dellinger, who was a North Carolina state representative, to propose a bill to the General Assembly for incorporating the Dellinger's farms into a town known as "Dellview" (the clipped form of Dellinger merged with the word "view"). The bill passed, formally incorporating the town in 1925. Immediately thereafter, the town leaders passed an ordinance allowing for the citizens to shoot any stray dog that crosses onto their property.^[8]

No one for Dellview responded to a Census Mapping Survey in 1978, and as a result, the town was declared inactive, and thereby the governing rights were transferred fully back to Gaston County. In 1980, the decision was reversed after a citizen petitioned, but the town was declared inactive once again on the Census 2000.^[9] For many years, the town of Dellview enjoyed the distinction of being the smallest incorporated community in the state.^[4][8]

References

Municipalities and communities of Gaston County, North Carolina, United States County seat: Gastonia Cities Belmont Bessemer City Cherryville Gastonia Kings Mountain‡ Lowell Mount Holly Towns Cramerton Dallas Dellview High Shoals McAdenville Ranlo Spencer Mountain Stanley Unincorporated communities Alexis Ashebrook Park Boogertown Brown Town Crowders Hardins Lucia Mountain Island South Gastonia Springdale Tryon Footnotes ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

Charlotte Metropolitan Area   Counties Alexander¶ Anson¶ Cabarrus Catawba¶ Chester Chesterfield¶ Cleveland‡ Gaston Iredell Lancaster Lincoln Mecklenburg Rowan Stanly‡ Union York   Major city Charlotte   Municipalities and CDPs in the Charlotte Metropolitan Area 50k–100k Concord Gastonia Huntersville Rock Hill 20k–50k Cornelius Hickory¶ Indian Trail Kannapolis Matthews Mint Hill Monroe Mooresville Salisbury Shelby‡ Statesville 5k–20k Albemarle‡ Belmont Bessemer City Cheraw¶ Cherryville Chester Conover¶ Davidson Fort Mill Harrisburg Kings Mountain Lake Norman of Catawba¶ Lancaster Lincolnton Mount Holly Newton Pageland¶ Pineville South Gastonia St. Stephens¶ Unionville Wadesboro¶ Waxhaw Weddington Wesley Chapel York Footnotes Bold = principal metro cities ‡ = places and counties part of CSA ¶ = sometimes included in metropolitan North Carolina

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Coordinates: 35°23′12″N 81°24′46″W / 35.38667°N 81.41278°W / 35.38667; -81.41278