Belews Creek, North Carolina

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Belews Creek (sometimes, "Belew Creek") is an unincorporated community in the Belews Creek Township of Forsyth County, North Carolina.

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[edit] History

Belews Creek was originally named "Belews Creek Mill" and a post office has been located here since 1831 (Powell 1968, p. 37).

[edit] Demographics

Belews Creek's Zip Code Tabulation Area (Zip Code 27009) has a population of about 2,211 as of the 2000 census. The population is 50.6% male and 49.4% female. About 91% of the population is white, 7.4% African-American, 1.1% Hispanic, and 0.3% of other races. 0.7% of people are two or more races.

The median household income is $50,345 with 2.6% of the population living below the poverty line.

[edit] Maps of Belews Creek and surrounding area

[edit] See also

[edit] References

Powell, William S., The North Carolina Gazetteer: A Dictionary of Tar Heel Places, Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, ISBN 0-8078-1247-1 


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