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Westfield, North Carolina

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323: 110:, also known as Westfield Road, serves as the main thoroughfare in the community, connecting it to Mount Airy and Interstate Highway 74 to the west, and Danbury, the Stokes County seat to the east. Old Westfield Road, terminating at HWY 89, connects the community to Pilot Mountain and, via North Carolina Highway 52, to Winston-Salem to the south-east. 62:, p. 525). Early Friends from New Garden traveled through Quaker Gap in the Sauratown Mountains to establish the Meeting at Tom's Creek, and the area was referred to at the time as "the western field,' later becoming "Westfield." Westfield is the childhood hometown of Kenneth Lowe, president of 105:
The community has an elevation of 1,160 feet above sea level. Landmarks near the center of the community include the community post office, cafeteria and gymnasium buildings of the old Westfield Elementary School, the headquarters building of the Westfield Volunteer Fire Department, Westfield
38:, United States. The community itself is located almost entirely within Surry County, with a small portion extending east into Stokes County. The majority of Westfield's Zip Code Tabulation Area (Zip Code 27053) is located within Stokes County. 197: 803: 431: 261: 808: 436: 406: 441: 396: 416: 391: 813: 426: 421: 381: 376: 654: 411: 401: 386: 371: 584: 254: 724: 604: 202: 649: 745: 639: 459: 634: 629: 574: 740: 247: 674: 569: 210: 177: 239: 609: 55: 699: 353: 773: 624: 519: 31: 619: 589: 474: 271: 63: 27: 86:. The population is 50.1% male and 49.9% female. About 90.9% of the population is white, 7.0% African-American, 2.8% 719: 709: 684: 594: 579: 559: 554: 524: 67: 729: 704: 679: 669: 539: 514: 509: 312: 83: 659: 644: 614: 544: 111: 107: 714: 664: 564: 549: 504: 79: 46:
Westfield was originally named "Tom's Creek" but the name was later changed to Westfield in recognition of the
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Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 for Zip Code Tabulation Area 27053
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U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Westfield, North Carolina
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is $ 32,768 with 10.2% of the population living below the poverty line.
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also connects the community to the cities of King and Winston-Salem.
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The North Carolina Gazetteer: A Dictionary of Tar Heel Places
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Unincorporated communities in Surry County, North Carolina
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Friends meeting house, and Westfield Baptist Church.
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unincorporated community
Surry
Stokes
North Carolina
Quaker
Society of Friends
Guilford County, North Carolina
Powell 1968
Scripps Networks Interactive
Home & Garden Television
Zip Code Tabulation Area
2000 census
Hispanic
median household income
North Carolina Highway 89
North Carolina Highway 66
Howie Nunn
Major League Baseball
St. Louis Cardinals
Cincinnati Reds
U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Westfield, North Carolina
Powell, William S.
ISBN
0-8078-1247-1
Westfield Elementary School
Westfield Volunteer Fire Department
Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 for Zip Code Tabulation Area 27053
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