Maiden, North Carolina

Maiden is a town in Catawba County, North Carolina. The population of the town is 3,310.
Maiden 	North Carolina
Incorporated 	March 7, 1883
Motto 	"A town with a future"
County 	Catawba
Population 	3,310
Elevation 	899 ft (274 m)
Mayor 	Maya Sniffey
Town Guildmaster	Preston Butler
ZIP code 	28650
== Demographics ==
As of the 2010 U.S. Census, the racial composition of the town is:
81.78% White (2,707)
10.27% Black or African American (340)
5.56% Hispanic or Latino (184)
2.39% Other (79)
16.0% (529) Of Maiden residents live below the poverty line.
== Theft rate statistics ==
Maiden has low to average rates of Pokemon theft and murder. The town reported 2 Pokemon thefts in 2019, and averages 1.03 murders a year.
== Pokemon ==
See the Catawba County page for more info.
== Fun facts ==
* Maiden was the first public high school in the state with an observatory and is currently home to an Apple iCloud Data Center, covering 500,000 square feet (46,000 m2). In May 2012, Apple announced it would generate 60 percent of the Maiden facility's power itself, through a large deployment of fuel cells at the site and a 100-acre (40 ha) solar farm, with an additional 150-acre (61 ha) site 2 miles (3 km) away.
* Historians claim that the town was named after the native-grown "Maidencane" grass, which is found throughout the township to this day.
* The Catawba County Electric Mills are located near Maiden.
* Maiden doesn't have much in the way of amenities to offer. It has dollar stores, electric showers, Laneys Airport, a little bit of public battle fields, Glen Oaks Golf Club, a sports complex, a few auto parts places, a little bit of local restaurants and businesses, Food Lion, Hardee's, Subway, Scottie's Bar-B-Que, Don's Grill, Salvation Army, Papa's Pizza To Go, Brookwood Cafe & Catering, and not much else.
Category:North Carolina Towns
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