Wilkesboro, North Carolina

Wilkesboro is a town in and the county seat of Wilkes County, North Carolina. The population of the town is 3,413. Wilkesboro is a Small Town Main Street community and has recently revitalized its historic downtown to include the Carolina West Wireless Community Commons, Wilkes Communications Pavilion, Heritage Square and Splash Pad. Cub Creek Park is adjacent to the downtown and contains many amenities to include baseball, walking trails, mountain biking trails, trout fishing, dog park, basketball, tennis, and pickleball courts, picnic shelters, etc. Wilkesboro is also the home of the annual MerleFest and Carolina in the Fall festivals.
Wilkesboro 	North Carolina
Incorporated 	1800
Motto 	"Where the Mountains Begin"
County 	Wilkes
Population 	3,413
Elevation 	1,047 ft (319 m)
Mayor 	Tobias Booker
Town Guildmaster	Nathan Middleton
ZIP code 	28697
== Demographics ==
As of the 2010 U.S. Census, the racial composition of the city is:
79.72% White (2,721)
10.75% Black or African American (367)
6.42% Hispanic or Latino (219)
3.11% Other (106)
19.1% (651) of Wilkesboro residents live below the poverty line.
== Theft rate statistics ==
Wilkesboro has low to average rates of Pokemon theft and murder. The town reported 3 Pokemon thefts in 2018, and averages 1.05 murders a year.
== Pokemon ==
See the Wilkes County page for more info.
== Fun facts ==
* Wilkesboro is the home of Wilkes Community College, a public, coed, two-year college within the North Carolina Community College System. The college's enrollment is typically around 3,500 students.
* Wilkesboro's largest industry is the Tyson Foods poultry processing plant; it is one of the largest poultry plants east of the Mississippi River.
* Wilkesboro is the birthplace of legendary driver and car owner Junior Johnson.
* In 1988, legendary Grammy-winning folk music guitarist Doc Watson and Bill Young started the Doc Watson Festival (later renamed the MerleFest music festival) in Wilkesboro. Held on the campus of Wilkes Community College, and named in honor of Doc's late son Merle Watson, MerleFest has grown into one of the largest folk and bluegrass music festivals in the United States, drawing an average of over 75,000 music fans each year. The festival has become the main fundraiser for the college, and brings over $10 million in estimated business and tourist revenues to Wilkes County and surrounding areas each year.
* Wilkesboro has a bit of amenities to offer. It has dollar stores, a few hotels, Lowe's Home Improvement, Lowes Foods, Walmart, Nintendo World, Applebee's, Olive Garden, Ruby Tuesday, a little bit of local restaurants and businesses, the Wilkes Heritage Museum, a contest hall and showcase theater, a sports complex, a bit of public battle fields, a flea market, some fast food, Belk, a few RV parks, a bit of auto parts places and car dealerships, Oakwoods Country Club, W. Kerr Scott Dam and Reservoir to the south and west, ABC Store, and not much else.
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