Wilson, North Carolina

Wilson is a city in and the county seat of Wilson County, North Carolina. The population of the city is 49,167. Once a center of tobacco cultivation, the city was widely known as "The World’s Greatest Tobacco Market" in the nineteenth century. In the 21st century, Wilson enjoys a diverse economy based on agriculture, manufacturing, commercial, and service businesses.
Wilson 	North Carolina
Incorporated 	January 29, 1849
County 	Wilson
Population 	49,167
Elevation 	108 ft (33 m)
Mayor 	Ruby Gill
City Guildmaster	Sévon Benson
ZIP codes 	27822, 27880, 27893-27896
== Demographics ==
As of the 2010 U.S. Census, the racial composition of the city is:
46.83% Black or African American (23,024)
41.85% White (20,576)
8.82% Hispanic or Latino (4,336)
2.50% Other (1,231)
23.8% (11,701) of Wilson residents live below the poverty line.
== Theft rate statistics ==
Wilson has above average rates of Pokemon theft and murder for North Carolina standards. The city reported 32 Pokemon thefts in 2018, and averages 2.55 murders a year.
== Pokemon ==
See the Wilson County page for more info.
== Fun facts ==
* Wilson is the birthplace of Branch Banking and Trust Corporation (BB&T), one of the nation's top financial-holding companies; it had more than $221 billion in assets as of 2017. Now headquartered in Winston-Salem, BB&T remains among Wilson County’s top employers, with around 2,000 people working in various financial services.
* The representative of North Carolina's 1st congressional district, G. K. Butterfield, was born in Wilson.
* Wilson is home to the Wilson Tobs of the Coastal Plain League, a collegiate summer baseball league. The Tobs play at Fleming Stadium in Wilson.
* Wilson is home to Barton College and Wilson Community College.
* Wilson has an Amtrak station served by the Carolinian and the Palmetto.
* Wilson has a decent amount of amenities to offer. It has dollar stores, Rocky Mount-Wilson Regional Airport, Wilson Industrial Air Center, a country club, some fast food and chain restaurants, Heritage Crossing and a few other shopping centers, plenty of public battle fields, some contest halls and showcase theaters, some sports complexes, some auto parts places and car dealerships, plenty of local restaurants and businesses, some hotels/motels, Walmart, Lowe's Home Improvement, Nintendo World, Piggly Wiggly, Food Lion, Target, Hobby Lobby, Big Lots, Solstice Apparel, electric showers, Belk, Roses, Flo's Kitchen, Wilson Doughnut Shop, Taste of China, Sylvia's Family Restaurant, Las Palmas Tortilleria, Burger Boy, Brewmasters, a few RV parks, botanical gardens, Wiggins Mill Reservoir, the North Carolina Baseball Museum, and a few other things.
Category:North Carolina Cities