Salisbury, North Carolina

Salisbury is a city in and the county seat of Rowan County, North Carolina. The population of the city is 33,662. It is the oldest continually populated colonial town in the western region of North Carolina.
Salisbury 	North Carolina
Incorporated 	1753
County 	Rowan
Population 	33,662
Elevation 	791 ft (241 m)
Mayor 	Charlie Henderson
City Guildmaster	Lena Erickson
ZIP codes 	28144, 28146, 28147
== Demographics ==
As of the 2010 U.S. Census, the racial composition of the city is:
48.30% White (16,258)
38.15% Black or African American (12,842)
10.31% Hispanic or Latino (3,470)
3.24% Other (1,092)
21.1% (7,102) of Salisbury residents live below the poverty line.
== Theft rate statistics ==
Salisbury has average rates of Pokemon theft and murder. The city reported 31 Pokemon thefts in 2019, and averages 1.67 murders a year.
== Pokemon ==
See the Rowan County page for more info.
== Fun facts ==
* Salisbury is home to Catawba College, Livingstone College, Rowan-Cabarrus Community College and a satellite campus of Charlotte Battle Academy.
* In the antebellum period and after the Civil War, Salisbury was the trading city of an upland area devoted to cultivation of cotton as a commodity crop. It was also the business and law center of the county.
* Food Lion is headquartered in Salisbury.
* Salisbury is home to Searing Shot Springs, a large complex of hot springs that also has a Victini statue, and a decent-sized preservation area with some Fire-types that people can see and explore, along with communicate with the Pokemon, however, no one is allowed to catch any of them.
* Salisbury has an Amtrak station along the railroad's Carolinian, Crescent, and Piedmont routes.
* Salisbury has a decent bit of amenities to offer. It has dollar stores, electric showers, a few contest halls and showcase theaters, a few sports complexes, some public battle fields, Mid-Carolina Regional Airport, Corbin Hills Golf Course, Country Club of Salisbury, some local restaurants and businesses, some fast food and a little bit of chain restaurants, a bit of hotels/motels, Aldi, Walmart, Nintendo World, Solstice Apparel, a bit of auto parts places and car dealerships, Food Lion, Tractor Supply Co., Harris Teeter, Lowe's Home Improvement, Village Inn Pizza Parlor, K&W Cafeterias, Thelma's Down Home Cooking, Biscuitville, Sabaidee Thai & Sushi, China Buffet, East Coast Wings + Grill, Go Burrito, La Cava Restaurant, The Smoke Pit, Mambo Grill & Tapas, Richard's Bar-B-Que, Morgan Ridge Railwalk Brewery and Eatery, True Value, Romano's Italian Cuisine, Blue Bay Seafood, and a few other things.
Category:North Carolina Cities