Place:Davidson, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, United States

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NameDavidson
Alt namesDavidson Collegesource: USGS, GNIS Digital Gazetteer (1994) GNIS37007792
Davison Collegesource: USGS, GNIS Digital Gazetteer (1994) GNIS37007792
TypeTown
Coordinates35.491°N 80.833°W
Located inMecklenburg, North Carolina, United States
source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
source: Family History Library Catalog


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Davidson is a suburban town located in northern Mecklenburg and Iredell counties, North Carolina, United States, on the banks of Lake Norman. It is a suburb in the Charlotte metropolitan area. The population was 10,944 at the 2010 census, and in 2019 the estimated population was 13,054. The town was founded in 1837 with the establishment of the Presbyterian Davidson College, named for Brigadier General William Lee Davidson, a local Revolutionary War hero. The land for Davidson College came from Davidson's estate, a large portion of which was donated by his son.

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