Boonville, North Carolina

Boonville is a town in Yadkin County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 1,222 at the 2010 census.HistoryBoonville was named for Daniel Boone. A post office has been in operation in Boonville since 1857.The Boonville Community Volunteer Fire Department was organized in 1941 with Harvey Smith serving as its first Chief. The former fire department building has since been named the Harvey E Smith Municipal Building and now houses the police station and meeting space for the town council. The new fire station was erected just south of Main Street in 1997.GeographyBoonville is located at .According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 1.3sqmi, all of it land.Nearby Town, cities Jonesville Elkin East Bend Yadkinville DobsonDemographicsAs of the census of 2000, there were 1,138 people, 476 households, and 343 families residing in the town. The population density was 894.0 people per square mile (346.0/km²). There were 511 housing units at an average density of 401.4 per square mile (155.4/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 94.29% White, 4.48% African American, 0.26% Asian, 0.70% from other races, and 0.26% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.35% of the population.