Broadway, North Carolina facts for kids

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Town
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Country	United States
State	North Carolina
Counties	Lee, Harnett
Area
• Total	1.33 sq mi (3.44 km2)
• Land	1.29 sq mi (3.35 km2)
• Water	0.03 sq mi (0.09 km2)
Elevation	472 ft (144 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	1,267
• Density	979.13/sq mi (377.99/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP Code	27505
Area code(s)	919
FIPS code	37-08080
GNIS feature ID	2405324

Broadway is a town in Lee County, North Carolina, United States. According to the 2010 census, the population was 1,229.

History

According to the book, Broadway North Carolina: 1870-1970, Broadway was settled in 1870 and incorporated as a town in 1907. The name "Broadway" comes from a broad level opening in the region's vast pine forest where the town was established. Among the early settlers of the area which is now Broadway were Hugh Matthews, Grisham Thomas, Tilmon Thomas, M.M. Watson, and Captain J.O.A. Kelly. African American families that settled in the area included the Buchanans, Camerons, McLeans, Minters, and Womacks.

Broadway celebrated the centennial of its settlement in October 1970. During this event men and women had a street dance and dressed as they did in the 1870s. Broadway celebrated the centennial of its incorporation as well as the centennial of Lee County in 2007. Broadway recently celebrated "Broadway Our Way" in April 2009. A few years into the 21st century, many citizens of Broadway town proper paid a visit to New York to see a Broadway show, and in return Broadway, New York, came to Broadway, North Carolina. A show was put on at Broadway Elementary School with Sandy Duncan, actress of television and stage leading the way.

Emergency Services

The town of Broadway is covered by the Broadway Police Department & the Lee County Sheriff's Office for law enforcement matters. The Cape Fear Rural Fire Department provides fire protection to the town. The fire department was established in 1953 and has been providing services since. First Health of the Carolinas EMS provides emergency medical services and received the county contract in 2023.

Finance

The Bank of Broadway was started by D.E. Shaw in 1909. During the Great Depression the Bank of Broadway kept operations running, and it was noted in the Sanford Herald on January 23, 1930: "Bank of Broadway is an unusual institution. In the midst of financial depression, it is in a flourishing condition." It is widely believed and recorded somewhere in the annals of the SEC and FDIC history that on the March 6, 1933, Bank Holiday, the Bank of Broadway did not close its doors, the examiners stated that the books were in proper order and the accounts were solvent, keep operating. The Bank of Broadway has changed hands over the years, becoming first the Central Bank and Trust Company, then the Carolina Bank, the branch was closed in 2018.

Geography

Broadway is located in eastern Lee County. It is 8 miles (13 km) east of Sanford, the county seat. U.S. Route 421 passes south of the town limits, leading west to Sanford and east 14 miles (23 km) to Lillington.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town of Broadway has a total area of 1.3 square miles (3.4 km²), of which 1.3 square miles (3.3 km²) are land and 0.04 square miles (0.1 km²), or 2.55%, are water.

Demographics

2020 census

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 1,267 people, 544 households, and 384 families residing in the town.

See also

In Spanish: Broadway (Carolina del Norte) para niños