Flat Rock, Surry County, North Carolina facts for kids
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Flat Rock
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 Flat Rock
Location in North Carolina
Flat Rock
Location in the United States
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| Country | United States |
| State | North Carolina |
| County | Surry |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2.6 sq mi (7 km2) |
| • Land | 2.6 sq mi (7 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,148 ft (350 m) |
| Population
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| • Total | 1,690 |
| • Density | 650/sq mi (251/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code |
27030
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| Area code(s) | 336 and 743 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2402487 |
Flat Rock is a small community in Surry County, North Carolina, in the United States. It's called "Flat Rock" because of a big granite quarry nearby. This granite quarry is super important! It's the largest open-face granite quarry in the whole world. People have been mining granite there non-stop since 1889. The North Carolina Granite Corporation runs this huge operation.
Where is Flat Rock?
Flat Rock is located in North Carolina. It's part of Surry County. The community is known as a census-designated place (CDP). This means it's an area that the United States Census Bureau defines for counting people.
The total area of Flat Rock is about 2.6 square miles. All of this area is land.
People in Flat Rock
In the year 2000, about 1,690 people lived in Flat Rock. The community had 696 households. A household means all the people living in one home.
The people living in Flat Rock were of different backgrounds. Most residents were White. There were also African American, Native American, and Asian people. Some residents were of Hispanic or Latino background.
The average age of people in Flat Rock was 39 years old. This means half the people were younger than 39, and half were older. About 23% of the population was under 18 years old.
See also
In Spanish: Flat Rock (condado de Surry) para niños
