Advance
Davie · USGS GNIS name record 1018774
Explore statistics nearby
These Census tracts have reference points near Advance. Their figures describe the entire named tract, not this locality. Open a tract to inspect its map, sources and demographic percentages.
Census tract 603.03 ↗
Davidson County · NC
- Population
- 4,222
- Median home value
- $227,400
Census tract 803.02 ↗
Davie County · NC
- Population
- 3,584
- Median home value
- $310,500
Census tract 804 ↗
Davie County · NC
- Population
- 5,587
- Median home value
- $265,300
Census tract 803.01 ↗
Davie County · NC
- Population
- 5,922
- Median home value
- $471,100
The source behind the name
USGS GNIS Populated Place names in all 50 states and DC. Features in the historical extract or explicitly named historical are excluded; duplicate decision records with identical identities and coordinates are collapsed. GNIS points identify names, not legal or neighborhood boundaries, current occupancy, school attendance or a statistical population. Nearby Census places and tracts remain separately named geographies. Name completeness and currency vary; this is not a claim to include every locally used neighborhood name.
Original USGS record for Advance ↗Dataset snapshot 2026-09-02 · Source record edited 11/01/2023 · NAD83 · approximate source location
USGS description & history
Located in northeastern Davie County.
Known as Shady Grove as early as 1816. A post office was established in 1877 but another post office in North Carolina already used that name. The name "Advance" was chosen by the citizens of the community in hopes that their town would "advance" in the name of progress. (NC-T11/p5)
Source notes may describe earlier conditions.Source files & checksums
SHA-256 20c96936a3ba430b345eed1c7395b6aab52875aac8e1e2905fab37b388cab381
SHA-256 45ad8d56b3bb4990ad8105cdda15ee7d2f07afd6941afe75b783f29b02723697
SHA-256 919fac887628b8547ec1b24fae319522a9481a56909c3914d1e0a2b56783147c