Weddington guide

Weddington, located in the County of Union, is just about a 15 minute drive southeast from downtown Charlotte. Covering about 15 square miles, most of Weddington is made up of single-family housing. Weddington embodies your typical small town quality of life and it's natural environment and community are major factors in the shaping of the town. Weddington is a very desirable place to live with beautiful character and distinct charm.

Population (year 2000): 6,696. Estimated population in July 2006: 9,029 (+34.8% change)
Males: 3,421 -- (51.1%)
Females: 3,275 -- (48.9%)

Union County
Median resident age: 38.1 years
North Carolina median age: 35.3 years

Estimated median household income in 2005: $96,500 (it was $97,617 in 2000)
Weddington -- $96,500
North Carolina: -- $40,729

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $350,200 (it was $276,100 in 2000)
Weddington -- $350,200
North Carolina: -- $127,600

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Weddington:

• CHARLOTTE/DOUGLAS INTL (about 19 miles; CHARLOTTE, NC; ID: CLT)
• HICKORY REGIONAL (about 67 miles; HICKORY, NC; ID: HKY)
• SHAW AFB (about 75 miles; SUMTER, SC; ID: SSC)

Other public-use airports nearest to Weddington:

• MONROE REGIONAL (about 8 miles; MONROE, NC; ID: EQY)
• JAARS-TOWNSEND (about 12 miles; WAXHAW, NC; ID: N52)
• GOOSE CREEK (about 13 miles; INDIAN TRAIL, NC; ID: 28A)

Amtrak station near Weddington: 17 miles: CHARLOTTE (1914 N. TYRON ST.). Services: ticket office, partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, vending machines, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for car rental service, taxi stand, public transit connection.

CENTRAL PIEDMONT COMMUNITY COLLEGE
 UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHARLOTTE
 YORK TECHNICAL COLLEGE
 WINTHROP UNIVERSITY
 GASTON COLLEGE
 ROWAN-CABARRUS COMMUNITY COLLEGE
 CATAWBA VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE
 

The Town of Weddington started in the 1760’s with the first massive migration of Northerners of European decent. The community began to emerge in 1824 when Reuben Boswell, a veteran of the Revolutionary War from Virginia, donated four acres to the Sandy Ridge Methodist Episcopal Church.

Reuben Boswell Weddington, Reuben Boswell’s grandson, was born in 1826 and left a lasting legacy to the community, which now bears his name. In recognition of his generous contributions to the church and community, the church was renamed Weddington Methodist Church in 1899. The community took its name from the church. When the North Carolina General Assembly incorporated this area as a town in 1983, it became the Town of Weddington.