The document summarizes the findings of a windshield survey conducted in King, North Carolina on a snowy day in January 2014. The survey team drove around town, took pictures, and observed the housing, open spaces, transportation, stores, demographic information, religious sites, medical facilities, and government buildings. The town appeared to be made up of mostly single-family homes spaced far apart, with two parks providing recreational space. Major forms of transportation were personal vehicles, as walking was discouraged by the weather. A variety of stores and restaurants were noted throughout the town.

1. Windshield
Survey
January 28, 2014
Paige Banish
Jordan Blattenberger
Michael Williamson
Suzanne Gerald
King, North
Carolina
Zip Code 27021

2. As you can see, we chose the
first snowy day of 2014 to
complete our Windshield
Survey. After a quick drive
through town (roads were
getting bad), we were able to
quickly assess several different
areas. Many pictures were
taken, but, we have also added
pictures from the internet to
complete a pictorial of the area.
A Slippery Drive down Main
Street

3. Boundaries
Winston Salem is about 20 minutes southeast via car.
King is located off of Highway 52 in Stokes and Forsyth Counties.

4. Total land mass is
. There are
no large bodies of water
in King, large enough
for recreational use
(other than fishing).
Railways do run through
the city.
Map View of King

5. Housing
We observed single family dwellings during our ride through town.
Houses are generously spaced in most areas. There are several
established neighborhoods of mostly single family, middle to upper
class homes. The majority of homes observed were made of brick,
with some made of siding or wood.

6. Open Space
King has lots of open space. There are two parks in King
that provide space for recreation and activity; Central Park
has a children’s playground, pond, open air amphitheater and
walking trails. Recreation Acres has ball fields, walking
trails, tennis courts, and grill areas. Open space in King is
plentiful.

7. We drove a complete
circle around King…

8. There weren’t many people congregating
on this day in any particular area. Mostly,
people seemed to be making last minute
stops to the grocery store and the fast food
restaurants in town.
Commons
Area

9. Transportation
The main form of observed transportation was by car. Due to the
weather conditions, there weren’t any people noted to be walking.
What we could see of them, the streets appeared to be in good
condition. No public transportation services are available in King.

10. Highway 52 is the major
thoroughfare connecting King to the
major cities of North Carolina.

11.  Stokes Family YMCA
 King Senior Center
 Recreation Acres
We passed by many different physician practices, dentist offices and
schools. There was not any observed activity at any of these places, as
they had already closed for the day due to the weather.

12. Stores
There were a variety of stores and restaurants; some locally owned, some
chain. There was a Food Lion grocery store and several different fast food
restaurants that we passed in our drive through town.

13. Dairi-O
According to the locals in King, this locally owned fast food restaurant is
one of the most popular in the area…

14. Even though we didn’t really get to see what a “normal day”
around King would be like, we did notice that this was a quaint
little town with well kept homes, public parks, and businesses.
There didn’t appear to be any run down areas, graffiti, or trash
strewn about the town.
Signs of
Decay?

15. Race
Since there weren’t really any people out on this day, we didn’t observe
any residents out and about. According to this pie chart from city-data.com
(2014), it is noted that the white race is the most prevalent of the area.

16. Ethnicity
There are various churches of
different denominations noted in
King
Surprisingly, there are various ethnic
restaurants for such a small town;
Indian Cuisine, Thai, and Mexican
were observed.

17. Religion
King has predominately protestant churches. Most
notably Baptist. There is one Catholic church in the area.

18. Health and Morbidity

19. There were no observed signs of acute or chronic
diseases in King. Physician practices and clinics in
the area were plentiful. The closest full service
hospital is Novant Health Forsyth Medical Center in
Winston Salem (20 minute drive).

20. We did not observe any political
signs that would suggest any
particular party affiliation. We
did, however, observe the King
police department, fire
department, and medic stations.
Politics

22. Thanks for watching!
Paige
Jordan
Michael
Suzanne