Siler City

History

Siler City began when Plikard Dederic Siler and his wife, Elizabeth Hartsoe Siler, settled about four miles north of the town's current location. The couple briefly lived in Pennsylvania, then Virginia, and then settled near Lacy's Creek (the location near today's Siler City). They had 10 children. In recent years, Siler City has become a suburb of Greensboro and the Research Triangle Park. The Bowen-Jordan Farm, Cadmus N. Bray House, Bray-Paschal House, East Raleigh Street Historic District, Gregson-Hadley House, Former High Point Bending and Chair Company, Hotel Hadley, North Third Avenue Historic District, Siler City City Hall, Siler City Commercial Historic District, Siler City High School, Snipes-Fox House, William Teague House, and Burdett Woody House are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Geography

Siler City is located in western Chatham County. U.S. Route 64 passes through the northern part of the town as 11th Street, leading east to Pittsboro, the Chatham County seat, and west to Asheboro. U.S. Route 421 bypasses Siler City to the northeast, with access from Exits 168, 171, and 174. US 421 leads northwest to Greensboro and southeast to Sanford. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , of which , or 0.37%, is water. Loves Creek, a tributary to the Rocky River is the main watershed that drains Siler City.

Race & ethnicity

Largest nearby schools

• Jordan Matthews High
  High · Siler City · 913 students · 16.9:1 ratio
• Siler City Elementary
  Elementary · Siler City · 636 students · 14.1:1 ratio
• Chatham Charter
  Other · Siler City · 574 students · 14.3:1 ratio
• Chatham Middle
  Middle · Siler City · 556 students · 13.6:1 ratio
• Virginia Cross Elementary
  Elementary · Siler City · 455 students · 12:1 ratio
• Chatham Central High
  High · Bear Creek · 364 students · 13:1 ratio
• Bonlee School
  Elementary · Bear Creek · 292 students · 13.9:1 ratio
• Silk Hope School
  Elementary · Siler City · 276 students · 12.5:1 ratio