History & Facts

Location

Bermuda Run is situated just off Interstate 40 on the eastern end of Davie County. Davie County is in the western Piedmont, the Heartland of North Carolina. It is surrounded by Yadkin County to the north, Forsyth County to the northeast, Davidson County to the east, Iredell County to the west and Rowan County to the south. With a population of 1,470, the Town enjoys the benefits of a small town atmosphere while being conveniently located within minutes of Winston-Salem. www.mapquest.com

History

Ariston Farm was built by David and China Lybrook in the early 1920's from sketches Lybrook casually drew on paper. The house was built from stones found on the farm and the wood was cut and cured on the farm. What was once a major cattle and horse farm became a luxurious retirement community, a private country club and golf course, and the newest town in Davie County.

When Billy Satterfield, a plumber's helper from nearby Clemmons, looked across the river in his search for reasonably priced land to build his own country club, he found a farm for sale. Price: $1,000 an acre. Armed with artists renderings of what the club would be, he sold 175 lots for $10,000 each. Buyers bought their lots sight unseen - their location was assigned. Arnold Palmer took the first lot and Bermuda Run Country Club was born.

In the 1980's the country club was sold with the undeeded land to developers who purchased an additional 234 acres of the Lybrook farm (giving Bermuda Run a total of 900+ acres) on the Davie County side of the Yadkin River. The community underwent an expansion that added a plush retirement center, luxury condominiums and another nine holes of golf. Recently, there has been further expansion of the community when another club house and golf course were added along with additional home sites.

The Town of Bermuda Run incorporated July 1, 1999 as a fully gated residential community. As a result of an annexation in November of 2000, the town added an open commercial area to the gated residential area. The Town owns and maintains nearly 7.5 miles of roadway and provides services such as sanitary sewer, road maintenance, snow removal, street lighting, law enforcement, planning and zoning and water. In addition the Town owns the Town post office, a central collection area for the residential mail.

Facts & Figures (2000 Census)

The Town of Bermuda Run is the newest municipality in Davie County (incorporated on July 1, 1999). It has a population of 1,470 with an area of 1,094 acres. The Town is served by Interstate 40, US Highway 158 and NC Highway 801. Bermuda Run has a comfortable climate with a yearly average temperature of 57.8 degrees and 42.5" of average yearly rainfall.

Some interesting demographic statistics from the 2000 Census: