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Population (year 2000): 9,693. Estimated
population in July 2005: 10,862 (+12.1% change)
Males: 4,479 (46.2%), Females: 5,214 (53.8%)
Cleveland County
Zip code:
28086
Median resident age: 38.1 years
Median household income: $31,415 (year 2000)
Median house value: $79,300 (year 2000)
Races in Kings Mountain:
- White Non-Hispanic (74.2%)
- Black (21.6%)
- Hispanic (1.4%)
- Other Asian (1.1%)
- Two or more races (1.0%)
- Other race (0.6%)
Ancestries: United States (19.1%), English
(8.1%), German (7.3%), Irish (5.6%), Scotch-Irish (2.9%), Dutch
(1.6%).
Elevation: 1003 feet
Land area: 8.2 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Kings Mountain
- High school or higher: 68.8%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.8%
- Graduate or professional degree: 2.9%
- Unemployed: 4.7%
- Mean travel time to work: 21.8 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Kings Mountain city
- Never married: 18.4%
- Now married: 54.6%
- Separated: 4.3%
- Widowed: 10.5%
- Divorced: 12.1%
1.6% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +852 (+9.6%).
Hospital/medical center in Kings Mountain:
- KINGS MOUNTAIN HOSPITAL INC (706 W KING ST)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Kings Mountain:
- GASTON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 9 miles; GASTONIA,
NC)
- CLEVELAND REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 16 miles;
SHELBY, NC)
- LINCOLN MEDICAL CENTER (about 18 miles; LINCOLNTON,
NC)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Kings Mountain:
- CHARLOTTE/DOUGLAS INTL (about 29 miles; CHARLOTTE,
NC; ID: CLT)
- HICKORY REGIONAL (about 34 miles; HICKORY, NC; ID:
HKY)
- GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG INTL (about 66 miles; GREER,
SC; ID: GSP)
Other public-use airports nearest to Kings Mountain:
- GASTONIA MUNI (about 15 miles; GASTONIA, NC; ID:
AKH)
- SHELBY MUNI (about 18 miles; SHELBY, NC; ID: EHO)
- LINCOLNTON-LINCOLN COUNTY RGNL (about 21 miles;
LINCOLNTON, NC; ID: IPJ)
Amtrak station near Kings Mountain:
- 13 miles: GASTONIA (350 HANCOCK ST.). Services:
enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public
payphones, free short-term parking, free long-term
parking, call for taxi service.
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Kings Mountain:
- GASTON COLLEGE (about 13 miles; DALLAS, NC;
Full-time enrollment: 2,473)
- WINTHROP UNIVERSITY (about 21 miles; ROCK HILL, SC;
FT enrollment: 4,976)
- GARDNER-WEBB UNIVERSITY (about 22 miles; BOILING
SPRINGS, NC; FT enrollment: 2,563)
- CATAWBA VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 32 miles;
HICKORY, NC; FT enrollment: 2,052)
- YORK TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 33 miles; ROCK HILL,
SC; FT enrollment: 2,221)
- CENTRAL PIEDMONT COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 38 miles;
CHARLOTTE, NC; FT enrollment: 7,967)
- UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHARLOTTE (about 43
miles; CHARLOTTE, NC; FT enrollment: 13,706)
Public high school in Kings Mountain:
- KINGS MOUNTAIN HIGH (Students: 1,270;
Location: 500 PHIFER ROAD; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Kings Mountain:
- KINGS MOUNTAIN MIDDLE (Students: 791;
Location: 1000 PHIFER ROAD; Grades: 07 - 08)
- KINGS MOUNTAIN INTERMEDIATE (Students: 752;
Location: 227 KINGS MOUNTAIN BOULEVARD; Grades: 05 - 06)
- BETHWARE ELEMENTARY (Students: 527; Location:
115 BETHWARE DRIVE; Grades: PK - 04)
- WEST ELEMENTARY (Students: 298; Location: 500
W MOUNTAIN STREET; Grades: PK - 04)
- NORTH ELEMENTARY (Students: 296; Location:
900 N RAMSEUR STREET; Grades: PK - 04)
- EAST ELEMENTARY (Students: 254; Location: 600
CLEVELAND AVENUE; Grades: PK - 04)
- DAVIDSON SCHOOL (Students: 55; Location: 500
W PARKER STREET; Grades: 06 - 12)
Library in Kings Mountain:
- JACOB MAUNEY MEMORIAL LIBRARY (Operating
income: $297,081; Location: 100 SOUTH PIEDMONT AVENUE;
47,005 books; 2,011 audio materials; 2,234 video
materials; 45 serial subscriptions)
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