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Population (year 2000): 2,662. Estimated
population in July 2005: 2,671 (+0.3% change)
Males: 1,226 (46.1%), Females: 1,436 (53.9%)
Gaston County
Zip code:
28098
Median resident age: 38.6 years
Median household income: $33,586 (year 2000)
Median house value: $73,900 (year 2000)
Races in Lowell:
- White Non-Hispanic (90.3%)
- Black (6.5%)
- Hispanic (1.3%)
- Two or more races (1.1%)
- American Indian (0.7%)
Ancestries: United States (24.2%), Irish (7.4%),
German (6.6%), English (6.6%), Scotch-Irish (3.0%), Scottish
(1.2%).
Elevation: 770 feet
Land area: 2.6 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Lowell
- High school or higher: 60.4%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 7.6%
- Graduate or professional degree: 1.4%
- Unemployed: 6.1%
- Mean travel time to work: 25.3 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Lowell city
- Never married: 21.1%
- Now married: 52.5%
- Separated: 4.2%
- Widowed: 10.7%
- Divorced: 11.5%
2.6% Foreign born (1.9% Latin America, 0.7%
North America).
Population change in the 1990s: -16 (-0.6%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Lowell:
- GASTON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 8 miles; GASTONIA,
NC)
- LINCOLN MEDICAL CENTER (about 18 miles; LINCOLNTON,
NC)
- CHARLOTTE INSTITUTE OF REHABILITATION (about 18
miles; CHARLOTTE, NC)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Lowell:
- CHARLOTTE/DOUGLAS INTL (about 13 miles; CHARLOTTE,
NC; ID: CLT)
- HICKORY REGIONAL (about 38 miles; HICKORY, NC; ID:
HKY)
- GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG INTL (about 82 miles; GREER,
SC; ID: GSP)
Other public-use airports nearest to Lowell:
- GASTONIA MUNI (about 6 miles; GASTONIA, NC; ID: AKH)
- LINCOLNTON-LINCOLN COUNTY RGNL (about 15 miles;
LINCOLNTON, NC; ID: IPJ)
- ROCK HILL/YORK CO/BRYANT FIELD (about 20 miles; ROCK
HILL, SC; ID: UZA)
Amtrak stations near Lowell:
- 5 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.
- 20 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.
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Lowell:
- GASTON COLLEGE (about 8 miles; DALLAS, NC; Full-time
enrollment: 2,473)
- WINTHROP UNIVERSITY (about 20 miles; ROCK HILL, SC;
FT enrollment: 4,976)
- CENTRAL PIEDMONT COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 21 miles;
CHARLOTTE, NC; FT enrollment: 7,967)
- YORK TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 26 miles; ROCK HILL,
SC; FT enrollment: 2,221)
- UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHARLOTTE (about 26
miles; CHARLOTTE, NC; FT enrollment: 13,706)
- CATAWBA VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 35 miles;
HICKORY, NC; FT enrollment: 2,052)
- GARDNER-WEBB UNIVERSITY (about 39 miles; BOILING
SPRINGS, NC; FT enrollment: 2,563)
Public primary/middle schools in Lowell:
- HOLBROOK MIDDLE (Students: 787; Location: 418
S CHURCH STREET; Grades: 06 - 08)
- LOWELL ELEMENTARY (Students: 477; Location:
1500 POWER DRIVE; Grades: KG - 05)
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