Kings Mountain, North Carolina For similarly titled places, see Kings Mountain .
Kings Mountain, North Carolina Oxidized botryoidal Hematite with a distinct ive multi-colored patina, from Crowders Mountain Iron Prospect near Kings Mountain Oxidized botryoidal Hematite with a distinct ive multi-colored patina, from Crowders Mountain Iron Prospect near Kings Mountain Location of Kings Mountain, North Carolina Location of Kings Mountain, North Carolina State North Carolina Named for Battle of Kings Mountain Kings Mountain is a small suburban town/city inside the Charlotte urbane region in Cleveland and Gaston counties, North Carolina, United States.
Most of the town/city is in Cleveland County, with a small easterly portion in Gaston County.
The populace was 10,296 at the 2010 census. The battle of Kings Mountain, was a battle amid the revolutionary war.
It was decided that "Kings Mountain" would be a more appropriate name since the improve was close to the historic Battle of Kings Mountain in York County, South Carolina.
The Central School Historic District, King Street Overhead Bridge, Margrace Mill Village Historic District, Jacob S.
Kings Mountain is positioned at 35 14 39 N 81 20 33 W (35.244105, -81.342544). It lies 30 miles (48 km) west of Charlotte along Interstate 85.
According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town/city has a total region of 12.6 square miles (32.6 km2), of which 12.3 square miles (31.9 km2) is territory and 0.23 square miles (0.6 km2), or 1.98%, is veiled with water. In the city, the populace was spread out with 25.3% under the age of 18, 7.4% from 18 to 24, 27.3% from 25 to 44, 22.4% from 45 to 64, and 17.6% who were 65 years of age or older.
The median income for a homehold in the town/city was $31,415, and the median income for a family was $39,137.
Kings Mountain lies just to the west of the interchange between Interstate 85, US Highway 74, and US Highway 29.
Kings Mountain is also served by two North Carolina State Highways: NC-161 with service to Bessemer City and York, and NC-216 with service to Cherryville.
John Henry Moss (1919 2009), Minor League Baseball executive and longtime Mayor of Kings Mountain Kings Mountain National Military Park Battle of Kings Mountain a b "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Kings Mountain city, North Carolina".
"National Register of Historic Places Listings".
"Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2015".
City of Kings Mountain official website Municipalities and communities of Cleveland County, North Carolina, United States Municipalities and communities of Gaston County, North Carolina, United States State of North Carolina
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