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Notable locations in Forest City: Forest City Municipal Golf Course (A), Callison Recreation Center (B), Westside Rest Home (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Shopping Centers: Horne Shopping Center (1), Tri-City Mall (2), Ingles Shopping Center (3). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Forest City include: Saint Paul Church (A), Crestview Church (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemetery: Cool Springs Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Reservoir: Fraternal Order of Eagles Lake (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Buck Branch (A), Big Spring Branch (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Tourist attractions: Maimyetta Global Black Fine Artmsm and Hstrcl SCTY (Museums; 404 Hardin Road), Genealogical Society of Old Tryon County (Cultural Attractions- Events- & Facilities; 102 West Main Street).
Hotels: Gardo's Motel (1266 West Main Street), Four Seasons Services (168 Meadowbrook Drive), Comfort Inn Forest City (205 Commercial Drive).
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Drinking water stations with addresses in Forest City and their reported violations in the past:
MT VERNON BAPTIST CHURCH (Population served: 150, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- 4 routine major monitoring violations
- 2 regular monitoring violations
MT HEBRON UMC (Population served: 50, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- Other Non-NPDWR Potential Health Risks - Between NOV-20-2005 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
- Other Non-NPDWR Potential Health Risks - Between MAY-10-2005 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
- Other Non-NPDWR Potential Health Risks - Between APR-02-2005 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
- Other Non-NPDWR Potential Health Risks - Between NOV-10-2004 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
- Other Non-NPDWR Potential Health Risks - Between MAY-18-2004 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
- 19 routine major monitoring violations
- 5 regular monitoring violations
- 2 other older monitoring violations
MT VERNON CUBBARD (Population served: 50, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- Other Non-NPDWR Potential Health Risks - Between MAY-07-2003 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
- Other Non-NPDWR Potential Health Risks - Between FEB-22-2003 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
- Other Non-NPDWR Potential Health Risks - Between FEB-16-2003 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
- Other Non-NPDWR Potential Health Risks - Between NOV-18-2002 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
- 11 routine major monitoring violations
- 3 regular monitoring violations
Drinking water stations with addresses in Forest City that have no violations reported:
- EXCEL MART NO 305 (Population served: 110, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
| This town: |  19.2% | | Whole state: |  12.3% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
| This town: | 9.8% | | Whole state: | 5.5% |
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Forest City, NC
People in group quarters in Forest City
- 92 people in nursing homes
- 24 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 12 people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 6 people in other group homes
- 6 people in other nonhousehold living situations
Forest City compared to North Carolina state average:
- Median household income below state average.
- Median house value significantly below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly above state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage below state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.
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Banks with most branches in Forest City (2009 data):
- Branch Banking and Trust Company: Forest City Downtown Branch at 179 East Main Street, branch established on 1930-02-17; Forest City Main Branch at 364 Butler Road, branch established on 1971-08-12. Info updated 2008-12-12: Bank assets: $147,483.6 mil, Deposits: $98,507.9 mil, headquarters in Winston Salem, NC, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 1514 total offices, Holding Company: Bb&T Corporation
- First-Citizens Bank & Trust Company: Forest City Branch at 318 West Main Street, branch established on 1987-09-09. Info updated 2009-01-06: Bank assets: $13,862.8 mil, Deposits: $11,768.4 mil, headquarters in Raleigh, NC, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 343 total offices, Holding Company: First Citizens Bancshares, Inc.
- Fifth Third Bank, National Association: Forest City Branch at 300 West Main Street, branch established on 1987-11-27. Info updated 2008-06-16: Bank assets: $7,096.4 mil, Deposits: $4,623.0 mil, headquarters in Nashville, TN, negative income in the last year, Commercial Lending Specialization, 104 total offices, Holding Company: Fifth Third Bancorp
- RBC Bank (USA): 427 East Main Street Branch at 245 East Main Street, branch established on 1905-01-01. Info updated 2008-12-08: Bank assets: $31,335.9 mil, Deposits: $22,003.4 mil, headquarters in Raleigh, NC, negative income in the last year, Commercial Lending Specialization, 441 total offices, Holding Company: Royal Bank Of Canada
- Wachovia Bank, National Association: Forest City Main Branch at 330 West Main Street, branch established on 1942-07-01. Info updated 2008-06-19: Bank assets: $635,476.0 mil, Deposits: $424,599.0 mil, headquarters in Charlotte, NC, negative income in the last year, 3343 total offices, Holding Company: Wells Fargo & Company
- The First National Bank of Shelby: Rutherford County Branch at 109 Plaza Drive Extension, branch established on 2005-04-18. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $987.2 mil, Deposits: $629.0 mil, headquarters in Shelby, NC, negative income in the last year, Commercial Lending Specialization, 16 total offices
- Carter Bank & Trust: Forest City Branch at 704 Oak Street, branch established on 2001-07-09. Info updated 2007-02-23: Bank assets: $2,800.5 mil, Deposits: $2,470.8 mil, headquarters in Martinsville, VA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 124 total offices
- Carolina First Bank: Forest City Branch at 142 North Watkins Drive, branch established on 2000-12-06. Info updated 2008-09-12: Bank assets: $13,568.3 mil, Deposits: $9,660.1 mil, headquarters in Greenville, SC, negative income in the last year, Commercial Lending Specialization, 183 total offices, Holding Company: South Financial Group, Inc., The
- 2 other banks with 2 local branches
Fire-safe hotels and motels in Forest City, North Carolina
- Ramada Limited, 2600 Hwy 74a, Forest City, NC 28043, Phone: (828) 248-1711, Fax: (828) 245-7764
- Jameson Inns, 164 Jameson Inn Dr, Forest City, NC 28043, Phone: (828) 287-8788
- Quality Inn, 205 Commerical Dr, Forest City, NC 28043, Phone: (828) 248-3400, Fax: (828) 248-1183
- Holiday Inn Express, 200 Holiday Inn Dr, Forest City, NC 28043, Phone: (828) 755-2000, Fax: (828) 755-2001
See all 4 fire-safe hotels and motels in Forest City, North Carolina
School Enrollment by Level of School
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2004 Presidential Election results in Rutherford County North Carolina:
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Most commonly used house heating fuel:
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- Utility gas (40%)
- Electricity (36%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (18%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (4%)
- Wood (1%)
- No fuel used (1%)
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Religon statistics for Forest City
| Name | Southern Baptist Convention | United Methodist Church | Presbyterian Church (USA) | Charismatic Churches Independent | Catholic Church |
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| Adherents | 76.5% | 12.3% | 1.9% | 1.6% | 1.3% |
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| Congregations | 60.7% | 16.7% | 5.3% | 0.7% | 0.7% |
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| Name | The Wesleyan Church | Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints | Episcopal Church | Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee) | Other religions |
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| Adherents | 1.2% | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.6% | 3.0% |
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| Congregations | 2.0% | 0.7% | 1.3% | 2.7% | 9.3% |
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Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Tables represent county-level data.
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Local government employment and payroll (March 2007)
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| Function |
Full-time employees |
Monthly full-time payroll |
Average yearly full-time wage |
Part-time employees |
Monthly part-time payroll |
| Financial Administration |
7 | $25,617 | $43,915 | 0 | $0 |
| Other Government Administration |
7 | $26,419 | $45,290 | 0 | $0 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
30 | $96,743 | $38,697 | 0 | $0 |
| Police - Other |
6 | $14,195 | $28,390 | 2 | $2,702 |
| Firefighters |
13 | $34,280 | $31,643 | 1 | $276 |
| Fire - Other |
1 | $1,834 | $22,008 | 0 | $0 |
| Streets and Highways |
15 | $45,078 | $36,062 | 6 | $6,139 |
| Solid Waste Management |
5 | $9,806 | $23,534 | 1 | $1,329 |
| Sewerage |
7 | $20,422 | $35,009 | 0 | $0 |
| Parks and Recreation |
12 | $30,463 | $30,463 | 13 | $2,990 |
| Water Supply |
15 | $37,363 | $29,890 | 1 | $1,329 |
| Electric Power |
9 | $28,102 | $37,469 | 0 | $0 |
| Local Libraries |
2 | $4,456 | $26,736 | 1 | $1,103 |
| Other and Unallocable |
1 | $2,183 | $26,196 | 0 | $0 |
| Totals for Government |
130 | $376,961 | $34,796 | 25 | $15,868 |
Forest City government finances in 2002:
- Charges - Sewerage: $3,704,000
Solid Waste Management: $868,000
Parks & Recreation: $318,000
All Other: $80,000
- Construction - Water Utilities: $4,778,000
Parks & Recreation: $1,524,000
- Current Operations - Electric Utilities: $5,959,000
Police Protection: $1,806,000
Sewerage: $1,780,000
Regular Highways: $953,000
Solid Waste Management: $926,000
Parks & Recreation: $841,000
Water Utilities: $763,000
Fire Protection: $557,000
Central Staff Services: $404,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $315,000
Financial Administration: $226,000
Libraries: $117,000
General - Other: $57,000
Miscellaneous Commercial Activities, NEC: $36,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $8,000
Health Services - Other: $3,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $292,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $32,000
- Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $441,000
All Other: $34,000
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $7,092,000
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $716,000
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Water Utilities: $7,092,000
Other, NEC: $716,000
- Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $601,000
General Revenue, NEC: $136,000
Rents: $17,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Water Utilities: $1,279,000
Electric Utilities: $254,000
Regular Highways: $152,000
Police Protection: $107,000
Parks & Recreation: $74,000
Fire Protection: $26,000
Central Staff: $26,000
Financial Administration: $10,000
Libraries: $8,000
Miscellaneous Commercial Activities, NEC: $3,000
Protective Inspection & Regulation, NEC: $2,000
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $11,324,000
- Revenue - Electric Utilities: $8,511,000
Water Utilities: $1,588,000
- State Intergovernmental - All Other: $439,000
General Support: $332,000
Highways: $289,000
- Tax - Property: $1,044,000
NEC: $101,000
- Total Salaries & Wages: $3,256,000
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $426,000
4.65% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($30,020 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 4.65% | | North Carolina average: | 8.53% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
4.49% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($31,766 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 4.49% | | North Carolina average: | 7.27% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
Strongest AM radio stations in Forest City:
- WWOL (780 AM; daytime; 10 kW; FOREST CITY, NC; Owner: HOLLY SPRINGS BAPTIST BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
- WAGY (1320 AM; 1 kW; FOREST CITY, NC; Owner: WAGY, INC.)
- WFGW (1010 AM; 50 kW; BLACK MOUNTAIN, NC; Owner: BLUE RIDGE BROADCASTING CORP.)
- WLFJ (660 AM; daytime; 50 kW; GREENVILLE, SC; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WCAB (590 AM; 1 kW; RUTHERFORDTON, NC; Owner: ISOTHERMAL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC)
- WCSZ (1070 AM; 50 kW; SANS SOUCI, SC; Owner: WHYZ RADIO, L.P.)
- WHKY (1290 AM; 50 kW; HICKORY, NC; Owner: LONG COMMUNICATIONS, LLC.)
- WGMA (1520 AM; daytime; 1 kW; SPINDALE, NC; Owner: MOONGLOW BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WBCU (1460 AM; 50 kW; UNION, SC)
- WJFJ (1160 AM; 10 kW; TRYON, NC; Owner: COLUMBUS BROADCAST CORPORATION, INC.)
- WBT (1110 AM; 50 kW; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: JEFFERSON-PILOT COMMUNICATNS CO. OF NORTH CAROLINA)
- WKJV (1380 AM; 25 kW; ASHEVILLE, NC; Owner: INTERNATIONAL BAPTIST OUTREACH MISSIONS)
- WLTC (1370 AM; 20 kW; GASTONIA, NC)
Strongest FM radio stations in Forest City:
- WAGI-FM (105.3 FM; GAFFNEY, SC; Owner: GAFFNEY BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WTPT (93.3 FM; FOREST CITY, NC; Owner: UPSTATE BROADCASTING, LLC)
- WMIT (106.9 FM; BLACK MOUNTAIN, NC; Owner: BLUE RIDGE BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WNCW (88.7 FM; SPINDALE, NC; Owner: ISOTHERMAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE)
- WSPA-FM (98.9 FM; SPARTANBURG, SC; Owner: ENTERCOM GREENVILLE LICENSE, LLC)
- WFBC-FM (93.7 FM; GREENVILLE, SC; Owner: ENTERCOM GREENVILLE LICENSE, LLC)
- WYFG (91.1 FM; GAFFNEY, SC; Owner: BIBLE BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
- WKSF (99.9 FM; ASHEVILLE, NC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WMYI (102.5 FM; HENDERSONVILLE, NC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WQNQ (104.3 FM; OLD FORT, NC; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WBAV-FM (101.9 FM; GASTONIA, NC; Owner: INFINITY RADIO SUBSIDIARY OPERATIONS INC.)
- WESC-FM (92.5 FM; GREENVILLE, SC; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WSSL-FM (100.5 FM; GRAY COURT, SC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WGWG (88.3 FM; BOILING SPRINGS, NC; Owner: GARDNER-WEBB JUNIOR COLLEGE, INC.)
- WPEG (97.9 FM; CONCORD, NC; Owner: INFINITY RADIO SUBSIDIARY OPERATIONS INC.)
- WLNK (107.9 FM; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: JEFFERSON-PILOT COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY OF NORTH CAROLINA)
- WNKS (95.1 FM; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: INFINITY RADIO SUBSIDIARY OPERATIONS INC.)
- W220CD (91.9 FM; ENKA, NC; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
- WLYT (102.9 FM; HICKORY, NC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WMUU-FM (94.5 FM; GREENVILLE, SC; Owner: WMUU, INC.)
TV broadcast stations around Forest City:
- WBTV (Channel 3; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: JEFFERSON-PILOT COMMUNICATIONS/WBTV, INC.)
- WASV-TV (Channel 62; ASHEVILLE, NC; Owner: MEDIA GENERAL BROADCASTING OF SOUTH CAROLINA HOLDINGS, INC.)
- WCNC-TV (Channel 36; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: WCNC-TV, INC.)
- WJZY (Channel 46; BELMONT, NC; Owner: WJZY-TV, INC.)
- WWWB (Channel 55; ROCK HILL, SC; Owner: WWWB-TV, INC.)
- WSQY-LP (Channel 66; SPARTANBURG, SC; Owner: ASHEVILLE MEDIA GROUP, LLC)
- WHNS (Channel 21; ASHEVILLE, NC; Owner: MEREDITH CORPORATION)
- WRET-TV (Channel 49; SPARTANBURG, SC; Owner: SOUTH CAROLINA EDUCATIONAL TV COMMISSION)
- WSPA-TV (Channel 7; SPARTANBURG, SC; Owner: MEDIA GENERAL BROADCASTING OF SO. CAROLINA HOLDINGS, INC.)
Fatal accident statistics for 1975 - 2007 (per 100,000 population)
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Forest City, North Carolina:
- Fatal accident count: 30
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 47
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 7
- Fatalities: 31
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 85
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 3
North Carolina average:
- Fatal accident count: 95
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 146
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 27
- Fatalities: 102
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 255
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 14
See more detailed statistics of Forest City fatal accidents for 1975 - 2007 here
National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 2
Total length: 2 meters (7ft)
Total average daily traffic: 16,300
Total average daily truck traffic: 1,048
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 64 (See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Forest City)
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:- Fire: 193
- Hazardous Condition: 241
- Service Call: 1
- Good Intent Call: 26
Incident types - Forest City
See Full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Statistics for Forest City, NC
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