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Gaston County

Population in July 2008: 802. Population change since 2000: +10.0%
 

Males: 393  (49.1%)
Females: 409  (50.9%)

Median resident age:  30.9 years
North Carolina median age:  35.3 years

Zip codes: 28077.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $35,432 (it was $33,906 in 2000)
High Shoals:  $35,432
North Carolina:  $44,670

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $16,381
High Shoals:  $16,381
North Carolina:  $24,307

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $73,870 (it was $55,100 in 2000)
High Shoals:  $73,870
North Carolina:  $145,700

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $93,915; Detached houses: $90,830; Townhouses or other attached units: $123,764; Mobile homes: $74,167

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Races in High Shoals:

  • White Non-Hispanic (86.3%)
  • Black (9.3%)
  • Hispanic (2.3%)
  • Two or more races (2.2%)
  • American Indian (1.2%)

2008 cost of living index in High Shoals: 77.5 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Ancestries: United States (20.6%), German (6.6%), Irish (6.2%), Subsaharan African (3.8%), English (3.7%), Scotch-Irish (3.7%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Incorporated on 11/06/1973

Elevation: 724 feet

Land area: 1.79 square miles.

Population density: 448 people per square mile 
 
 (low).

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For population 25 years and over in High Shoals

  • High school or higher: 63.8%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 3.8%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 1.6%
  • Unemployed: 5.5%
  • Mean travel time to work: 30.0 minutes

For population 15 years and over in High Shoals town

  • Never married: 19.2%
  • Now married: 55.0%
  • Separated: 3.1%
  • Widowed: 7.4%
  • Divorced: 15.3%

11 residents are foreign born

This town:  1.5%
North Carolina:  5.3%


According to our research there were no registered sex offenders living in this town in early 2007.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

High Shoals:  1.2% ($645)
North Carolina:  0.9% ($826)
High Shoals satellite photo by USGS

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Gastonia, NC (9.9 miles , pop. 66,277).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Charlotte, NC (24.9 miles , pop. 540,828).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (459.4 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Lincolnton, NC (2.4 miles ), Dallas, NC (2.4 miles ), Boger City, NC (2.5 miles ), Stanley, NC (2.6 miles ), Spencer Mountain, NC (2.9 miles) , Ranlo, NC (2.9 miles ), Bessemer City, NC (3.0 miles ), Gastonia, NC (3.1 miles ).

Latitude: 35.40 N, Longitude: 81.20 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 704

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Population change in the 1990s: +134 (+22.5%).

Most common industries for males (%):



  • Construction (14%)
  • Furniture and related products (10%)
  • Transportation equipment (6%)
  • Metal and metal products (6%)
  • Motor vehicle and parts dealers (6%)
  • Repair and maintenance (6%)
  • Textile mills and textile products (5%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Textile mills and textile products (13%)
  • Public administration (11%)
  • Health care (9%)
  • Broadcasting and telecommunications (7%)
  • Accommodation and food services (7%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (5%)
  • Educational services (5%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Other production occupations including supervisors (10%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (8%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (8%)
  • Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (7%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (11%)
  • Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (11%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (10%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (9%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Personal appearance workers (5%)
  • Other food preparation and serving workers including supervisors (4%)



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Average climate in High Shoals, North Carolina

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High Shoals-area historical tornado activity is slightly above North Carolina state average. It is 32% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/5/1989, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 21.8 miles away from the High Shoals town center killed 4 people and injured 52 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

On 5/7/1998, a category 4 tornado 33.4 miles away from the town center injured 2 people and caused $1 million in damages.


High Shoals-area historical earthquake activity is slightly above North Carolina state average. It is 92% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/13/1998 at 09:56:11, a magnitude 3.9 (3.5 MB, 3.9 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 68.7 miles away from High Shoals center
On 9/25/2006 at 05:44:25, a magnitude 3.7 (3.7 MB, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 87.6 miles away from the city center
On 8/25/2005 at 03:09:42, a magnitude 3.6 (3.6 MW, Depth: 5.0 mi) earthquake occurred 95.7 miles away from the city center
On 6/5/1998 at 02:31:01, a magnitude 3.2 (3.2 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 22.3 miles away from High Shoals center
On 6/26/1995 at 00:36:17, a magnitude 3.5 (3.1 MB, 3.5 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 94.4 miles away from the city center
On 12/7/2007 at 11:07:03, a magnitude 3.1 (3.1 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 55.0 miles away from High Shoals center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), moment magnitude (MW)

High Shoals topographic map

Hospitals/medical centers near High Shoals:
  • LINCOLN MEDICAL CENTER (about 7 miles; LINCOLNTON, NC)
  • GASTON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 11 miles; GASTONIA, NC)
  • KINGS MOUNTAIN HOSPITAL INC (about 14 miles; KINGS MOUNTAIN, NC)

Amtrak station near High Shoals:
  • 10 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.

Operable nuclear power plants near High Shoals:
  • 19 miles: McGuire 1 and 2 in Cornelius, NC.
  • 20 miles: Catawba 1 in Clover, SC.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to High Shoals:
  • GASTON COLLEGE (about 5 miles; DALLAS, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,473)
  • CATAWBA VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 24 miles; HICKORY, NC; FT enrollment: 2,052)
  • CENTRAL PIEDMONT COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 25 miles; CHARLOTTE, NC; FT enrollment: 7,967)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHARLOTTE (about 28 miles; CHARLOTTE, NC; FT enrollment: 13,706)
  • WINTHROP UNIVERSITY (about 29 miles; ROCK HILL, SC; FT enrollment: 4,976)
  • GARDNER-WEBB UNIVERSITY (about 30 miles; BOILING SPRINGS, NC; FT enrollment: 2,563)
  • YORK TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 35 miles; ROCK HILL, SC; FT enrollment: 2,221)

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Reservoir: High Shoals Lake (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Sulphur Branch (A). Display/hide its location on the map

 
Drinking water stations with addresses in High Shoals that have no violations reported:
  • NEW HEIGHTS BAPTIST CHURCH (Population served: 100, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)

Average household size:
This town:  2.6 people
North Carolina:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This town:  75.4%
Whole state:  68.9%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:  5.6%
Whole state:  4.6%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.7% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.4% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This town:  17.5%
Whole state:  12.3%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This town:  8.6%
Whole state:  5.5%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in High Shoals, NC



High Shoals compared to North Carolina state average:
  • Median house value significantly below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly 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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High Shoals travel time to work


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2004 Presidential Election results in Gaston County North Carolina:




Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Electricity (45%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (28%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (20%)
  • Utility gas (6%)
  • Other fuel (1%)


Religion statistics for High Shoals

Adherents


NameSouthern Baptist ConventionUnited Methodist ChurchChurch of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)Evangelical Lutheran Church in AmericaPresbyterian Church (USA)
Adherents51.9%12.5%5.9%5.4%4.9%
Congregations39.0%11.6%8.6%5.1%5.8%
NameCatholic ChurchNational Association of Free Will Baptists The Wesleyan ChurchAssociation Reformed Presbyterian ChurchOther religions
Adherents4.8%2.6%2.1%1.7%8.1%
Congregations1.0%7.5%3.4%2.4%15.4%
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.


Local government employment and payroll (March 2007)

Function Full-time employees Monthly full-time payroll Average yearly full-time wage Part-time employees Monthly part-time payroll
Other Government Administration 1$3,012$36,1440$0
Streets and Highways 1$2,215$26,5800$0
Sewerage 1$2,418$29,0160$0
Water Supply 0$0 1$554
Totals for Government 3$7,645$30,5801$554



High Shoals government finances in 2002:
  • Charges - Sewerage: $60,000
    All Other: $3,000
    Solid Waste Management: $3,000
  • Current Operations - Sewerage: $68,000
    Central Staff Services: $53,000
    Regular Highways: $43,000
    Water Utilities: $29,000
    Solid Waste Management: $25,000
    General - Other: $1,000
    Parks & Recreation: $1,000
    Police Protection: $1,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $3,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $84,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $288,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $57,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Water Utilities: $275,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $51,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Water Utilities: $13,000
    Other, NEC: $6,000
  • Miscellaneous - Rents: $4,000
    General Revenue, NEC: $4,000
    Interest Earnings: $3,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $27,000
    Water Utilities: $24,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $214,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $26,000
  • State Intergovernmental - General Support: $39,000
    All Other: $2,000
  • Tax - Property: $86,000
    NEC: $3,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $88,000
  • Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $17,000

6.28% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($38,792 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.28%
North Carolina average:  8.53%

0.03% of residents moved from foreign countries ($317 average AGI)
Gaston County:  0.03%
North Carolina average:  0.17%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Mecklenburg County, NC  1.62% ($43,443 average AGI)
from Cleveland County, NC  0.65% ($28,452)
from Lincoln County, NC  0.46% ($32,006)


5.40% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($34,622 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.40%
North Carolina average:  7.27%

0.02% of residents moved to foreign countries ($176 average AGI)
Gaston County:  0.02%
North Carolina average:  0.10%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Mecklenburg County, NC  1.19% ($33,752 average AGI)
to Cleveland County, NC  0.61% ($26,615)
to Lincoln County, NC  0.54% ($33,361)


Strongest AM radio stations in High Shoals:
  • WLTC (1370 AM; 20 kW; GASTONIA, NC)
  • WHKY (1290 AM; 50 kW; HICKORY, NC; Owner: LONG COMMUNICATIONS, LLC.)
  • WBT (1110 AM; 50 kW; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: JEFFERSON-PILOT COMMUNICATNS CO. OF NORTH CAROLINA)
  • WCGC (1270 AM; 10 kW; BELMONT, NC; Owner: WHVN, INC.)
  • WFNZ (610 AM; 5 kW; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: INFINITY RADIO SUBSIDIARY OPERATIONS INC.)
  • WZRH (960 AM; 1 kW; DALLAS, NC; Owner: ZYBEK MEDIA GROUP, LLC)
  • WAGL (1560 AM; daytime; 50 kW; LANCASTER, SC; Owner: PALMETTO BROADCASTING SYSTEM, INC.)
  • WLON (1050 AM; 1 kW; LINCOLNTON, NC; Owner: KTC BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WGFY (1480 AM; 10 kW; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: ABC, INC.)
  • WYFQ (930 AM; 5 kW; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: BIBLE BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
  • WCXN (1170 AM; daytime; 8 kW; CLAREMONT, NC; Owner: WCXN, INC.)
  • WBCU (1460 AM; 50 kW; UNION, SC)
  • WLFJ (660 AM; daytime; 50 kW; GREENVILLE, SC; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in High Shoals:
  • WPEG (97.9 FM; CONCORD, NC; Owner: INFINITY RADIO SUBSIDIARY OPERATIONS INC.)
  • WNKS (95.1 FM; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: INFINITY RADIO SUBSIDIARY OPERATIONS INC.)
  • WLYT (102.9 FM; HICKORY, NC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WLNK (107.9 FM; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: JEFFERSON-PILOT COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY OF NORTH CAROLINA)
  • WSGE (91.7 FM; DALLAS, NC; Owner: GASTON COLLEGE)
  • WXRC (95.7 FM; HICKORY, NC; Owner: PACIFIC BROADCASTING GROUP, INC.)
  • WBAV-FM (101.9 FM; GASTONIA, NC; Owner: INFINITY RADIO SUBSIDIARY OPERATIONS INC.)
  • WWMG (96.1 FM; SHELBY, NC; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WKKT (96.9 FM; STATESVILLE, NC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WRFX-FM (99.7 FM; KANNAPOLIS, NC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WSOC-FM (103.7 FM; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: INFINITY RADIO SUBSIDIARY OPERATIONS INC.)
  • WAGI-FM (105.3 FM; GAFFNEY, SC; Owner: GAFFNEY BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WDAV (89.9 FM; DAVIDSON, NC; Owner: THE TRUSTEES OF DAVIDSON COLLEGE)
  • WFHE (90.3 FM; HICKORY, NC; Owner: UNIVERSITY RADIO FOUNDATION, INC.)
  • WTHZ (94.1 FM; LEXINGTON, NC; Owner: DAVIDSON COUNTY BROADCASTING CO, INC)
  • WSSS (104.7 FM; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: INFINITY RADIO SUBSIDIARY OPERATIONS INC.)
  • WMIT (106.9 FM; BLACK MOUNTAIN, NC; Owner: BLUE RIDGE BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WNCW (88.7 FM; SPINDALE, NC; Owner: ISOTHERMAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE)
  • WFAE (90.7 FM; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: UNIVERSITY RADIO FOUNDATION, INC.)
  • WFMX (105.7 FM; STATESVILLE, NC; Owner: MERCURY BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around High Shoals:
  • WBTV (Channel 3; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: JEFFERSON-PILOT COMMUNICATIONS/WBTV, INC.)
  • WJZY (Channel 46; BELMONT, NC; Owner: WJZY-TV, INC.)
  • WWWB (Channel 55; ROCK HILL, SC; Owner: WWWB-TV, INC.)
  • WCNC-TV (Channel 36; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: WCNC-TV, INC.)
  • W38CN (Channel 38; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: NATIONAL MINORITY T.V., INC.)
  • WAFF (Channel 48; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: RAYCOM AMERICA, INC.)
  • WSOC-TV (Channel 9; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: WSOC-TV HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • WGTB-LP (Channel 28; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: VICTORY CHRISTIAN CENTER, INC.)
  • WTVI (Channel 42; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: CHARLOTTE-MECKLENBURG PUBLIC BROADCASTING AUTHORITY)
  • WCCB (Channel 18; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: NORTH CAROLINA BROADCASTING PARTNERS)
  • WUNG-TV (Channel 58; CONCORD, NC; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA)
  • WAXN (Channel 64; KANNAPOLIS, NC; Owner: WSOC-TV HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • W25BR (Channel 25; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: WORD OF GOD FELLOWSHIP, INC.)
  • W34BN (Channel 34; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: THREE ANGELS BROADCASTING NETWORK)
  • W52CW (Channel 52; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
  • WHKY-TV (Channel 14; HICKORY, NC; Owner: LONG COMMUNICATIONS, LLC.)


National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 9
Total length: 62 meters (203ft)
Total average daily traffic: 134,420
Total average daily truck traffic: 9,401

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 2
  • Call Sign: KF4JBK, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L01132018
    Grant Date: 03/24/2006, Expiration Date: 04/29/2016
    Registrant: John A Eudy Jr, 621 Oregon Tr, High Shoals, NC 28077
  • Call Sign: KI4MFC, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L01074281
    Grant Date: 10/18/2005, Expiration Date: 10/18/2015, Certifier: Larry Sherbert
    Registrant: Larry Sherbert, High Shoals, NC 28077


2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
  • Fire: 4

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