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Population in July 2007: 11,046. Population change since 2000: +12.1%
 

Males: 5,104  (46.2%)
Females: 5,942  (53.8%)

Median resident age:  38.1 years
North Carolina median age:  35.3 years

Zip codes: 28086.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $32,093 (it was $31,415 in 2000)
Kings Mountain:  $32,093
North Carolina:  $44,670

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $103,972 (it was $79,100 in 2000)
Kings Mountain:  $103,972
North Carolina:  $145,700
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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%)

2008 cost of living index in Kings Mountain: 80.5 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: United States (19.1%), English (8.1%), German (7.3%), Irish (5.6%), Scotch-Irish (2.9%), Dutch (1.6%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Incorporated in 1874

Elevation: 1003 feet

Land area: 8.17 square miles.

Population density: 1353 people per square mile 
 
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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%

154 residents are foreign born

This city:  1.6%
North Carolina:  5.3%



According to our research there were 42 registered sex offenders living in Kings Mountain, North Carolina in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Kings Mountain to the number of sex offenders is 263 to 1.

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

Kings Mountain:  0.9% ($741)
North Carolina:  0.9% ($826)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Gastonia, NC (9.2 miles , pop. 66,277).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Charlotte, NC (29.1 miles , pop. 540,828).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (472.4 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Bessemer City, NC (2.1 miles ), Grover, NC (2.8 miles ), South Gastonia, NC (2.8 miles ), Light Oak, NC (2.9 miles ), Gastonia, NC (3.0 miles ), Waco, NC (3.1 miles ), Cherryville, NC (3.1 miles ), Patterson Springs, NC (3.2 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 58 buildings, average cost: $64,000
  • 1997: 25 buildings, average cost: $83,600
  • 1998: 39 buildings, average cost: $87,600
  • 1999: 49 buildings, average cost: $72,200
  • 2000: 63 buildings, average cost: $62,000
  • 2001: 69 buildings, average cost: $94,800
  • 2002: 48 buildings, average cost: $108,300
  • 2003: 61 buildings, average cost: $98,200
  • 2004: 79 buildings, average cost: $90,300
  • 2005: 65 buildings, average cost: $118,800
  • 2006: 76 buildings, average cost: $144,900
  • 2007: 71 buildings, average cost: $130,100

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Average cost (in 1000s)


Latitude: 35.24 N, Longitude: 81.34 W

Daytime population change due to commuting: +590 (+6.1%)
Workers who live and work in this city: 1,145 (28.6%)

Area code: 704

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Population change in the 1990s: +852 (+9.6%).


Historical population


Historical housing units

Most common industries for males (%):



  • Textile mills and textile products (13%)
  • Construction (9%)
  • Metal and metal products (6%)
  • Machinery (5%)
  • Chemicals (5%)
  • Transportation equipment (5%)
  • Educational services (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Health care (12%)
  • Educational services (11%)
  • Textile mills and textile products (8%)
  • Accommodation and food services (7%)
  • Apparel (7%)
  • Finance and insurance (5%)
  • Machinery (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Other production occupations including supervisors (15%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (11%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (7%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (7%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
  • Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (3%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (3%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (10%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
  • Cashiers (5%)
  • Business operations specialists (4%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (4%)



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Crime in Kings Mountain by Year

Type 2001 2002 2004 2005 2006 2007
Murders 400020
    per 100,000 40.60.00.00.018.10.0
Rapes 923314
    per 100,000 91.320.028.027.79.036.4
Robberies 342517182019
    per 100,000 344.9249.5158.8166.5180.5172.7
Assaults 1073234261531
    per 100,000 1085.4319.4317.6240.5135.4281.7
Burglaries 221181198138114167
    per 100,000 2241.81806.61849.61276.51029.01517.8
Thefts 781752634407387392
    per 100,000 7922.57505.75922.53764.73493.13562.7
Auto thefts 2056321912
    per 100,000 202.949.956.0296.0171.5109.1
Arson 601322
    per 100,000 60.90.09.327.718.118.2
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 320.9) 964.8585.4504.4383.9350.0394.7

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 38 (32 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:  2.90
US city average:  3.00

Average climate in Kings Mountain, North Carolina

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Kings Mountain-area historical tornado activity is slightly above North Carolina state average. It is 41% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/5/1989, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 20.6 miles away from the Kings Mountain city center killed 4 people and injured 52 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

On 5/5/1989, a category 4 tornado 27.0 miles away from the city center killed 2 people and injured 35 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.


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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 8 miles; GASTONIA, NC)
  • CLEVELAND REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 14 miles; SHELBY, NC)
  • LINCOLN MEDICAL CENTER (about 19 miles; LINCOLNTON, NC)

Political contributions by individuals in Kings Mountain, NC

Amtrak station near Kings Mountain:
  • 11 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 Kings Mountain:
  • 12 miles: Catawba 1 and 2 in Clover, SC.

Local government website: WWW.CITYOFKM.COM

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Kings Mountain:
  • GASTON COLLEGE (about 11 miles; DALLAS, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,473)
  • WINTHROP UNIVERSITY (about 20 miles; ROCK HILL, SC; FT enrollment: 4,976)
  • GARDNER-WEBB UNIVERSITY (about 20 miles; BOILING SPRINGS, NC; FT enrollment: 2,563)
  • YORK TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 29 miles; ROCK HILL, SC; FT enrollment: 2,221)
  • CENTRAL PIEDMONT COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 31 miles; CHARLOTTE, NC; FT enrollment: 7,967)
  • CATAWBA VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 33 miles; HICKORY, NC; FT enrollment: 2,052)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHARLOTTE (about 35 miles; CHARLOTTE, NC; FT enrollment: 13,706)
Public high school in Kings Mountain:
Public elementary/middle schools in Kings Mountain:
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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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Notable locations in Kings Mountain: J S Mauney Memorial Library (A), Barnes Auditorium (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Kings Mountain include: Trinity Church (A), Westover Baptist Church (B), Boyce Memorial Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church (C), Central United Methodist Church (D), Cherokee Street Church (E), Saint Matthews Lutheran Church (F), Kings Mountain Baptist Church (G), Faith Church (H), First Baptist Church of Kings Mountain (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemetery: Mountain Rest (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Park in Kings Mountain: Deal Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Post office: Kings Mountain Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Tourist attractions: Kings Mountain Historical Museum Foundation (100 East Mountain Street), Henderson Amusements Inc (134 Banks Road).

Hotels: Comfort Inn (722 York Road), Comfort Inn Kings Mountain (722 York Road).

 

Drinking water stations with addresses in Kings Mountain and their reported violations in the past:

CROWDER RIDGE MHP (Population served: 91, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2000 and MAY-16-2001, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (JAN-26-2001), St Public Notif requested (JAN-26-2001), St Compliance achieved (MAY-16-2001)
  • CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between OCT-19-1999 and MAY-16-2001, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (FEB-10-2000), St Public Notif requested (FEB-10-2000), Fed FAO issued (MAY-25-2000), St Compliance achieved (MAY-16-2001)
  • One routine major monitoring violation
COUNTRY TIME INN (Population served: 86, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • Other Non-NPDWR Potential Health Risks - Between OCT-16-2004 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
  • Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between JUL-2004 and SEP-2004, Contaminant: Chlorine. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (SEP-02-2004), St Public Notif requested (SEP-02-2004), St Compliance achieved (OCT-05-2004)
  • Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between APR-2004 and JUN-2004, Contaminant: Chlorine. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (AUG-25-2004), St Public Notif requested (AUG-25-2004), St Compliance achieved (OCT-05-2004)
  • Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between JAN-2004 and MAR-2004, Contaminant: Chlorine. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (AUG-25-2004), St Public Notif requested (AUG-25-2004), St Compliance achieved (OCT-05-2004)
  • CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-2002 and DEC-2025, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (OCT-18-2002), St Public Notif requested (OCT-18-2002)
  • One routine major monitoring violation
  • One minor monitoring violation
  • One other older monitoring violation
HARVEST BAPTIST CHURCH (Population served: 25, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - In FEB-2000, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR). Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (APR-04-2000), St Public Notif requested (APR-04-2000), St Compliance achieved (OCT-31-2000)
  • Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - In NOV-1999, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR). Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (JAN-06-2000), St Public Notif requested (JAN-06-2000), St Compliance achieved (OCT-31-2000)
  • Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - In SEP-1999, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR). Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (OCT-28-1999), St Public Notif requested (OCT-28-1999), St Compliance achieved (OCT-31-2000)
  • 2 routine major monitoring violations
  • One regular monitoring violation
Drinking water stations with addresses in Kings Mountain that have no violations reported:
  • JOHN H MOSS LAKE PARK (Population served: 25, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)

Average household size:
This city:  2.5 people
North Carolina:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This city:  70.0%
Whole state:  68.9%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:  4.4%
Whole state:  4.6%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.4% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.2% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This city:  19.2%
Whole state:  12.3%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This city:  7.3%
Whole state:  5.5%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Kings Mountain, NC


People in group quarters in Kings Mountain
  • 214 people in nursing homes
  • 45 people in hospitals or wards for drug/alcohol abuse
  • 3 people in homes for the mentally retarded


Kings Mountain compared to North Carolina state average:

Kings Mountain, North Carolina environmental map by EPA

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  • Median house value 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.
  • Institutionalized population percentage above state average.
  • Number of college students below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.


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Banks with branches in Kings Mountain (2009 data):
  • Wachovia Bank, National Association: Kings Mountain Branch at 125 South Battleground Avenue, branch established on 1960-06-27. 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
  • Fifth Third Bank, National Association: Kings Mountain Branch at 114 East Gold Street, branch established on 1991-04-05. 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
  • Alliance Bank & Trust Company: Kings Mountain Branch at 209 South Battleground Ave, branch established on 2008-05-01. Info updated 2008-10-07: Bank assets: $170.7 mil, Deposits: $121.4 mil, headquarters in Gastonia, NC, negative income in the last year, Commercial Lending Specialization, 6 total offices, Holding Company: Ab&T Financial Corporation
  • Branch Banking and Trust Company: Kings Mountain Main Branch at 410 East King Street, branch established on 1979-03-28. 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
  • The First National Bank of Shelby: Kings Mountain Branch at 300 West Mountain Street, branch established on 1907-01-01. 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
  • SunTrust Bank: Kings Mountain Branch 629 at 700 West King Street, branch established on 1923-01-01. Info updated 2009-03-30: Bank assets: $185,098.8 mil, Deposits: $120,116.4 mil, headquarters in Atlanta, GA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 1782 total offices, Holding Company: Suntrust Banks, Inc.
  • The Fidelity Bank: Kings Mountain Branch at 403 South Battleground Avenue, branch established on 1966-01-21. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $1,390.0 mil, Deposits: $1,201.3 mil, headquarters in Fuquay-Varina, NC, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 69 total offices, Holding Company: Fidelity Bancshares (N.C.), Inc.

Fire-safe hotels and motels in Kings Mountain, North Carolina
  • Comfort Inn, 720-a York Rd, Kings Mountain, NC 28086, Phone: (704) 739-7070, Fax: (704) 739-7070
  • Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites, 100 Woodlake Pkwy, Kings Mountain, NC 28086, Phone: (704) 734-0014, Fax: (704) 739-8052
  • Best Western First Victory Inn, 728 York Rd, Kings Mountain, NC 28086, Phone: (704) 739-2544, Fax: (704) 730-7030
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Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Utility gas (64%)
  • Electricity (30%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (4%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)
  • Wood (1%)


Religon statistics for Kings Mountain

Adherents


NameSouthern Baptist ConventionUnited Methodist ChurchPresbyterian Church (USA)Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)Catholic Church
Adherents70.9%14.0%3.0%2.0%1.8%
Congregations52.0%21.7%4.0%4.0%1.1%
NameEvangelical Lutheran Church in America The Wesleyan ChurchChurch of the NazareneEpiscopal ChurchOther religions
Adherents1.5%1.4%1.0%0.8%3.7%
Congregations1.7%2.3%1.7%1.1%10.3%
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
Financial Administration 10$27,323$32,7880$0
Other Government Administration 12$41,013$41,0138$4,200
Police Protection - Officers 31$96,681$37,4256$5,403
Police - Other 6$13,185$26,3705$1,654
Firefighters 7$25,285$43,34619$7,367
Streets and Highways 25$59,681$28,6470$0
Solid Waste Management 10$20,652$24,7820$0
Sewerage 5$13,021$31,2500$0
Parks and Recreation 1$2,529$30,3482$1,820
Water Supply 20$58,804$35,2820$0
Electric Power 17$52,696$37,1970$0
Gas Supply 8$21,383$32,0750$0
Local Libraries 6$13,190$26,3803$2,201
Other and Unallocable 11$27,548$30,0521$717
Totals for Government 169$472,991$33,58544$23,362



Kings Mountain government finances in 2002:
  • Charges - Sewerage: $3,549,000
    Parks & Recreation: $228,000
    All Other: $109,000
  • Construction - General: $981,000
    Fire Protection: $564,000
    Parks & Recreation: $288,000
    Central Staff Services: $9,000
  • Current Operations - Electric Utilities: $6,646,000
    Gas Utilities: $5,291,000
    Sewerage: $4,286,000
    General - Other: $2,279,000
    Water Utilities: $1,837,000
    Police Protection: $1,658,000
    Regular Highways: $808,000
    Liquor Stores: $718,000
    Solid Waste Management: $558,000
    Financial Administration: $544,000
    Fire Protection: $451,000
    Parks & Recreation: $433,000
    Central Staff Services: $132,000
  • Electric Utilities - Interest on Debt: $77,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $523,000
    Highways: $22,000
    General Support: $20,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $131,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local NEC - Health: $5,000
  • Intergovernmental to State - General: $6,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $713,000
    All Other: $100,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $1,797,000
    Electric Utilities: $1,290,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $2,177,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $1,947,000
    Full Faith & Credit - Water Utilities: $1,607,000
    Full Faith & Credit - Electric Utilities: $930,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Electric Utilities: $360,000
    Other, NEC: $230,000
    Water Utilities: $190,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $1,165,000
    Interest Earnings: $304,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $165,000
    Fire Protection: $155,000
    Solid Waste Management: $135,000
    Police Protection: $127,000
    Regular Highways: $83,000
    Parks & Recreation: $31,000
    Financial Administration: $13,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $4,591,000
  • Revenue - Electric Utilities: $7,712,000
    Gas Utilities: $5,856,000
    Water Utilities: $1,521,000
    Liquor Stores: $780,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Highways: $363,000
    General Support: $298,000
    All Other: $26,000
  • Tax - Property: $2,096,000
    NEC: $123,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $6,561,000
  • Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $108,000

5.06% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($31,388 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.06%
North Carolina average:  8.53%

0.06% of residents moved from foreign countries ($200 average AGI)
Cleveland County:  0.06%
North Carolina average:  0.17%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Gaston County, NC  1.26% ($26,615 average AGI)
from Rutherford County, NC  0.45% ($28,073)
from Mecklenburg County, NC  0.28% ($46,304)


5.15% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($31,243 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.15%
North Carolina average:  7.27%

0.03% of residents moved to foreign countries ($131 average AGI)
Cleveland County:  0.03%
North Carolina average:  0.10%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Gaston County, NC  1.35% ($28,452 average AGI)
to Mecklenburg County, NC  0.43% ($34,056)
to Rutherford County, NC  0.37% ($31,073)


Strongest AM radio stations in Kings Mountain:
  • WKMT (1220 AM; 1 kW; KINGS MOUNTAIN, NC; Owner: BRIDGES BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WLTC (1370 AM; 20 kW; GASTONIA, NC)
  • WBT (1110 AM; 50 kW; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: JEFFERSON-PILOT COMMUNICATNS CO. OF NORTH CAROLINA)
  • WHKY (1290 AM; 50 kW; HICKORY, NC; Owner: LONG COMMUNICATIONS, LLC.)
  • WCGC (1270 AM; 10 kW; BELMONT, NC; Owner: WHVN, INC.)
  • WAGL (1560 AM; daytime; 50 kW; LANCASTER, SC; Owner: PALMETTO BROADCASTING SYSTEM, INC.)
  • WBCU (1460 AM; 50 kW; UNION, SC)
  • WLFJ (660 AM; daytime; 50 kW; GREENVILLE, SC; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WFGW (1010 AM; 50 kW; BLACK MOUNTAIN, NC; Owner: BLUE RIDGE BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • WWOL (780 AM; daytime; 10 kW; FOREST CITY, NC; Owner: HOLLY SPRINGS BAPTIST BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
  • WFNZ (610 AM; 5 kW; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: INFINITY RADIO SUBSIDIARY OPERATIONS INC.)
  • WCSZ (1070 AM; 50 kW; SANS SOUCI, SC; Owner: WHYZ RADIO, L.P.)
  • WGNC (1450 AM; 1 kW; GASTONIA, NC; Owner: KTC BROADCASTING, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Kings Mountain:
  • WBAV-FM (101.9 FM; GASTONIA, NC; Owner: INFINITY RADIO SUBSIDIARY OPERATIONS INC.)
  • WLNK (107.9 FM; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: JEFFERSON-PILOT COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY OF NORTH CAROLINA)
  • WPEG (97.9 FM; CONCORD, NC; Owner: INFINITY RADIO SUBSIDIARY OPERATIONS INC.)
  • WNKS (95.1 FM; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: INFINITY RADIO SUBSIDIARY OPERATIONS INC.)
  • WSGE (91.7 FM; DALLAS, NC; Owner: GASTON COLLEGE)
  • WLYT (102.9 FM; HICKORY, NC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WWMG (96.1 FM; SHELBY, NC; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WKKT (96.9 FM; STATESVILLE, NC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WAGI-FM (105.3 FM; GAFFNEY, SC; Owner: GAFFNEY BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WXRC (95.7 FM; HICKORY, NC; Owner: PACIFIC BROADCASTING GROUP, INC.)
  • WRFX-FM (99.7 FM; KANNAPOLIS, NC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WMIT (106.9 FM; BLACK MOUNTAIN, NC; Owner: BLUE RIDGE BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WNCW (88.7 FM; SPINDALE, NC; Owner: ISOTHERMAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE)
  • WSOC-FM (103.7 FM; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: INFINITY RADIO SUBSIDIARY OPERATIONS INC.)
  • WTPT (93.3 FM; FOREST CITY, NC; Owner: UPSTATE BROADCASTING, LLC)
  • WSSL-FM (100.5 FM; GRAY COURT, SC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WSSS (104.7 FM; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: INFINITY RADIO SUBSIDIARY OPERATIONS INC.)
  • WSPA-FM (98.9 FM; SPARTANBURG, SC; Owner: ENTERCOM GREENVILLE LICENSE, LLC)
  • WFBC-FM (93.7 FM; GREENVILLE, SC; Owner: ENTERCOM GREENVILLE LICENSE, LLC)
  • WFHE (90.3 FM; HICKORY, NC; Owner: UNIVERSITY RADIO FOUNDATION, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Kings Mountain:
  • WBTV (Channel 3; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: JEFFERSON-PILOT COMMUNICATIONS/WBTV, 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.)
  • 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.)
  • WRET-TV (Channel 49; SPARTANBURG, SC; Owner: SOUTH CAROLINA EDUCATIONAL TV COMMISSION)
  • W25BR (Channel 25; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: WORD OF GOD FELLOWSHIP, INC.)
  • WSQY-LP (Channel 66; SPARTANBURG, SC; Owner: ASHEVILLE MEDIA GROUP, LLC)
  • W34BN (Channel 34; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: THREE ANGELS BROADCASTING NETWORK)
  • WNSC-TV (Channel 30; ROCK HILL, SC; Owner: SOUTH CAROLINA EDUCATIONAL TV COMMISSION)


Fatal accident statistics for 1975 - 2007 (per 100,000 population)

Kings Mountain, North Carolina:
  • Fatal accident count: 29
  • Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 36
  • Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 6
  • Fatalities: 33
  • Persons involved in fatal accidents: 55
  • 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 Kings Mountain fatal accidents for 1975 - 2007 here


National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 13
Total length: 65 meters (213ft)
Total costs: $1,591,000
Total average daily traffic: 191,050
Total average daily truck traffic: 15,690

New bridges - Historical Statistics

  • 1950-1959: 1
  • 1960-1969: 0
  • 1970-1979: 0
  • 1980-1989: 12
See Full National Bridge Inventory Statistics for Kings Mountain, NC

FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 3 (See the full list of FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers in Kings Mountain)
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 7 (See the full list of FCC Registered Antenna Towers)
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 11 (See the full list of FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers in Kings Mountain, NC)
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 9 (See the full list of FCC Registered Microwave Towers in this town)
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 102 (See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Kings Mountain)

FAA Registered Aircrafts: 9 (See the full list of FAA Registered Aircrafts in Kings Mountain)

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
  • Fire: 98
  • Hazardous Condition: 91
  • Good Intent Call: 6

Incident types - Kings Mountain


See Full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Statistics for Kings Mountain, NC

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