Lowell, North Carolina

Back to Lowell, NC housing info, Gaston County, North Carolina, NC smaller cities, NC small cities, All Cities. Homes for Sale in Lowell. Search By Bed, Bath, and Price Range!   We are giving away $1000 in prizes - enter simply by sending us your own city pictures! General Map Google Map MSN Map General Map Google Map MSN Map General Map Google Map MSN Map Please wait while loading the map... Current weather forecast for Lowell, NC Gaston County Population in July 2008: 2,794. Population change since 2000: +5.0%   Males: 1,286   (46.1%) Females: 1,508   (53.9%) Median resident age:   38.6 years North Carolina median age:   35.3 years Zip codes: 28098. Estimated median household income in 2007: $35,098 (it was $33,586 in 2000) Lowell:   $35,098 North Carolina:   $44,670 Estimated per capita income in 2007: $17,403 Lowell:   $17,403 North Carolina:   $24,307 Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $97,197 (it was $72,500 in 2000) Lowell:   $97,197 North Carolina:   $145,700 Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $102,640; Detached houses: $104,698; Townhouses or other attached units: $94,643; Mobile homes: $14,271 Recent home sales, real estate maps, and home value estimator for zip code 28098 Lowell, NC residents, houses, and apartments details Add your B&M business listing here for free. Over a million visitors/week. Get a huge advantage over your competition Races in Lowell: White Non-Hispanic (90.3%) Black (6.5%) Hispanic (1.3%) Two or more races (1.1%) American Indian (0.7%) 2008 cost of living index in Lowell: 80.6 (low, U.S. average is 100) Recent posts about Lowell, North Carolina on our local forum with over 700,000 registered users. Lowell is mentioned 136 times on our forum: Have you notice alot of Business Are Now Going Out of Business?  (350 replies) DURHAM anyone? less "safe" than Raleigh/Cary?  (81 replies) Denver, Lowell, Ranlo or Mooresville  (3 replies) BBQ Places in Charlotte (preferably NC style)  (39 replies) Whats Up With Gastonia  (58 replies) Furniture Stores...  (15 replies) Latest news from Lowell, NC collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations Ancestries: United States (24.2%), Irish (7.4%), German (6.6%), English (6.6%), Scotch-Irish (3.0%), Scottish (1.2%). Current Local Time: EST time zone Incorporated in 1879 Elevation: 770 feet Land area: 2.63 square miles. Population density: 1062 people per square mile   (low).

Officers per 1,000 residents here:	2.86
US city average:	3.00

Average climate in Lowell, North Carolina

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

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Lowell-area historical tornado activity is slightly above North Carolina state average. It is 43% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/5/1989, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 28.9 miles away from the Lowell city center killed one person and injured 6 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

On 5/5/1989, a category 4 tornado 30.4 miles away from the city center killed 4 people and injured 52 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

Lowell-area historical earthquake activity is slightly above North Carolina state average. It is 93% 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 58.0 miles away from Lowell center
On 9/25/2006 at 05:44:25, a magnitude 3.7 (3.7 MB, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 78.2 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 21.5 miles away from the city center
On 9/22/2006 at 11:22:00, a magnitude 3.4 (3.4 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 99.3 miles away from Lowell center
On 12/7/2007 at 11:07:03, a magnitude 3.1 (3.1 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 59.9 miles away from the city center
On 8/4/2007 at 10:04:46, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 LG, Depth: 5.8 mi) earthquake occurred 57.9 miles away from Lowell center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB)

Political contributions by individuals in Lowell, NC

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Church in Lowell: Woodlawn Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map Cemetery: Edgewood Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Average household size:

This city:	2.4 people
North Carolina:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This city:	69.0%
Whole state:	68.9%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This city:	5.6%
Whole state:	4.6%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

• Lesbian couples: 0.1% of all households
• Gay men: 0.1% of all households

This city:	11.0%
Whole state:	12.3%

This city:	3.0%
Whole state:	5.5%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Lowell, NC

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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%

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%

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)

• Edward G Roach, Spencer Mountain Road, Type: Tower, Structure height: 60.3 m, Overall height: 60.3 m
  Registrant: None

• Spencer Mountain, Call Sign: WNJM689
  Assigned Frequencies : 159.540 MHz
  Grant Date: 05/22/2001, Expiration Date: 06/24/2011
  Registrant: Mintz Levin Cohn Ferris Glovsky And Popeo, Pc, 701 Pennsylvania Avenue, Nw, Washington, DC 20004, Phone: (202) 434-7483, Fax: (202) 434-7400, Email:
• LOWELL, 202 Groves Street, Type: Mast, Structure height: 5.4 m, Overall height: 6.1 m, Call Sign: WPWA761
  Assigned Frequencies : 155.280 MHz, 155.235 MHz, 150.805 MHz, 155.400 MHz
  Grant Date: 09/30/2002, Expiration Date: 09/30/2012, Certifier: James S Lambert
  Registrant: City Of Gastonia, Gastonia, NC 28053-1748, Phone: (704) 866-6718, Fax: (704) 866-6950, Email:

• Mobile, Lat: 35.297639 Lon: -81.115083, Call Sign: WPZP235
  Assigned Frequencies : 952.656 MHz
  Grant Date: 02/11/2004, Expiration Date: 02/11/2014, Certifier: H. Thomas Arthur Esq
  Registrant: Scana Services, Inc., 1426 Main Street - Mc136, Columbia, SC 29218, Phone: (803) 217-6385, Fax: (803) 217-8904, Email:

• Hazardous Condition: 2