Lowesville, North Carolina

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Back to Lowesville, NC housing info, Lincoln County, North Carolina, NC smaller cities, NC small cities, All Cities. 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 Lowesville, NC Lincoln County Population in July 2007: 1,635. Males: 816   (49.9%) Females: 819   (50.1%) Median resident age:   36.0 years North Carolina median age:   35.3 years Zip codes: 28164. Estimated median household income in 2008: $61,071 (it was $51,333 in 2000) Lowesville:   $61,071 North Carolina:   $46,549 Estimated per capita income in 2008: $35,717 Estimated median house or condo value in 2008: $183,236 (it was $114,600 in 2000) Lowesville:   $183,236 North Carolina:   $154,500 Lowesville, NC residents, houses, and apartments details Put your B&M business profile right here for free. 20,000 businesses already created their profiles! Business Search - 14 Million verified businesses Search for:  near:   Races in Lowesville: White Non-Hispanic (90.8%) Black (6.5%) Hispanic (1.6%) Dec. 2009 cost of living index in Lowesville: 82.5 (low, U.S. average is 100) Recent posts about Lowesville, North Carolina on our local forum with over 700,000 registered users. Lowesville is mentioned 18 times on our forum: Lowesville Water Supply  (0 replies) Denver, Lincoln County?  (43 replies) Charlotte To Annex Denver?  (43 replies) Be Careful, Y'all...  (28 replies) What's Up with Denver/Lincoln County?  (13 replies) Future Stickies for the forum  (30 replies) Latest news from Lowesville, NC collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations Ancestries: German (15.6%), United States (15.2%), English (13.0%), Scotch-Irish (8.3%), Irish (3.8%), Italian (2.3%). Current Local Time: EST time zone Elevation: 785 feet Land area: 6.81 square miles. Population density: 240 people per square mile   (very low).

Average climate in Lowesville, North Carolina

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Lowesville-area historical tornado activity is slightly above North Carolina state average. It is 33% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/5/1989, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 29.5 miles away from the Lowesville place 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 33.9 miles away from the place center killed one person and injured 6 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

Lowesville-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 63.8 miles away from Lowesville center
On 9/25/2006 at 05:44:25, a magnitude 3.7 (3.7 MB, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 79.0 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 11.0 miles away from the city 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 95.1 miles away from Lowesville center
On 12/7/2007 at 11:07:03, a magnitude 3.1 (3.1 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 66.5 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 61.5 miles away from Lowesville center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB)

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Churches in Lowesville include: Hills Chapel (A), Rock Hill Church (B), Marthas Chapel (C), Gold Hill Church (D). Display/hide their locations on the map

Average household size:

This place:	2.6 people
North Carolina:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This place:	76.6%
Whole state:	68.9%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This place:	3.3%
Whole state:	4.6%

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

• Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
• Gay men: 0.4% of all households

This place:	7.3%
Whole state:	12.3%

This place:	3.1%
Whole state:	5.5%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Lowesville, NC

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Here		54.4%
USA		50.2%

9.06% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($51,728 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	9.06%
North Carolina average:	8.53%

0.06% of residents moved from foreign countries ($231 average AGI)

Lincoln County:	0.06%
North Carolina average:	0.17%

from Mecklenburg County, NC	1.67% ($82,199 average AGI)
from Gaston County, NC	1.46% ($33,361)
from Catawba County, NC	1.10% ($33,464)

7.03% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($39,156 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.03%
North Carolina average:	7.27%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

to Gaston County, NC	1.27% ($32,006 average AGI)
to Catawba County, NC	1.24% ($35,239)
to Mecklenburg County, NC	1.04% ($44,112)

• Hwy 173 At The Catawba River, Type: Pipe, Structure height: 19 m, Overall height: 21 m, Call Sign: WPHB807
  Assigned Frequencies : 153.635 MHz
  Grant Date: 02/04/2005, Expiration Date: 04/28/2015, Certifier: David A Fulmer
  Registrant: Duke Energy Corporation, 401 South College Street, Charlotte, NC 28201-1008, Phone: (704) 382-5791, Fax: (704) 382-4800, Email:
• Hwy 73 2000 Ft E Catawba River, Call Sign: WNFZ911
  Assigned Frequencies : 47.6400 MHz
  Grant Date: 03/16/2001, Expiration Date: 04/22/2011
  Registrant: Duke Energy, 401 South College Street, Charlotte, NC 28201-1008, Phone: (704) 382-3207, Fax: (704) 382-4800, Email:
• Mc Guire Nuclear Sta Hwy 73, Structure height: 6 m, Call Sign: WNYL231
  Assigned Frequencies : 451.025 MHz
  Grant Date: 11/14/2001, Expiration Date: 02/11/2012
  Registrant: Duke Energy Corporation, 401 South College Street, Charlotte, NC 28201-1008, Phone: (704) 382-3207, Fax: (704) 382-4800, Email:

• STATION, Cowans Ford Hydro Plant 3 Mi Ne Of, Overall height: 36.6 m, Call Sign: KBJ23
  Assigned Frequencies : 6805.00 MHz, 6785.00 MHz, 6845.00 MHz
  Grant Date: 07/22/1993, Expiration Date: 07/22/1998, Cancelation Date: 02/26/1997
  Registrant: Phone: (704) 373-3367
• STATION, Mc Guire Switching Station 3 Mi Ne Of, Structure height: 4.3 m, Overall height: 10.4 m, Call Sign: WGE77
  Assigned Frequencies : 6685.00 MHz
  Grant Date: 07/22/1993, Expiration Date: 07/22/1998, Cancelation Date: 02/26/1997
  Registrant: Phone: (704) 373-3367

• #72 (28164) on the list of "Top 101 zip codes with the largest percentage of Scotch-Irish first ancestries (pop 5,000+)"
• #92 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest number of people moving in compared to moving out (pop. 50,000+)"