Mount Holly, North Carolina

Back to Mount Holly, NC housing info, Gaston County, North Carolina, NC smaller cities, NC small cities, All Cities. Homes for Sale in Mount Holly. Search By Bed, Bath, and Price Range!   Submit your own pictures of this city and show them to the World 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 Mount Holly, NC Gaston County Population in July 2008: 10,081. Population change since 2000: +4.8%   Males: 4,845   (48.1%) Females: 5,236   (51.9%) Median resident age:   34.8 years North Carolina median age:   35.3 years Zip codes: 28120. Estimated median household income in 2007: $41,235 (it was $39,459 in 2000) Mount Holly:   $41,235 North Carolina:   $44,670 Estimated per capita income in 2007: $22,193 Mount Holly:   $22,193 North Carolina:   $24,307 Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $118,111 (it was $88,100 in 2000) Mount Holly:   $118,111 North Carolina:   $145,700 Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $135,864; Detached houses: $137,219; Townhouses or other attached units: $138,324; Mobile homes: $54,399 Recent home sales, real estate maps, and home value estimator for zip code 28120 Mount Holly, 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 Profiles of local businesses: Ez Carpet Cleaning L&E Properties, Inc. Executive Office Cleaning, Inc. First Carolina Home Equity, Inc. Races in Mount Holly: White Non-Hispanic (84.8%) Black (9.3%) Hispanic (2.1%) Other Asian (1.5%) Two or more races (1.1%) Other race (0.7%) American Indian (0.7%) Vietnamese (0.5%) 2008 cost of living index in Mount Holly: 82.3 (low, U.S. average is 100) Recent posts about Mount Holly, North Carolina on our local forum with over 700,000 registered users. Mount Holly is mentioned 370 times on our forum: Westport homes, mount holly, NC?  (1 reply) Mount Holly, and Clover and Fort Mill SC  (9 replies) Mount Holly  (13 replies) How do you rate high schools in Denver and Mount Holly  (3 replies) Mount Holly, Paw Creek area  (1 reply) Does anyone regret moving to Charlotte?/ what makes charlotte so great?  (207 replies) Ancestries: United States (21.6%), German (11.3%), Irish (7.9%), English (5.9%), Scotch-Irish (4.3%), Italian (2.4%). Current Local Time: EST time zone Incorporated in 1879 Elevation: 632 feet Land area: 7.78 square miles. Population density: 1296 people per square mile   (low).

Officers per 1,000 residents here:	2.98
US city average:	3.00

Average climate in Mount Holly, North Carolina

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

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Mount Holly-area historical tornado activity is slightly above North Carolina state average. It is 42% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/5/1989, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 27.3 miles away from the Mount Holly city center killed one person and injured 6 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

On 3/27/1994, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 10.4 miles away from the city center injured 2 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

Mount Holly-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 56.8 miles away from Mount Holly center
On 9/25/2006 at 05:44:25, a magnitude 3.7 (3.7 MB, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 75.1 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 16.9 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 96.4 miles away from Mount Holly center
On 12/7/2007 at 11:07:03, a magnitude 3.1 (3.1 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 64.6 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 61.9 miles away from Mount Holly center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB)

Birthplace of: Tyler Berg - College basketball player (Wofford Terriers).

Political contributions by individuals in Mount Holly, NC

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Notable location: Belmont Junction (A). Display/hide its location on the map Churches in Mount Holly include: Aldersgate Church (A), Bethel Church (B). Display/hide their locations on the map Creeks: Fites Creek (A), Dutchmans Creek (B), South Stanley Creek (C), Taylors Creek (D). Display/hide their locations on the map Hotel: Holiday Inn Exp Ste Mt Holly (250 Beaty Road).

Average household size:

This city:	2.4 people
North Carolina:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This city:	66.0%
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: 0.2% of all households
• Gay men: 0.3% of all households

This city:	10.8%
Whole state:	12.3%

This city:	6.5%
Whole state:	5.5%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Mount Holly, 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)

• James E McDonald, 400' Due East, Type: Tower, Structure height: 94.5 m, Overall height: 94.5 m
  Registrant: Alltel Communications, Inc., One Allied Drive, B2f02-A, Little Rock, AR 72202, Phone: (501) 905-8555
• Fred Kleber, 201 Back Street, Type: Tower, Structure height: 62.4 m, Overall height: 65.5 m
• CHRISTINE A VERRE, 13860 Lucia Riverbend Rd, Type: Tower, Structure height: 91.4 m, Overall height: 94.4 m
  Registrant: Crown Castle Usa Inc., 2000 Corporate Drive, Canonsburg, PA 15317, Phone: (724) 416-2516, Email:

• 1104 Belmont Mount Holly Rd, Call Sign: WNKH955, Licensee ID: L00003172
  Assigned Frequencies : 154.010 MHz, 151.400 MHz
  Grant Date: 09/19/2002, Expiration Date: 12/10/2012
  Registrant: County Of Gaston, Gastonia, NC 28053, Phone: (704) 866-3350
• 433 Killiah Avenue, Type: Pole, Structure height: 10.7 m, Overall height: 13.7 m, Call Sign: WPEF699
  Assigned Frequencies : 151.400 MHz, 154.010 MHz
  Grant Date: 12/02/2003, Expiration Date: 02/17/2014
  Registrant: City Of Gastonia, Gastonia, NC 28053-1748, Phone: (704) 886-6718, Fax: (704) 866-6950, Email:
• I85 And Hwy 273, Structure height: 57 m, Call Sign: WPEZ534, Licensee ID: L00042012
  Assigned Frequencies : 451.425 MHz
  Grant Date: 03/29/1999, Expiration Date: 06/03/2004, Cancelation Date: 08/08/2004
  Registrant: City Of Mount Holly, Mount Holly, NC 28120, Phone: (704) 827-3931
• W Central Ave At W Charlotte Ave, Call Sign: KNEM876, Licensee ID: L00023382
  Assigned Frequencies : 153.185 MHz
  Grant Date: 06/29/1998, Expiration Date: 07/29/2003, Cancelation Date: 09/28/2003
  Registrant: Burlington Industries Inc, 3330 W Friendly Ave, Greensboro, NC 27410
• 1122 South Main Street, Type: Mast, Structure height: 4 m, Overall height: 7 m, Call Sign: WPXR715
  Assigned Frequencies : 155.235 MHz, 155.400 MHz, 155.280 MHz, 150.805 MHz
  Grant Date: 05/28/2003, Expiration Date: 05/28/2013, Certifier: James S Lambert
  Registrant: City Of Gastonia, Gastonia, NC 28053-1748, Phone: (704) 866-6718, Fax: (704) 866-6950, Email:
• I85 And Hwy 273, Type: Mast, Structure height: 55 m, Overall height: 57 m, Call Sign: WQFI684, Licensee ID: L00042012
  Assigned Frequencies : 451.425 MHz
  Grant Date: 07/25/2006, Expiration Date: 07/25/2016, Certifier: James D Lutz
  Registrant: City Of Mount Holly

• Mountain Island, 13860 Lucia Riverbend Rd, Type: Tower, Structure height: 91.4 m, Overall height: 94.4 m, Call Sign: WQHQ823
  Assigned Frequencies : 11115.0 MHz, 11245.0 MHz
  Grant Date: 10/10/2007, Expiration Date: 10/10/2017, Certifier: Jennifer S Skasko
  Registrant: Conterra Ultra Broadband, LLC, 2101 Rexford Rd Ste 200e, Charlotte, NC 28211, Phone: (704) 936-1777, Fax: (704) 936-1801, Email:
• American St Tower, 201 Back Street, Type: Tower, Structure height: 62.4 m, Overall height: 65.5 m, Call Sign: WQHQ824
  Assigned Frequencies : 10755.0 MHz
  Grant Date: 10/10/2007, Expiration Date: 10/10/2017, Certifier: Jennifer S Skasko
  Registrant: Conterra Ultra Broadband, LLC, 2101 Rexford Rd Ste 200e, Charlotte, NC 28211, Phone: (704) 936-1777, Fax: (704) 936-1801, Email:
• STATION, 4.8 Mi Ene Of Off Nc Hwy 16, Structure height: 56.4 m, Call Sign: KIM99
  Assigned Frequencies : 1985.00 MHz
  Grant Date: 10/13/1994, Expiration Date: 10/13/1999, Cancelation Date: 05/29/1996
  Registrant: Phone: (704) 373-3367

• Aircraft: PIPER PA-22-135 (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 94 mph), Engine: LYCOMING 0-290 SERIES (140 HP) (Reciprocating)
  N-Number: 1391C , Serial Number: 22-1143, Year manufactured: 1953, Airworthiness Date: 02/29/1956
  Registrant (Partnership): Reginald B Ballard, 112 Johnson St, Mount Holly, NC 28120, Other Owners: James O Ballard, Robert J Helton
• Aircraft: CESSNA R182 (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 111 mph), Engine: LYCOMING 0-540 SERIES (250 HP) (Reciprocating)
  N-Number: 1696R , Serial Number: R18200520, Year manufactured: 1978, Airworthiness Date: 07/29/1978
  Registrant (Individual): Shahrokh Ghassemi, 14320 Lucia Riverbend Hwy, Mount Holly, NC 28120
• Aircraft: PIPER PA-28-140 (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 107 mph), Engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES (180 HP) (Reciprocating)
  N-Number: 1930T , Serial Number: 28-7125442, Year manufactured: 1971, Airworthiness Date: 05/05/1971
  Registrant (Individual): Daniel F Philippi, 121 Huckleberry Ln, Mount Holly, NC 28120
• Aircraft: CESSNA 172I (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 105 mph), Engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES (180 HP) (Reciprocating)
  N-Number: 35496 , Serial Number: 17256800, Airworthiness Date: 08/20/1985
  Registrant (Individual): Lewis A Levie, 309 Horseshoe Lake Rd, Mount Holly, NC 28120
• Aircraft: MOONEY M20E (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 127 mph), Engine: Reciprocating
  N-Number: 6006Q , Serial Number: 862
  Registrant (Individual): Jeffrey T Levie, 230 Riverside Dr, Mount Holly, NC 28120
• Aircraft: CESSNA 175 (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 105 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR GO-300 SERIES (175 HP) (Reciprocating)
  N-Number: 7575M , Serial Number: 55875, Year manufactured: 1959
  Registrant (Co-Owned): Mark M Plummer, 176 Silver Birch Ln, Mount Holly, NC 28120, Other Owners: William R Plummer, James W Beam