High Shoals, North Carolina
Location of HighShoals, North Carolina
Coordinates: 35°23′49″N 81°12′16″W / 35.39694, -81.20444
Country	United States
State	North Carolina
County	Gaston
Area
- Total	1.8 sq mi (4.8 km²)
- Land	1.8 sq mi (4.6 km²)
- Water	0.0 sq mi (0.1 km²)
Elevation	761 ft (232 m)
Population (2000)
- Total	729
- Density	407.5/sq mi (157.3/km²)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
- Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code	28077
Area code(s)	704
FIPS code	37-31440[1]
GNIS feature ID	0986765[2]

High Shoals is a town in Gaston County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 729 at the 2000 census.

Geography

High Shoals is located at 35°23′49″N, 81°12′16″W (35.397043, -81.204313)^[3].

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 1.8 square miles (4.8 km²), of which, 1.8 square miles (4.6 km²) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.1 km²) of it (2.72%) is water.

Demographics

As of the census^[1] of 2000, there were 729 people, 284 households, and 214 families residing in the town. The population density was 407.5 people per square mile (157.2/km²). There were 315 housing units at an average density of 176.1/sq mi (67.9/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 88.07% White, 9.33% African American, 0.27% Native American, 0.14% from other races, and 2.19% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.33% of the population.

There were 284 households out of which 38.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.8% were married couples living together, 19.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.6% were non-families. 21.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.57 and the average family size was 2.96.

In the town the population was spread out with 29.2% under the age of 18, 8.9% from 18 to 24, 34.6% from 25 to 44, 17.7% from 45 to 64, and 9.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 31 years. For every 100 females there were 96.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.9 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $33,906, and the median income for a family was $36,429. Males had a median income of $31,711 versus $20,833 for females. The per capita income for the town was $14,881. About 15.5% of families and 17.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 25.5% of those under age 18 and 18.1% of those age 65 or over.

References

1. ^ ^{a b} American FactFinder. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
2. ^ US Board on Geographic Names. United States Geological Survey (2007-10-25). Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
3. ^ US Gazetteer files: 2000 and 1990. United States Census Bureau (2005-05-03). Retrieved on 2008-01-31.

External links

• High Shoals, North Carolina is at coordinates 35°23′49″N 81°12′16″W / 35.397043, -81.204313 (High Shoals, North Carolina)Coordinates: 35°23′49″N 81°12′16″W / 35.397043, -81.204313 (High Shoals, North Carolina)

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