Village of Pinehurst, North Carolina | |
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![]() Mystic Cottage (1900), historic building in the district | |
Nickname: Home of American Golf | |
![]() Location in Moore County and the state of North Carolina. | |
Coordinates: 35°11′32″N79°28′06″W / 35.19222°N 79.46833°W | |
Country | United States |
State | North Carolina |
County | Moore |
Founded | 1895 |
Incorporated | 1980 |
Named for | Its location in a pine forest [1] |
Government | |
• Mayor | Patrick Pizzella |
Area | |
• Village | 17.36 sq mi (44.95 km2) |
• Land | 16.71 sq mi (43.28 km2) |
• Water | 0.65 sq mi (1.68 km2) |
Elevation | 509 ft (155 m) |
Population (2020) | |
• Village | 17,581 |
• Density | 1,052.19/sq mi (406.24/km2) |
• Urban | 50,319 (US: 506th) [4] |
• Urban density | 1,058.1/sq mi (408.5/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
ZIP codes | 28370, 28374 [5] |
Area codes | 910, 472 |
FIPS code | 37-51940 [6] |
GNIS feature ID | 2407523 [3] |
Website | www |
Pinehurst Historic District | |
Area | 250 acres (100 ha) |
Built | 1895 |
Architect | Frederick Law Olmsted |
Architectural style | Colonial Revival, Queen Anne |
NRHP reference No. | 73001361 [7] |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | August 14, 1973 |
Designated NHLD | June 19, 1996 |
Pinehurst, known formally as The Village of Pinehurst, is a village in Moore County, North Carolina, United States. [8] As of the 2020 census, the village population was 17,581. [9] Pinehurst refers to both the village, and the Pinehurst Resort, a Golf resort, which has hosted multiple United States Open Championships in the sport. A large portion of the central village, including the resort complexes, is a National Historic Landmark District, designated in 1996 for its landscape design by Frederick Law Olmsted and its significance in the history of golf in the United States. [10] Pinehurst has been designated as the "Home of American Golf" by the United States Golf Association and by the State of North Carolina. [11] The surrounding area is known for its strong equestrian community, including the former Stoneybrook Steeplechase, and the current Pinehurst Harness Track. Fox hunting is also a common sport in the area.
The Pinehurst Resort is one of three designated anchor sites for the men's US Open in Golf. Since 1999, the resort has hosted the event four times, most recently in 2024. The US Open will return to Pinehurst in 2029, 2035, 2041, and 2047. [12]
Golf House Pinehurst, which opened in 2024, hosts the World Golf Hall of Fame. [13]
In addition to the Pinehurst Resort, the village is home to The Country Club of North Carolina. In the immediate area surrounding Pinehurst, there are more than 40 other golf courses, including the Pine Needles Lodge and Golf Club in the adjacent town of Southern Pines, which itself has hosted the U.S. Open tournament in Women's Golf an additional four times.
For several years in the late 2010's-early 2020's, the Pinehurst-Southern Pines area was continuously ranked by POLICOM as the best micropolitan area to live in North Carolina, and a top ten micropolitan area nationwide. [14] Contributing factors included the quality of local amenities, as well as the strong medical and golf tourism industries. As of July 2023, Pinehurst and Southern Pines were re-designated as the Pinehurst-Southern Pines Metropolitan Statistical Area by the Office of Management and Budget, [15] with a combined population that had reached above 50,000 residents.
In 1895, James Walker Tufts purchased 500 acres (200 ha), and eventually purchased an additional 5,500 acres (2,200 ha), of land for approximately $1.25 per acre in the North Carolina Sandhills, with the vision of building a "health resort for people of modest means". [16] Tufts retained Frederick Law Olmsted to design the village, which features curving lanes and a picturesque central green. [10] [17]
Originally a health retreat titled Tuftstown and also Pinealia during construction stages in 1895, it expanded and was renamed the village of Pinehurst by December of that year. The name was suggested in a public contest to name a new development in Martha's Vineyard; as it was not selected, Tufts decided to re-appropriate the name for use at his new development in the South. [18] The village saw its first guests in January 1896. [19]
The first golf course at Pinehurst Resort was laid out in 1897–1898. The first championship held at Pinehurst was the United North and South Amateur Championship of 1901. The best known course, Pinehurst No. 2, was designed by Donald Ross and completed in 1907. Pinehurst Race Track was established in 1915. In 1980, the village became a municipality. [20] The resort now has ten golf courses, three hotels, a health spa, and extensive sports and leisure facilities.
In 1999, National Public Radio reported that many local business owners in Pinehurst were upset because the Pinehurst Resort was using lawsuits to prevent local businesses from using the term "Pinehurst" in the names of their businesses. [21] The village council sought a written guarantee from the Pinehurst Resort that it would not force any business in the village to remove the name "Pinehurst" from its name unless the business is a direct competitor. The request came a week later in a local newspaper. The village also sued the resort over control of the name shared between the resort and village. [22] In the quarter century of growth since, the relationship between the Village and the Resort has been amicable and mutually beneficial. As the village and resort are geographically intertwined, it is permissible to operate a registered golf cart on public roads throughout the village. [23]
The Lloyd-Howe House, Pinehurst Historic District and Pinehurst Race Track are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. [7]
The village has a total area of 17.2 square miles (44.5 km2), of which 16.6 square miles (43 km2) is land and 0.6 square mile (1.5 km2) (3.37%) is water.
Three streams, Aberdeen Creek, Horse Creek, and Joes Fork, have their headwaters in the Pinehurst area.
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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1950 | 1,016 | — | |
1960 | 1,124 | 10.6% | |
1970 | 1,056 | −6.0% | |
1990 | 5,103 | — | |
2000 | 9,706 | 90.2% | |
2010 | 13,124 | 35.2% | |
2020 | 17,581 | 34.0% | |
U.S. Decennial Census [24] |
Race | Number | Percentage |
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White (non-Hispanic) | 15,190 | 86.4% |
Black or African American (non-Hispanic) | 555 | 3.16% |
Native American | 75 | 0.43% |
Asian | 381 | 2.17% |
Pacific Islander | 7 | 0.04% |
Other/Mixed | 682 | 3.88% |
Hispanic or Latino | 691 | 3.93% |
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 17,581 people, 7,301 households, and 4,991 families residing in the village. The median income for a household in the village was $92,342, and the median income for a family was $108,433. About 2.2% of families were below the poverty line.
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Sandhills Community College is a public community college in Pinehurst, North Carolina. Sandhills was chartered in 1963 and officially opened October 1, 1965. It was the first comprehensive community college authorized and established as the result of legislation passed by the 1963 General Assembly of North Carolina. It is part of the North Carolina Community College System. Sandhills Community College has about 4,000 students enrolled in college-credit curriculum courses and over 11,000 students who take continuing-education courses annually.
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Pinehurst Resort is a golf resort in Pinehurst, North Carolina, United States. It has hosted a number of prestigious golf tournaments including four U.S. Open Championships, one U.S. Women's Open, three U.S. Amateurs, one PGA Championship, and the Ryder Cup.
North Carolina Highway 5 (NC 5) is a primary state highway in the U.S. state of North Carolina. It runs entirely in Moore County and connects the Sandhills municipalities of Aberdeen and Pinehurst. It also serves as an alternate route for NC 211. NC 5's route was designated in 1961 and it has not changed since then.
Pinehurst Regional Airport is a public airport located 3 miles (5 km) north of Southern Pines and 5 miles northeast of Pinehurst, in Moore County, North Carolina, USA. The airport covers 500 acres (202 ha) and has one runway. The current runway is paved, 6,502 feet long and 150 feet wide. SOP is primarily used for general aviation.
Richard Sise Tufts was a notable figure in American golf in the mid-20th century.
The North and South Open was one of the most prestigious professional golf tournaments in the United States in the first half of the twentieth century. It was played at Pinehurst Resort in North Carolina, long the largest golf resort in the world, which also staged a series of other tournaments with the "North and South" name, some of which continue to this day.
The World Golf Village (WGV) is a golf resort in St. Johns County, Florida, United States, located between Jacksonville and St. Augustine. It was created by the PGA Tour and showcases the World Golf Hall of Fame. In addition to the resort the World Golf Village features residential and commercial developments. There is also a census-designated place with the same name.
The Sandhills Women's Open was a golf tournament on the LPGA Tour, played only in 1951. It was played at the Southern Pines Country Club in Pinehurst, North Carolina. Patty Berg won the event.
Mystic Cottage is a historic U.S. home located at 105 Magnolia Road, Pinehurst, North Carolina. It was the first home of the Leonard Tufts family in Pinehurst. Tufts took over from father James Walker Tufts and was followed by son Richard Tufts, in running the Pinehurst Resort.
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