Southern Pines, North Carolina

"Southern Pines" redirects here. For the neighborhood in Florida, see Southern Pines (Tampa), Florida.

Southern Pines, North Carolina
Town
Southern Pines station
Seal
Location of Southern Pines in Moore County, North Carolina (bottom) and of Moore County in North Carolina (top)
Coordinates: 35°11′36″N79°24′14″W / 35.19333°N 79.40389°W / 35.19333; -79.40389
Country	United States
State	North Carolina
County	Moore
Named for	Its location on the edge of the Longleaf pine belt [1]
Government
•  Mayor	Taylor Clement
Area [2]
•  Town	17.76 sq mi (45.99 km2)
• Land	17.57 sq mi (45.50 km2)
• Water	0.19 sq mi (0.49 km2)
Elevation [3]	512 ft (156 m)
Population  (2020)
•  Town	15,545
• Density	884.95/sq mi (341.69/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	28387-28388
Area codes	910, 472
FIPS code	37-63120 [5]
GNIS feature ID	2407374 [3]
Website	www.southernpines.net

Southern Pines is a town in Moore County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 12,334 as of the 2010 United States Census.

History

Founded as a winter health resort for Northerners, ^[6] land for the establishment of a town was purchased in 1884 ^[6] and the town was incorporated on March 7, 1887. ^{[7] [8]}

As of 1898, it was a sundown town where African Americans were not allowed to reside or conduct business. ^[9]

The James Boyd House, Shaw House, Southern Pines Historic District, Firleigh Farms, and Moore County Hunt Lands and Mile-Away Farms are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. ^{[10] [11] [12]} The Southern Pines Golf Club was founded in 1906.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 15.5 square miles (40.2 km²), of which 15.4 square miles (39.8 km²) is land and 0.2 square mile (0.5 km²) (1.16%) is water.

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
1900	517		—
1910	542		4.8%
1920	743		37.1%
1930	2,524		239.7%
1940	3,225		27.8%
1950	4,272		32.5%
1960	5,198		21.7%
1970	5,937		14.2%
1980	8,620		45.2%
1990	9,129		5.9%
2000	10,918		19.6%
2010	12,334		13.0%
2020	15,545		26.0%
U.S. Decennial Census [13]

Shops along N Broad Street

2020 census

Southern Pines racial composition ^[14]

Race	Number	Percentage
White (non-Hispanic)	11,126	71.57%
Black or African American (non-Hispanic)	2,609	16.78%
Native American	64	0.41%
Asian	232	1.49%
Pacific Islander	13	0.08%
Other/Mixed	683	4.39%
Hispanic or Latino	818	5.26%

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 15,545 people, 6,321 households, and 3,505 families residing in the town.

2010 census

As of the 2010 census, ^[5] there were 12,334 people, 5,866 households, and 3,304 families residing in the town. The population density was 806 inhabitants per square mile (311/km²). There were 6,859 housing units at an average density of 371 houses/condos per square mile (143.24/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 71.7% White, 24% African American, 0.6% Native American, 0.8% Asian, 0.1% Pacific Islander, 1.3% from other races, and 1.4% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.4% of the population. ^[15]

Of the 5,866 households, 21% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 40.6% were married couples living together, 13% had a female householder with no husband present, 2.7 had a male householder with no female present, and 38.9% were non-families. The average household size was 2.07 and the average family size was 2.75. ^[15]

In the town, the population was spread out, with 21.9% aged 19 and younger, 4.7% from 20 to 24, 20.8% from 25 to 44, 25.2% from 45 to 64, and 27.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 47. For every 100 females, there were 82 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 78.2 males. ^[15]

The median income for a household in the town was $41,297 in 2011, ^[16] and the median income for a family was $60,683. ^[17] Males had a median income of $29,855 versus $23,920 for females. The per capita income for the town was $30,886. ^[17] Of families, 9.26% were below the poverty level, along with 12.4% of the population poverty line, including 23.0% of those under age 18 and 9.6% of those age 65 or over.

Education

• The O'Neal School
• Pinecrest High School
• St. John Paul II Catholic School
• Episcopal Day School
• Sandhills Classical Christian School
• Academy of Classical Design - Fine Art Atelier
• Calvary Christian School
• Moore Montessori Community School
• Sandhills Community College
• North Moore High School
• Union Pines High School

Media

• The Pilot (fka The Southern Pines Pilot)
• PineStraw Magazine
• Moore County News
• WYBE Sandhills Lifetime TV 44
• WEEB Talk Radio 990 AM and 97.3 FM
• WIOZ Star 102.5 FM
• WMGU Magic 106.9 FM
• WMAG 99.5 Winston-Salem, Greensboro, High-Point
• WQSM 98.1 Q98 Fayetteville
• WZFX 99.1 Foxy 99
• WKML 95.7 KML Today's Country
• WUKS 107.7 The Bounce FM
• WFLB 96.5 KML BOB FM

The metro area has TV broadcasting stations that serve the Raleigh-Durham Designated Market Area (DMA) as defined by Nielsen Media Research.

Infrastructure

• Camp Mackall, U.S. Army training facility
• Moore County Airport
• Southern Pines station

Notable people

• James Baldwin — former All-Star pitcher for the Chicago White Sox
• PT Barnum — built a home for his family in Southern Pines at 285 N. Bethesda Rd.
• Peggy Kirk Bell – golf instructor, and founding member of the LPGA
• Jeff Capel II - An American National Basketball Association assistant coach and a college basketball head coach
• Bobby Collins — college basketball coach ^[18]
• Sarah Dessen – New York Times bestseller author
• Denny Emerson - An American equestrian
• Charlie Engle — ultramarathon runner and author ^[19]
• Augustus M. Gurney- United States general officer who retired here
• James Holshouser Jr. – former Republican Governor of North Carolina
• Patricia Hollingsworth Holshouser – former First Lady of North Carolina
• Sandy Koufax – Hall of Fame pitcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers formerly owned a home in Southern Pines
• Julien J. LeBourgeois — former vice admiral of the United States Navy
• Carwood Lipton — member 101st Airborne Division in World War II, portrayed in Band of Brothers, spent his retirement years in Southern Pines
• James Russell McGregor (James 3X Shabazz), a leader of the Nation of Islam and an associate of Malcolm X
• Armelia McQueen - actress
• Jeffrey Mims – artist, and founder of Academy of Classical Design
• Shannon Moore – professional wrestler
• Richard T. Morgan — North Carolina state legislator, businessman, and farmer
• Winant Sidle – U.S. Army Major General
• John Frank Stevens – railroad builder, discoverer of Stevens Pass, and lead engineer for the Panama Canal
• Michael Walsh — Horse Trainer and founder of the Stoneybrook Steeplechase, National Horse Racing Hall of Fame inductee
• Toni Lynn Washington — blues singer ^[20]

Sister city

Southern Pines has one sister city, as designated by Sister Cities International: ^[21]

• Newry/Mourne, County Down, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom

See also

• List of sundown towns in the United States

References

1. "North Carolina Gazetteer" . Retrieved December 8, 2022.
2. "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
3. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Southern Pines, North Carolina
4. United States Census Bureau (December 29, 2022). "2020 Census Qualifying Urban Areas and Final Criteria Clarifications". Federal Register.
5. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.
6. Southern Pines North Carolina 2040 Comprehensive Plan Adopted September 12, 2023, https://www.southernpines.net/DocumentCenter/View/10470/2040-Comprehensive-Plan-printable-version, last accessed November 12, 2023.
7. An Act to Incorporate the Town of Southern Pines, in Moore county, ratified March 7, 1887, https://www.southernpines.net/DocumentCenter/View/9784/Southern-Pines-Charter-1887-Session-Law-Chapter-159?bidId=, last accessed November 12, 2023.
8. Southern Pines Comprehensive Long Range Plan 2016, p. B-26.
9. "State Press". The Semi-Weekly Messenger. Wilmington, North Carolina. November 18, 1898. p. 4 – via Chronicling America. Southern Pines, in Moore county, this state, is a typical northern community. It was built, is settled and is governed by people from the northern and New England states, and it is interesting to know how the negro is treated there. … Southern Pines was founded by eastern capitalists as a resort for invalids and hundreds go there every winter seeking restoration of health. Its founders, notwithstanding their birth-place and traditions, did not allow any sentimental notions about the negroes to enter in their plans. No negro is allowed to live or do business in Southern Pines. They are all congregated in a place called 'Jimtown', and when they visit the town proper, are models of quiet and orderly behavior.
10. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
11. "National Register of Historic Places Listings". Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties, 9/09/13 through 9/13/13. National Park Service. September 20, 2013.
12. "National Register of Historic Places Listings". Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 5/29/14 through 5/23/14. National Park Service. May 30, 2014.
13. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
14. "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved December 22, 2021.
15. "2010 Census data for City of Southern Pines, NC". www.zip-codes.com. Retrieved April 6, 2018.
16. "Southern Pines, North Carolina (NC 28387) profile: population, maps, real estate, averages, homes, statistics, relocation, travel, jobs, hospitals, schools, crime, moving, houses, news, sex offenders". www.city-data.com. Retrieved April 6, 2018.
17. "Southern Pines, NC Income and Careers - USA.com™". www.usa.com. Retrieved April 6, 2018.
18. Shaw Names Bobby Collins New Head Men's Basketball Coach. shawbears.com. Retrieved July 28, 2020.
19. Levin, Rachel. (May 28, 2013). An Ultrarunner's Long Road Back. Outside. Retrieved July 28, 2020.
20. Blues with Toni Lynn Washington. Retrieved July 28, 2020.
21. Sahadi, Bill. (June 8, 2017). Sister Cities International. Fore Properties. Retrieved July 21, 2020.

Works cited

• Town of Southern Pines Comprehensive Long Range Plan (PDF), Town of Southern Pines, March 8, 2016

External links

• Town of Southern Pines
• Moore County Chamber of Commerce