Southern Pines, North Carolina | |
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Coordinates: 35°11′36″N79°24′14″W / 35.19333°N 79.40389°W | |
Country | United States |
State | North Carolina |
County | Moore |
Named for | Its location on the edge of the Longleaf pine belt [1] |
Government | |
• Mayor | Carol Haney |
Area | |
• 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 | 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.
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.
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.
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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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] |
Race | Number | Percentage |
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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.
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.
The metro area has TV broadcasting stations that serve the Raleigh-Durham Designated Market Area (DMA) as defined by Nielsen Media Research.
Southern Pines has one sister city, as designated by Sister Cities International: [21]
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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.