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Southern Pines, North Carolina

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Southern Pines is a town in Moore County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 15,545 as of the 2020 census,<ref name="Census 2020"/> up from 12,334 in 2010.

History

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Founded as a winter health resort for Northerners,<ref name="SP2040CP">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.</ref> land for the establishment of a town was purchased in 1884<ref name="SP2040CP"/> and the town was incorporated on March 7, 1887.<ref name="ATI">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.</ref>Template:Sfn

As of 1898, it was a sundown town where African Americans were not allowed to reside or conduct business.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

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.<ref name="nris">Template:NRISref</ref><ref name="nps">Template:Cite web</ref><ref name="nps1">Template:Cite web</ref> The Southern Pines Golf Club was founded in 1906.

Geography

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Southern Pines is in southern Moore County in the Sandhills Region of North Carolina. It is bordered to the south by Aberdeen, to the west by Pinehurst, and to the north by Carthage and Whispering Pines.

U.S. Route 1 (Sandhills Boulevard) is the primary road through Southern Pines, passing northwest of the downtown area. US-1 leads northeast Template:Convert to Sanford and southwest through Aberdeen Template:Convert to Rockingham. North Carolina Highway 2 has its eastern terminus in Southern Pines and leads west Template:Convert to the center of Pinehurst. NC 22 has its southern terminus in Southern Pines and leads north Template:Convert to Carthage, the Moore county seat.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the town of Southern Pines has a total area of Template:Convert, of which Template:Convert, or 1.02%, are water.<ref name="CenPopGazetteer2024"/> The center of Southern Pines sits on high ground which drains west toward Aberdeen Creek, a south-flowing tributary of Drowning Creek (the Lumber River); and east and north toward tributaries of the Little River, part of the Cape Fear River watershed.

Demographics

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File:Southern Pines N Broad St Shops.jpg
Shops along North Broad Street

2020 census

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Southern Pines racial composition<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
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

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As of the 2010 census,<ref name="GR2" /> there were 12,334 people, 5,866 households, and 3,304 families residing in the town. The population density was Template:Convert. There were 6,859 housing units at an average density of 371 houses/condos per square mile (143.24/kmTemplate:Sup). 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.<ref name="zip-codes.com">Template:Cite web</ref>

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.<ref name="zip-codes.com"/>

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.<ref name="zip-codes.com"/>

The median income for a household in the town was $41,297 in 2011,<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> and the median income for a family was $60,683.<ref name="usa.com">Template:Cite web</ref> Males had a median income of $29,855 versus $23,920 for females. The per capita income for the town was $30,886.<ref name="usa.com"/> 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

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Media

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  • 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

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Notable people

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Sister city

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Southern Pines has one sister city, as designated by Sister Cities International:<ref>Sahadi, Bill. (June 8, 2017). Sister Cities International. Fore Properties. Retrieved July 21, 2020.</ref>

See also

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References

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Works cited

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