Editing Black Mountain, North Carolina

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'''Black Mountain''' is a town in [[Buncombe County, North Carolina]], United States. The population was 8,426 at the [[2020 United States census]].<ref name=":0" /> It is part of the [[Asheville metropolitan area]]. The town is named for the old train stop at the Black Mountain Depot and is located at the southern end of the [[Black Mountains (North Carolina)|Black Mountain range]] of the [[Blue Ridge Mountains]] in the [[Appalachian Mountains|Southern Appalachians]].

==History==
Black Mountain in its present form was incorporated on March 4, 1893. The first recorded inhabitants of the area were the [[Cherokee]]. A road was built through the area in 1850 and a railroad followed in 1879.<ref>{{cite book
  | last = Dickson
  | first = Scott
  | title = In Search of Mayberry
  | publisher = Parkway Publishers, Inc.
  | year = 2005
  | location = Boone, North Carolina
  }}</ref>

The [[Black Mountain College|Black Mountain College Historic District]], [[Black Mountain Downtown Historic District]], [[Blue Ridge Assembly Historic District]], [[Dougherty Heights Historic District]], Rafael Guastavino Sr., Estate, [[Intheoaks]], [[Monte Vista Hotel (Black Mountain, North Carolina)|Monte Vista Hotel]], [[South Montreat Road Historic District]], and [[Thomas Chapel A.M.E. Zion Church]] are listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]].<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|version=2010a}}</ref><ref name="nps">{{cite web|url=http://www.cr.nps.gov/nr/listings/20110107.htm|title=National Register of Historic Places Listings|date=January 7, 2011|work=Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 12/27/10 through 12/30/10|publisher=National Park Service|access-date=August 30, 2014|archive-date=August 24, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140824055357/http://www.cr.nps.gov/nr/listings/20110107.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="nps1">{{cite web|url=http://www.cr.nps.gov/nr/listings/20110121.htm|title=National Register of Historic Places Listings|date=January 21, 2011|work=Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 1/10/11 through 1/14/11|publisher=National Park Service}}</ref>

In September 2024, Black Mountain was severely impacted by flooding from [[Hurricane Helene]]. The town's power, water, and sewer systems went down for days.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-10-02 |title=Hurricane Helene Information |url=https://www.townofblackmountain.org/2941/Hurricane-Helene-Information |access-date=2024-10-03 |website=Town of Black Mountain}}</ref> Roads and bridges were washed away.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2024-10-01 |title=Hurricane Helene leaves Black Mountain, NC in ruins |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1mzAyD2N4h4 |access-date=2024-10-03 |work=[[WCIV]]}}</ref> The headquarters and distribution center for the [[Ingles]] supermarket chain is based in Black Mountain. The company's local facilities were flooded, leading to mass closures, shortages, and payment processing issues at grocery stores across the chain.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Foster |first=Randy |date=2024-10-02 |title=Hurricane Helene Horrors |work=[[Cherokee Scout]] |publisher=[[Community Newspapers Inc.]] |location=Murphy, NC |pages=1A, 8A}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Spikes |first=Jakai |date=2024-10-02 |title=Southeast grocery store chain forced to go cash or check only after Hurricane Helene |url=https://www.newschannel9.com/newsletter-daily/southeast-grocery-store-chain-forced-to-go-cash-or-check-only-after-hurricane-helene |work=[[WTVC]] |location=Chattanooga, Tennessee}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Thompson |first=Myron |date=2024-09-30 |title=Ingles credit card processing damaged by Hurricane Helene, stores taking cash and checks |url=https://www.knoxnews.com/story/money/business/2024/09/30/ingles-credit-card-processing-damaged-by-helene-stores-accepting-cash-checks/75450807007/ |access-date=2024-10-03 |work=[[Knoxville News Sentinel]]}}</ref>

==About the town==
The downtown area has many eclectic shops, attracting seasonal tourism, a main staple of the local economy. There are also many quaint [[bed and breakfast]]s. The town is near several Christian retreat areas including [[Ridgecrest, North Carolina|Ridgecrest]] and [[Montreat Conference Center]].{{citation needed|date=November 2011}}

[[Black Mountain College]] was formerly located near the town, but the [[Black Mountain College Museum + Arts Center]], dedicated to the experimental educational institution's history, is now located in downtown [[Asheville, North Carolina|Asheville]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://blackmountaincollege.org/index.php/about|title=Black Mountain College Museum, Asheville, NC|work=blackmountaincollege.org}}</ref> Black Mountain is also the site of the Swannanoa Valley Museum.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.swannanoavalleymuseum.org/|title=The Swannanoa Valley Museum|work=The Swannanoa Valley Museum}}</ref> The [[Black Mountain Center for the Arts]] is located down the street from the museum. In 2002 the community raised 1.2 million dollars to buy the old Town Hall and convert it into the Art Center.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/03/travel/escapes/03havens.html?adxnnl=1&adxnnlx=1257617168-CKYLbWlkYjlvdMFkHFJj6A | work=The New York Times | first=Chris | last=Dixon | title=A Cultured Retreat in the Shadow of the Seven Sisters | date=August 3, 2007}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.blackmountainarts.org/|title=BLACK MOUNTAIN CENTER FOR THE ARTS - (828) 669-0930|work=blackmountainarts.org}}</ref>

''[[Black Mountain News]]'' is a weekly newspaper covering Black Mountain and the Swannanoa Valley area.

==Geography==
Black Mountain is located in eastern Buncombe County. The town of [[Montreat, North Carolina|Montreat]] borders Black Mountain to the north, and the unincorporated community of [[Swannanoa, North Carolina|Swannanoa]] is on the western border. [[U.S. Route 70 in North Carolina|U.S. Route 70]] (State Street) is the main road through the center of town. [[Interstate 40 in North Carolina|Interstate 40]] passes just to the south of downtown, with access from exits 64 and 65. Via I-40, it is {{convert|15|mi}} west to Asheville and {{convert|41|mi}} east to [[Morganton, North Carolina|Morganton]].

The [[Swannanoa River]] flows from east to west through the town, rising just {{convert|3|mi|0}} to the east at Swannanoa Gap on the crest of the Appalachians. The Swannanoa River flows west to the [[French Broad River]], part of the [[Tennessee River]] basin that ultimately flows to the [[Gulf of Mexico]] via the [[Mississippi River]], while Swannanoa Creek east of the gap is part of the [[Catawba River]]-[[Santee River]] system, reaching the Atlantic Ocean north of [[Charleston, South Carolina]].

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town of Black Mountain has a total area of {{convert|17.4|km2|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|0.04|km2|order=flip|3}}, or 0.23%, is water.<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web |title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Black Mountain town, North Carolina |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US3706140 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212185501/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US3706140 |archive-date=February 12, 2020 |access-date=February 12, 2014 |publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder}}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1900= 209
|1910= 311
|1920= 531
|1930= 737
|1940= 1042
|1950= 1174
|1960= 1313
|1970= 3204
|1980= 4083
|1990= 5418
|2000= 7511
|2010= 7848
|2020= 8426
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 4, 2015}}</ref>
}}

===2020 census===
As of the [[2020 United States census]] and [[American Community Survey]] 2021(5 year estimates), there were 8,426 people and 3,928 households residing in the town. The racial makeup of the town was 85.37% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 4.0% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.21% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.77% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.01% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.57% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 4.64% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 4.43% of the population.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/table/DECENNIALPL2020.P2?g=160XX00US3706140 |access-date=November 18, 2023 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref>

There were 3,928 households, out of which 17.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.2% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 36.5% had a female householder with no husband present. 32.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 26.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.08 and the average family size was 2.66.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/table/ACSDP5Y2021.DP02?g=160XX00US3706140 |access-date=November 18, 2023 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref>

In the town, the population was spread out, with 14.9% under the age of 18, 2.5% from 18 to 24, 19.3% from 25 to 44, 25.4% from 45 to 64, and 37.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 57.5 years. For every 100 females, there were 67.6 males.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/table/ACSST5Y2021.S0101?g=160XX00US3706140 |access-date=November 18, 2023 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref>

The median income for a household in the town was $68,333, and the median income for a family was $85,262. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $20,509. About 4.6% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 2.3% of those under age 18 and 3.0% of those age 65 or over.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/table/ACSST5Y2021.S1701?g=160XX00US3706140 |access-date=November 18, 2023 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref>

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 7,511 people, 3,340 households, and 2,027 families residing in the town. The population density was {{convert|1,165.7|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 3,703 housing units at an average density of {{convert|574.7|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the town was 90.84% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 6.27% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.31% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.87% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.04% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.45% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.22% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.81% of the population.

There were 3,340 households, out of which 22.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.2% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 10.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 39.3% were non-families. 34.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.15 and the average family size was 2.75.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 19.1% under the age of 18, 7.1% from 18 to 24, 25.7% from 25 to 44, 26.1% from 45 to 64, and 22.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females, there were 83.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 78.3 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $35,541, and the median income for a family was $43,373. Males had a median income of $28,604 versus $22,476 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $20,509. About 7.6% of families and 10.1% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 14.2% of those under age 18 and 7.6% of those age 65 or over.

==In popular culture==
Black Mountain is the site of the Three Billboards featured in the 2017 film, ''[[Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri]]'', with one billboard exposed in April 2016, with the other two covered up.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://wlos.com/news/local/black-mountain-billboard-reads-raped-while-dying-to-be-featured-in-upcoming-movie |title=Black Mountain billboard reads 'Raped while dying,' to be featured in movie |work=[[WLOS|WLOS News 13]] |date=April 18, 2016}}</ref>

Black Mountain is featured in the 2009 novel ''[[One Second After]]'' and its subsequent sequels by [[William R. Forstchen]], a town resident. Many local institutions and residents appear in the novel, although the story itself is fictional.<ref>{{Cite web |last=McCormick |first=Fred |title=Montreat prof writes sequel to 'One Second After' |url=https://www.blackmountainnews.com/story/news/local/2015/10/28/montreat-prof-writes-sequel-one-second/74752384/ |access-date=2024-08-11 |website=Black Mountain News |language=en-US}}</ref>

==Government and infrastructure==
The [[North Carolina Department of Public Safety]] (formerly the [[North Carolina Department of Corrections]]) operates the Swannanoa Correctional Center for Women. It opened on July 7, 2008, taking women previously at the Black Mountain Correctional Center for Women.<ref>"[https://www.ncdps.gov/index2.cfm?a=000003,002240,002242,002285 Swannanoa Correctional Center for Women]." [[North Carolina Department of Public Safety]]. Retrieved on December 17, 2015. "Street Address 55 Lake Eden Road Black Mountain, N.C. 28711"</ref>

==Education==
* [[Black Mountain College]] (1933–1957)
* [[Montreat College]] (Black Mountain)

==Events==
* [[Lake Eden Arts Festival]] (LEAF)

==Notable people==
===Literary===
* [[Patricia Cornwell]]
* [[William R. Forstchen]]
* [[Nicholas Sparks]]

===Music===
* [[McDibbs]] {{ndash}} music venue
* [[Bob Dalsemer]] – Internationally-known [[Square dance|square]] and [[Contra dance|contra]] dance writer, musician, and caller
* [[Roberta Flack]] {{ndash}} singer, songwriter and musician
* [[Floating Action (band)|Floating Action]] {{ndash}} (Seth Kauffman)
* [[The Jellyrox]] {{ndash}} (Matthew Langston)
* [[The Morris Brothers]] {{ndash}} country music group
* [[David Wilcox (American musician)|David Wilcox]] {{ndash}} singer-songwriter
* [[Artimus Pyle]] {{ndash}} drummer [[Lynyrd Skynyrd]]

===Architecture===
* [[Rafael Guastavino]]

===Athletes and sporting figures===
* [[Brad Daugherty (basketball)|Brad Daugherty]] {{ndash}} [[National Basketball Association|NBA]] player, 5x [[List of NBA All-Stars|All-Star]], [[ESPN]] and [[NBC Sports]] commentator, and [[NASCAR]] team owner
* [[Brad Johnson (American football)|Brad Johnson]] {{ndash}} [[National Football League|NFL]] quarterback, 2x [[Pro Bowl]] selection, led the [[Tampa Bay Buccaneers]] to their [[Super Bowl XXXVII]] championship
* [[Sammy Stewart]] {{ndash}} [[Major League Baseball|MLB]] pitcher, [[1983 World Series]] champion with the [[Baltimore Orioles]]
* [[Roy Williams (coach)|Roy Williams]] {{ndash}} NCAA basketball coach

===Religion===
* [[L. Nelson Bell]] {{ndash}} missionary, ''Christianity Today'' founder
* [[Andrew Brunson]] {{ndash}} American pastor imprisoned in Turkey

===Film, television, and theater===
* [[Matt Lutz]] {{ndash}} actor

===Politicians===
* [[Roy A. Taylor]] {{ndash}} [[United States House of Representatives|congressman]]

===Diplomats===
* [[Philip S. Kosnett]] {{ndash}} Foreign Service Officer; U.S. Ambassador to the Republic of Kosovo 2018-2021

===Other===
*[[Regina Lynch-Hudson]], publicist, travel writer, and historian

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://www.townofblackmountain.org/ Town of Black Mountain official website]
* [http://www.blackmountain.org/ Black Mountain - Swannanoa Chamber of Commerce]

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[[Category:Towns in Buncombe County, North Carolina]]
[[Category:Asheville metropolitan area]]