Editing Locust, North Carolina

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{{Infobox settlement
| official_name            = Locust, North Carolina
| settlement_type          = [[City]]
| motto                    = "The City with a Soul"
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| map_caption              = Location of Locust, North Carolina
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| subdivision_type1        = [[U.S. state|State]]
| subdivision_name1        = [[North Carolina]]
| subdivision_type2        = [[List of counties in North Carolina|Counties]]
| subdivision_name2        = [[Stanly County, North Carolina|Stanly]], [[Cabarrus County, North Carolina|Cabarrus]]
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| area_total_km2           = 21.21
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| population_as_of         = [[2020 United States Census|2020]]
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| population_total         = 4537
| population_density_km2   = 213.89
| population_density_sq_mi = 553.97

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| timezone                 = [[North American Eastern Time Zone|Eastern (EST)]]
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| postal_code_type         = [[ZIP code]]
| postal_code              = 28097
| area_code                = [[Area code 704|704]]
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| blank_info               = 37-38860<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=2008-01-31|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref>
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| blank1_info              = 2404946<ref name=gnis>{{GNIS|2404946}}</ref>
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'''Locust''' is a small [[City|rural city]] in [[Stanly County, North Carolina|Stanly]] and [[Cabarrus County, North Carolina|Cabarrus]] counties in the [[U.S. state]] of [[North Carolina]]. The population was 2,930 at the [[2010 United States census|2010 census]].<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US3738860| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212185148/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US3738860| url-status=dead| archive-date=February 12, 2020| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Locust city, North Carolina| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| accessdate=December 18, 2014}}</ref> It has seen substantial growth lately due to the [[urban sprawl]] from the Charlotte area.

==Geography==
Locust is located in southwestern Stanly County. Through annexations, the city limits now extend west into Cabarrus County. Locust is bordered by the town of [[Stanfield, North Carolina|Stanfield]] to the south.

The center of Locust is at the intersection of combined [[North Carolina Highway 24]]/[[North Carolina Highway 27|27]] with [[North Carolina Highway 200]]. NC 24/27 leads east {{convert|15|mi}} to [[Albemarle, North Carolina|Albemarle]] and west to the [[Charlotte, North Carolina|Charlotte]] area. Via NC 27 it is {{convert|25|mi}} to the [[Charlotte center city]]. NC 200 leads northwest to [[US 601]] and provides a route to [[Concord, North Carolina|Concord]], {{convert|15|mi}} away, and leads southwest {{convert|22|mi}} to [[Monroe, North Carolina|Monroe]].

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city of Locust has a total area of {{convert|21.1|sqkm|order=flip}}, with no significant water bodies.<ref name="Census 2010"/>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1880= 35
|1920= 95
|1930= 103
|1940= 151
|1950= 216
|1960= 211
|1980= 1590
|1990= 1940
|2000= 2416
|2010= 2930
|2020= 4537
| estyear = 2023
| estimate = 5854
| estref = <ref name="USCensusEst2023">{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/tables/2020-2023/cities/totals/SUB-IP-EST2023-POP-37.xlsx |date=May 16, 2024|title=City and Town Population Totals: 2020-2023|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=May 16, 2024}}</ref>
|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|accessdate=June 4, 2015}}</ref>
}}

===2020 census===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:right"
|+Locust racial composition<ref>{{Cite web|title=Explore Census Data|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US3738860&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|access-date=2021-12-20|website=data.census.gov}}</ref>
!scope="col"| Race
!scope="col"| Number
!scope="col"| Percentage
|-
!scope="row"| [[White (U.S. Census)|White]] (non-Hispanic)
| 3,703
| 81.62%
|-
!scope="row"| [[African American (U.S. Census)|Black or African American]] (non-Hispanic)
| 249
| 5.49%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]]
| 8
| 0.18%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]]
| 44
| 0.97%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]]
| 4
| 0.09%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Race (United States Census)|Other/Mixed]]
| 216
| 4.76%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]]
| 313
| 6.9%
|}
As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 4,537 people, 1,397 households, and 956 families residing in the city.

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 2,416 people, 922 households, and 712 families residing in the city. The population density was {{convert|470.5|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 981 housing units at an average density of {{convert|191.0|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units&nbsp;|units|}}. The racial makeup of the city was 94.91% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 1.53% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.46% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.17% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 2.03% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.91% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 3.39% of the population.

There were 922 households, out of which 35.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 65.9% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 7.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.7% were non-families. 20.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.62 and the average family size was 3.02.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 26.2% under the age of 18, 6.7% from 18 to 24, 32.8% from 25 to 44, 22.8% from 45 to 64, and 11.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 100.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.3 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $44,556, and the median income for a family was $50,987. Males had a median income of $35,614 versus $21,375 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $19,250. About 3.2% of families and 4.1% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 6.9% of those under age 18 and 2.5% of those age 65 or over.

==Notable people==
*[[Adeem the Artist]], country music singer

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.locustnc.com/ City of Locust official website]

{{Cabarrus County, North Carolina}}
{{Stanly County, North Carolina}}

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[[Category:Cities in Cabarrus County, North Carolina]]
[[Category:Cities in Stanly County, North Carolina]]
[[Category:Cities in North Carolina]]