Editing Lowesville, North Carolina

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'''Lowesville''' is a [[census-designated place]] (CDP) in [[Lincoln County, North Carolina|Lincoln County]], [[North Carolina]], United States. The population was 2,945 at the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]],<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US3739520&tid=DECENNIALSF12010.P1| title=Total Population: 2010 Census DEC Summary File 1 (P1), Lowesville CDP, North Carolina| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau| website=data.census.gov| accessdate=June 30, 2020}}</ref> up from 1,440 in 2000.

==History==
[[Mount Welcome (residence)|Mount Welcome]] was listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 1991.<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|version=2010a}}</ref>

==Geography==
Lowesville is located in the southeast corner of Lincoln County. It is bordered to the south by [[Gaston County, North Carolina|Gaston County]]. [[North Carolina Highway 16]], a four-lane freeway, passes through the east side of the community, leading northwest {{convert|24|mi}} to [[Newton, North Carolina|Newton]] and southeast {{convert|17|mi}} to [[Charlotte, North Carolina|Charlotte]]. It is paralleled by old Highway 16 (NC-16 Business), a two-lane road that runs through the center of Lowesville. Access to new Highway 16 is only from [[North Carolina Highway 73]] at the northern end of the CDP or from NC-16 Business in [[Lucia, North Carolina|Lucia]], {{convert|2|mi|0}} south of the center of Lowesville. NC 73 forms the northern edge of the CDP; it leads east {{convert|9|mi|0}} to [[Interstate 77 in North Carolina|Interstate 77]] in northern [[Huntersville, North Carolina|Huntersville]] and west {{convert|15|mi}} to [[Lincolnton, North Carolina|Lincolnton]], the Lincoln [[county seat]].

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the Lowesville CDP has a total area of {{convert|17.6|km2|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|0.02|sqkm|order=flip|2}}, or 0.10%, are water.<ref name="Gazetteer 2019">{{cite web| url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2019_Gazetteer/2019_gaz_cousubs_37.txt| title=U.S. Gazetteer Files: 2019: Places: North Carolina| website=U.S. Census Bureau Geography Division| accessdate=June 30, 2020}}</ref> Killian Creek forms the western edge of the CDP, and Johnson Creek drains the eastern side of the community. The entire community is in the [[Catawba River]] watershed.

Lowesville uses the [[Stanley, North Carolina]], 28164 ZIP code.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|2020= 3281
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=http://www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|accessdate=June 4, 2016}}</ref>
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As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 1,440 people, 552 households, and 422 families residing in the CDP. The population density was {{convert|211.4|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 589 housing units at an average density of {{convert|86.5|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the CDP was 92.29% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 6.53% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.21% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.83% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], and 0.14% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.60% of the population.

There were 552 households, out of which 34.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.5% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 8.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.4% were non-families. 19.7% 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 2.61 and the average family size was 2.99.

In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 24.3% under the age of 18, 7.5% from 18 to 24, 33.3% from 25 to 44, 25.3% from 45 to 64, and 9.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 99.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.3 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $51,333, and the median income for a family was $53,000. Males had a median income of $36,316 versus $24,280 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the CDP was $28,072. About 5.9% of families and 7.3% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 8.8% of those under age 18 and 10.7% of those age 65 or over.

==References==
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{{Lincoln County, North Carolina}}

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[[Category:Unincorporated communities in Lincoln County, North Carolina]]
[[Category:Unincorporated communities in North Carolina]]
[[Category:Census-designated places in Lincoln County, North Carolina]]
[[Category:Census-designated places in North Carolina]]