Editing Whispering Pines, North Carolina

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{{Infobox settlement
| name                            = Whispering Pines, North Carolina
| official_name                   = 
| settlement_type                 = [[Village (North Carolina)|Village]]
| nickname                        = 
| motto                           = 

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| image_map                       = Moore County North Carolina incorporated and unincorporated areas Whispering Pines highlighted.svg
| map_caption                     = Location in [[Moore County, NC|Moore County]] and the state of [[North Carolina]]

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| subdivision_type                = [[List of sovereign states|Country]]
| subdivision_name                = United States
| subdivision_type1               = [[U.S. state|State]]
| subdivision_name1               = [[North Carolina]]
| subdivision_type2               = [[List of counties in North Carolina|County]]
| subdivision_name2               = [[Moore County, North Carolina|Moore]]
| government_footnotes            = 
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| leader_title                    = [[Mayor]]
| leader_name                     = 
Linda Vandercook
| leader_title1                   = Manager
| leader_name1                    = Rich Lambdin
| established_title               = 
| established_date                = 1959
| incorporated                    = 1969

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| unit_pref                       = Imperial
| area_footnotes                  = <ref name="CenPopGazetteer2024">{{cite web |title=2024 U.S. Gazetteer Files: North Carolina|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2024_Gazetteer/2024_gaz_place_37.txt |publisher=United States Census Bureau |accessdate=March 31, 2025}}</ref>
| area_total_km2                  = 11.44
| area_land_km2                   = 9.82
| area_water_km2                  = 1.62
| area_total_sq_mi                = 4.42
| area_land_sq_mi                 = 3.79
| area_water_sq_mi                = 0.63

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| population_as_of                = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
| population_footnotes            = <ref name="Census 2020">{{Cite web| url=https://data.census.gov/table/DECENNIALPL2020.P1?q=&g=160XX00US3773140| title=P1. Race – Whispering Pines village, North Carolina: 2020 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171)| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau| access-date=March 31, 2025}}</ref>
| population_total                = 4987
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| population_density_km2          = 507.71
| population_density_sq_mi        = 1315.14

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| timezone                        = [[North American Eastern Time Zone|Eastern (EST)]]
| utc_offset                      = -5
| timezone_DST                    = EDT
| utc_offset_DST                  = -4
| elevation_footnotes             = <ref name=gnis/>
| elevation_ft                    = 371
| coordinates                     = {{coord|35|15|12|N|79|22|31|W|region:US_type:city|display=inline,title}}
| postal_code_type                = [[ZIP Code]]
| postal_code                     = 28327
| area_codes                      = [[Area codes 910 and 472|910, 472]]
| blank_name                      = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
| blank_info                      = 37-73140<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=January 31, 2008|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref>
| blank1_name                     = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
| blank1_info                     = 2407570<ref name=gnis>{{GNIS|2407570}}</ref>
| website                         = {{URL|vwpnc.org}}
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}}
'''Whispering Pines''' is a village in [[Moore County, North Carolina]], United States. The population was 4,987 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]],<ref name="Census 2020"/> up from 2,928 in [[2010 United States census|2010]].

==Geography==
The village is in east-central Moore County, bordered to the southwest by the town of [[Southern Pines, North Carolina|Southern Pines]]. The center of Southern Pines is {{convert|7|mi|0}} by road to the south, while [[Carthage, North Carolina|Carthage]], the Moore [[county seat]], is {{convert|8|mi|0}} to the north and [[Vass, North Carolina|Vass]] is {{convert|7|mi|0}} to the east.

According to the [[U.S. Census Bureau]], the village of Whispering Pines has a total area of {{convert|4.42|sqmi|2}}, of which {{convert|3.79|sqmi|2}} are land and {{convert|0.63|sqmi|km2}}, or 14.2%, are water.<ref name="CenPopGazetteer2024"/> Several lakes have been built within the village, including Thagards Lake, Spring Valley Lake, Pine Lake, and Shadow Lake. Thagards Lake is an impoundment on the [[Little River (Cape Fear River tributary)|Little River]], an east-flowing tributary of the [[Cape Fear River]].

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1970= 362
|1980= 1160
|1990= 1243
|2000= 2090
|2010= 2928
|2020= 4987
|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"
|+Whispering Pines racial composition<ref>{{Cite web|title=Explore Census Data|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US3773140&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|access-date=December 22, 2021|website=data.census.gov}}</ref>
!scope="col"| Race
!scope="col"| Number
!scope="col"| Percentage
|-
!scope="row"| [[White (U.S. Census)|White]] (non-Hispanic)
| 4,272
| 85.66%
|-
!scope="row"| [[African American (U.S. Census)|Black or African American]] (non-Hispanic)
| 71
| 1.42%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]]
| 20
| 0.4%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]]
| 63
| 1.26%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]]
| 4
| 0.08%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Race (United States Census)|Other/Mixed]]
| 283
| 5.67%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]]
| 274
| 5.49%
|}
As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 4,987 people, 1,149 households, and 937 families residing in the village.

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 2,090 people, 970 households, and 770 families residing in the village. The population density was {{convert|689.9|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 1,054 housing units at an average density of {{convert|347.9|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the village was 97.89% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 1.15% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.24% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.33% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.10% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.05% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.24% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.15% of the population.

There were 970 households, out of which 14.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 76.7% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 2.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.6% were non-families. 19.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.3% 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 2.43.

In the village, the population was spread out, with 13.0% under the age of 18, 1.5% from 18 to 24, 13.9% from 25 to 44, 25.4% from 45 to 64, and 46.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 63 years. For every 100 females, there were 89.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.4 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $60,035, and the median income for a family was $66,587. Males had a median income of $48,906 versus $33,750 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the village was $33,086. About 0.5% of families and 1.2% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 2.0% of those under age 18 and 1.0% of those age 65 or over.

==Notable people==
* [[Joseph R. Fisher (USMC)|Joseph "Bull" Fisher]], colonel in the [[U.S. Marine Corps]], awarded the [[Navy Cross Medal]], two [[Silver Star Medal]]s, and the [[Purple Heart]]; died in Whispering Pines
* [[Shannon Moore]], [[Total Nonstop Action Wrestling|TNA]] wrestler

==References==
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==External links==
* {{Official|vwpnc.org}}
* [http://www.moorecountychamber.com/ Moore County Chamber of Commerce]

{{Moore County, North Carolina}}

[[Category:Villages in Moore County, North Carolina]]
[[Category:Villages in North Carolina]]