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Mooresboro, North Carolina

Mooresboro, North Carolina
Town
Location of Mooresboro, North Carolina
Location of Mooresboro, North Carolina
Coordinates: 35°17′59″N 81°42′2″W / 35.29972°N 81.70056°W / 35.29972; -81.70056Coordinates: 35°17′59″N 81°42′2″W / 35.29972°N 81.70056°W / 35.29972; -81.70056
Country United States
State North Carolina
County Cleveland
Area
 • Total 1.8 sq mi (4.6 km2)
 • Land 1.8 sq mi (4.6 km2)
 • Water 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation 935 ft (285 m)
Population (2010)
 • Total 311
 • Density 178.3/sq mi (68.8/km2)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code 28114
Area code(s) 704, 828, 980
FIPS code 37-44160
GNIS feature ID 0990208

Mooresboro is a town in Cleveland County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 311 at the 2010 census.

Pro wrestler Chris Hamrick is from Mooresboro.

The Henrietta-Caroleen High School was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2005.

Mooresboro is located at 35°17′59″N 81°42′2″W / 35.29972°N 81.70056°W / 35.29972; -81.70056 (35.299734, -81.700625).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 1.8 square miles (4.7 km2), all of it land.

As of the census of 2000, there were 314 people, 131 households, and 94 families residing in the town. The population density was 178.3 people per square mile (68.9/km²). There were 140 housing units at an average density of 79.5 per square mile (30.7/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 88.22% White, 11.46% African American and 0.32% Pacific Islander.

There were 131 households out of which 33.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.1% were married couples living together, 16.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.2% were non-families. 27.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.40 and the average family size was 2.88.


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