Mount Gilead, North Carolina
| Mount Gilead, North Carolina | |
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| Town | |
Downtown, Mount Gilead
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| Motto: "Surrounded by nature - forests, lakes, rivers...Embedded with culture, history..." | |
 Location of Mount Gilead, North Carolina |
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| Coordinates: 35°12′57″N 80°0′19″W / 35.21583°N 80.00528°WCoordinates: 35°12′57″N 80°0′19″W / 35.21583°N 80.00528°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | North Carolina |
| County | Montgomery |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Earl Poplin |
| • Town Manager | Katrina Tatum |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3.3 sq mi (8.5 km2) |
| • Land | 3.3 sq mi (8.5 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
| Elevation | 427 ft (130 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 1,181 |
| • Density | 357.8/sq mi (138.9/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 27306 |
| Area code(s) | 910 |
| FIPS code | 37-44900 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1013735 |
| Website | www.mtgileadnc.com |
Mount Gilead is a town in Montgomery County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 1,181 at the 2010 census.
Mount Gilead is located at 35°12′57″N 80°0′19″W / 35.21583°N 80.00528°W (35.215793, -80.005252).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 3.3 square miles (8.5 km²), all of it land.
As of the census of 2000, there were 1,389 people, 502 households, and 367 families residing in the town. The population density was 424.2 people per square mile (164.0/km²). There were 553 housing units at an average density of 168.9 per square mile (65.3/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 46.29% White, 50.04% African American, 0.50% Native American, 2.16% Asian, 0.29% from other races, and 0.72% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.58% of the population.
There were 502 households out of which 31.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.8% were married couples living together, 20.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.7% were non-families. 25.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.64 and the average family size was 3.14.
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