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Dallas, North Carolina — Town — Location of Dallas, North Carolina
Coordinates: 35°18′53″N 81°10′31″W / 35.31472°N 81.17528°WCoordinates: 35°18′53″N 81°10′31″W / 35.31472°N 81.17528°W Country 
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North CarolinaCounty Gaston Incorporated 1863 Government - Mayor Rick Coleman Area - Total 1.7 sq mi (4.5 km2) - Land 1.7 sq mi (4.5 km2) - Water 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) Elevation 794 ft (242 m) Population (2000) - Total 3,402 - Density 1,966.7/sq mi (759.4/km2) Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) - Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4) ZIP code 28034 Area code(s) 704, 980 FIPS code 37-16180[1] GNIS feature ID 0983917[2] Website www.dallasnc.net Dallas is a town in Gaston County, North Carolina and a suburb of both Charlotte and Gastonia. The population was 3,402 at the 2000 census. It was named for George M. Dallas, Vice President of the United States of America under James K. Polk.
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Geography
Dallas is located at 35°18′53″N 81°10′31″W / 35.314816°N 81.175215°W (35.314816, -81.175215).[3] It is approximately three miles north of the City of Gastonia and about 20 miles west of Charlotte.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 1.7 square miles (4.4 km2), all of it land.
Dallas lies within the Long Creek watershed. Long Creek is a right tributary of the South Fork Catawba River. Dallas is drained by Long Creek tributaries Dallas Branch and Little Long Creek.[4]
History
Dallas was officially incorporated in 1863 and is the oldest incorporated town in Gaston County. It served as the original county seat for Gaston County from 1846 until 1911. The old Gaston County courthouse, renovated in 1868 after a fire, still stands in the main square of the town and formerly served as the Dallas Police Department.[5][6] The town government is planning to renovate the courthouse into a meeting and events space.[7]
Dallas began to decline in importance when the town commissioners refused to appropriate money for construction of bridges over several creeks for the Atlanta and Richmond Air-Line Railway in the 1872.[8] The commissioners said the reason was because residents thought that trains would wake them during the night and frighten their livestock.[9] After this the county seat was relocated to Gastonia in 1911.
Demographics
As of the census[1] of 2000, there were 3,402 people, 1,324 households, and 879 families residing in the town. The population density was 1,966.7 people per square mile (759.3/km2). There were 1,440 housing units at an average density of 832.5 per square mile (321.4/km2). The racial makeup of the town was 76.34% White, 22.49% African American, 0.12% Native American, 0.38% Asian, 0.06% from other races, and 0.62% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.38% of the population.
There were 1,324 households out of which 30.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 41.7% were married couples living together, 17.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.6% were non-families. 29.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.6% 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 2.93.
In the town the population was spread out with 24.6% under the age of 18, 9.0% from 18 to 24, 33.4% from 25 to 44, 20.9% from 45 to 64, and 12.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 99.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.5 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $29,075, and the median income for a family was $32,073. Males had a median income of $29,643 versus $20,810 for females. The per capita income for the town was $13,819. About 14.1% of families and 19.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 34.8% of those under age 18 and 18.4% of those age 65 or over.
Education
Dallas is the site of the main campus of Gaston College, a community college offering Associate Degree, Certificate, and Diploma programs. It is located on U.S. Highway 321 west of the city's business district.
Dallas is home to Costner Elementary, Carr Elementary, W.C. Friday Middle School, and North Gaston High School.
Places of interest
- The Dallas Historic District, bounded by Holland, Main, Gaston and Trade Streets, is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The District consists of eight buildings, including the former Gaston County Courthouse (built in 1848), former Gaston County Jail (1848), the Smyre-Pasour House (1850), Rhyne Store (1850), and the Hoffman Hotel (1852). The Hoffman Hotel is now home to the Gaston County Museum.[10][11]
- North Gaston High School in Dallas was the location for filming of the 1999 movie Carrie 2.
- Biggerstaff Park in Dallas is the venue of the "Shelby Hamfest", a gathering of amateur radio operators. This is one of the oldest and largest such festivals in the country.
Media
Television
Dallas is in the Charlotte-Gastonia viewing area. This is the list of the Television stations available in Dallas:
Broadcast television in the Charlotte, North Carolina area Local stations WBTV (3.1 CBS, 3.2 This TV, 3.3 Bounce) • WSOC (9.1 ABC, 9.2 AccuWX) • WHKY (14.1 ind., 14.2 RTV, 14.3 Tuff TV, 14.4 MFTV) • WCCB (18.1 Fox, 18.3 Me-TV) • W34BN (21.1 3ABN) • WLNN-LP 24 (A1) • WGTB-LP 28 (ind. religious) • WCNC (36.1 NBC, 36.2 LWN) • WJZY (46.1 CW, 46.2 ATV) • WTBL-LP 49 (FN) • WMYT (55.1 MNTV, 55.3 WGTB-LP) • WAXN (64.1 ind.)Public television Local cable channels News 14 Carolina • Fox Sports Carolinas
North Carolina television: Charlotte • Myrtle Beach/Florence • Greensboro/Winston-Salem • Greenville/New Bern/Washington •
Greenville/Spartanburg/Asheville • Norfolk/Portsmouth/Virginia Beach • Raleigh/Durham/Fayetteville • WilmingtonSouth Carolina Broadcast television areas by city: Augusta • Charleston • Charlotte • Columbia • Greenville/Spartanburg/Asheville • Myrtle Beach/Florence • Savannah
See also: Tri-Cities TVRadio
This is the list of the radio stations available in Dallas:
Radio stations in the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia-Rock Hill market By FM frequency By AM frequency NOAA Weather Radio frequency 162.425 · 162.475 · 162.525By callsign KHC27 · KJY85 · WAVO · WBAV-FM · WBCN · WBT · WBT-FM · WBZK · WCGC · WCRU · WDAV · WDEX · WEND · WFAE · WFNZ · WGFY · WGIV · WGSP · WGSP-FM · WHKY · WHQC · WHVN · WIXE · WKKT · WKQC · WLNK · WLYT · WMIT · WNKS · WNOW · WNOW-FM · WNSC-FM · WOGR · WOLS · WPEG · WPZS · WQNC · WRBK · WRCM · WRFX · WRHI · W232AX · WRHM · WSGE · WSOC-FM · WTCG · WTIX · WXL70 · WXNC · WXRC · WYFG · WYFQ · WZGVNorth Carolina Radio Markets: Asheville • Charlotte • Fayetteville • Greensboro-Winston Salem-High Point • Greenville-New Bern-Jacksonville • Raleigh-Durham • Rocky Mount-Wilson • Wilmington
Other North Carolina Radio Regions: Elizabeth City-Nags Head • Roanoke Rapids-South Hill
See also: List of radio stations in North CarolinaSouth Carolina radio markets: Charleston • Columbia • Florence • Greenville-Spartanburg • Hilton Head • Myrtle Beach • Rock Hill
See also: List of radio stations in South CarolinaNotable residents and natives
- David W. Hoyle (current resident of Dallas) - former mayor of Dallas and current nine-term Democratic member of the North Carolina State Senate, representing the 25th District
- William C. Friday (raised in Dallas and graduated from Dallas High School) - President of the University of North Carolina system from 1956 to 1986
- Alfred L. Bulwinkle - former 14-term Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives
References
- ^ a b "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. http://geonames.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/gazette.html. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
- ^ Gaston County Watershed Map
- ^ [http://www.gastongov.com/departments/planning/connect-city Gaston County official government website. Retrieved on 2011-10-25.
- ^ [http://www.dallasnc.net/index.aspx?NID=66 Dallas Police Department official web page. Retrieved on 2011-10-25.
- ^ [http://www.gastongazette.com/news/courthouse-61475-dallas-aside.html "Historic courthouse to find new uses," Gaston Gazette, October 4, 2011. Retrieved on 2011-10-25.
- ^ Brief History, Town of Dallas official government website. Retrieved on 2008-07-10.
- ^ Link, William A. "William Friday: Power, Purpose, and American Higher Education." Chapel Hill, N.C. University of North Carolina Press, 1995. ISBN 9780807821671
- ^ National Register of Historic Places - Gaston County
- ^ Designated Gaston County Historic Properties
External links
Municipalities and communities of Gaston County, North Carolina Cities Belmont | Bessemer City | Cherryville | Gastonia | Kings Mountain‡ | Lowell | Mount Holly
Towns Cramerton | Dallas | Dellview | High Shoals | McAdenville | Ranlo | Spencer Mountain | Stanley
Townships Unincorporated
communitiesAlexis | Ashebrook Park | Brown Town | Crowders | Hardins | Lucia | Mountain Island | South Gastonia | Springdale | Tryon
Footnotes ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
Categories:- Populated places in Gaston County, North Carolina
- Towns in North Carolina
- Populated places established in 1846
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