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词条 Cleveland County, North Carolina
释义

  1. History

  2. Geography

     Major highways 

  3. Demographics

  4. Communities

     Cities  Towns  Census-designated place  Unincorporated community 

  5. Politics, law and government

  6. Education

     Cleveland County Schools  Post-secondary 

  7. In popular culture

  8. Notable people

  9. See also

  10. References

  11. External links

{{Distinguish|Cleveland, North Carolina}}{{Infobox U.S. County
| ex image = Old Cleveland County Courthouse 2009.JPG
| ex image cap = The west side of the old Cleveland County Courthouse, Shelby
| county = Cleveland County
| state = North Carolina
| seal = Cleveland County Seal.png
| founded = 1841
| named for = Colonel Benjamin Cleveland
| seat wl = Shelby
| largest city wl = Shelby
| area_total_sq_mi = 468
| area_land_sq_mi = 464
| area_water_sq_mi = 4.0
| area percentage = 0.9%
| census yr = 2010
| pop = 98078
| density_sq_mi = 211
| web = www.clevelandcounty.com
| district = 10th
| time zone = Eastern
}}Cleveland County is a county located in the western Piedmont and on the southern border of the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of the 2010 census, the population was 98,078.[1] Its county seat is Shelby.[2]

Cleveland County comprises the Shelby, NC Micropolitan Statistical Area. This is included in the Charlotte-Concord, NC-SC Combined Statistical Area. In the late 19th and early 20th century, this was an area of textile mills.

History

The county was formed in 1841 from parts of Lincoln and Rutherford counties. It was named for Benjamin Cleveland, a colonel in the American Revolutionary War, who took part in the Battle of King's Mountain. From 1841 to 1887 "Cleaveland" was the spelling used; the present spelling was adopted in 1887.[3]

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of {{convert|468|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|464|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|4.0|sqmi}} (0.9%) is water.[4]

Major highways

  • {{Jct|state=NC|I|85}}
  • {{Jct|state=NC|US|29}}
  • {{Jct|state=NC|US|74}}
  • {{Jct|state=NC|NC|10}}
  • {{Jct|state=NC|NC|18}}
  • {{Jct|state=NC|NC|27}}
  • {{Jct|state=NC|NC|150}}
  • {{Jct|state=NC|NC|161}}
  • {{Jct|state=NC|NC|180}}
  • {{Jct|state=NC|NC|182}}
  • {{Jct|state=NC|NC|198}}
  • {{Jct|state=NC|NC|216}}
  • {{Jct|state=NC|NC|226}}

Demographics

{{US Census population
|1850= 10396
|1860= 12348
|1870= 12696
|1880= 16571
|1890= 20394
|1900= 25078
|1910= 29494
|1920= 34272
|1930= 51914
|1940= 58055
|1950= 64357
|1960= 66048
|1970= 72556
|1980= 83435
|1990= 84714
|2000= 96287
|2010= 98078
|estyear=2016
|estimate=97144
|estref=[5]
|align-fn=center
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census[6]
1790–1960[7] 1900–1990[8]
1990–2000[9] 2010–2014[1]
}}

As of the census[10] of 2010, there were 98,078 people, 37,046 households, and 27,006 families residing in the county. The population density was 207 people per square mile (80/km²). There were 40,317 housing units at an average density of 87 per square mile (34/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 74% White, 21% Black or African American, 0.15% Native American, 0.69% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.68% from other races, and 0.72% from two or more races. Of any race, 3% of the population were Hispanic or Latino.

There were 37,046 households out of which 32.20% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.00% were married couples living together, 13.70% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.10% were non-families. 23.60% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.60% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.53 and the average family size was 2.98.

In the county, the age distribution of the population shows 25.20% under the age of 18, 8.80% from 18 to 24, 28.80% from 25 to 44, 23.70% from 45 to 64, and 13.50% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 92.60 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.60 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $35,283, and the median income for a family was $41,733. Males had a median income of $30,882 versus $21,995 for females. The per capita income for the county was $17,395. About 10.10% of families and 13.30% of the population were below the poverty line, including 17.90% of those under age 18 and 14.00% of those age 65 or over.

Communities

Cities

  • Kings Mountain (small section is a part of Gaston County)
  • Shelby

Towns

{{div col|colwidth=22em}}
  • Belwood
  • Boiling Springs
  • Casar
  • Earl
  • Fallston
  • Grover
  • Kingstown
  • Lattimore
  • Lawndale
  • Mooresboro
  • Patterson Springs
  • Polkville
  • Waco
{{div col end}}

Census-designated place

  • Light Oak

Unincorporated community

  • Toluca

Politics, law and government

Cleveland is a typical "Solid South" county in its voting patterns. It was rock-ribbed Democratic until 1968 when a majority voted for George Wallace. In 1972 the county voted overwhelmingly for Richard Nixon, and since then Cleveland has become strongly Republican. The last Democrat to carry Cleveland County was Jimmy Carter in 1980.

{{Hidden begin
|titlestyle = background:#ccccff;
|title = Presidential elections results
}}
Presidential elections results[11]
Year Republican Democratic Third parties
63.8% 28,4792.8% 1,230
59.5% 25,7931.1% 485
59.5% 26,0780.9% 394
61.4% 22,7500.3% 114
58.2% 19,0640.7% 227
47.7% 13,4747.2% 2,039
44.7% 13,65012.6% 3,835
57.5% 14,0390.2% 37
62.2% 17,0950.3% 89
46.1% 10,8281.9% 451
35.9% 8,1060.3% 76
72.1% 13,7261.7% 328
32.3% 7,29842.7% 9,649
42.1% 7,874
43.9% 8,257
45.7% 7,076
43.9% 7,606
20.6% 1,90514.2% 1,317
24.4% 2,636
17.4% 1,970
15.7% 2,116
19.2% 1,9040.3% 25
49.2% 4,766
31.5% 1,7430.7% 37
36.3% 2,953
35.1% 1,497
2.4% 8127.9% 943
{{Hidden end}}

Cleveland County is a member of the Isothermal Planning and Development Commission[12][13] regional council of governments.

Education

Cleveland County Schools

Cleveland County Schools has 29 schools ranging from pre-kindergarten to twelfth grade. Those 29 schools are separated into five high schools, two alternative schools, four middle schools, and four elementary schools.[14][15] It was formed from the 2004 merger of Kings Mountain City Schools, Shelby City Schools and the former Cleveland County Schools.[16][17]

Post-secondary

  • Ambassador Bible College in Lattimore, North Carolina[18]
  • Cleveland Community College
  • Gardner–Webb University

In popular culture

The 2000 disappearance of Asha Degree, a Shelby girl, was discussed on television shows including America's Most Wanted, The Oprah Winfrey Show, Good Morning America, and The Montel Williams Show.[19][20]

Parts of the 2012 movie The Hunger Games were filmed in Cleveland County.[21]

Notable people

  • Bobby Bell, NFL Hall of Fame inductee
  • Alicia Bridges, disco singer
  • W. J. Cash, author of The Mind of the South
  • Bill Champion, MLB player.[22]
  • Morris Davis, Colonel in US Air Force
  • Thomas Dixon Jr., minister, author
  • Manny Fernandez, "The Raging Bull", professional wrestler
  • David Flair, professional wrestler
  • Alvin Gentry, NBA Coach
  • Don Gibson, Country Music Hall of Fame inductee
  • Kay Hagan, Senator from North Carolina.[23]
  • Robert Harrill, The Fort Fisher Hermit
  • Keith E. Haynes, Maryland statesman, lawyer
  • Norris Hopper, MLB player
  • Hatcher Hughes, Pulitzer Prize winner
  • Charlie Justice, NFL player, two-time Heisman Trophy runner-up
  • Doug Limerick, ABC radio newscaster
  • Patty Loveless, country music singer
  • Leroy McAfee – Confederate soldier, Ku Klux Klan organizer, and member of the North Carolina House of Representatives (1870–73).
  • Manteo Mitchell, Olympic Silver Medalist, World Champion, US Champion, International Icon in Track & Field
  • Scottie Montgomery, NFL wide receiver, Oakland Raiders, Arena Football League player
  • Tim Moore (North Carolina politician), member of the General Assembly since 2003 and elected Speaker of the North Carolina State House in 2015, has lived in the county since 1997 and has his law practice there.
  • Travis Padgett, Olympic athlete in track and field
  • Floyd Patterson, heavyweight boxing champion, Boxing Hall Of Fame inductee
  • Rodney Allen Rippy, former child actor
  • Earl Scruggs, banjo player and composer, included on Hollywood Walk of Fame
  • Isaac Shelby, soldier, governor
  • Charlotte Smith, WNBA basketball player
  • Brandon Spikes, professional football linebacker
  • Billy Standridge, NASCAR driver
  • Tim Steele, 3-time ARCA champion, NASCAR driver
  • David Thompson, Hall of Fame college and professional basketball player
  • Cliff Washburn, NFL offensive tackle, Houston Texans
  • Tim Wilkison, tennis player
  • Tom Wright, MLB player.[24]
  • Jonathan Bullard, NFL DE, Chicago Bears. Former Crest High School and the University of Florida football great.

See also

  • National Register of Historic Places listings in Cleveland County, North Carolina

References

1. ^{{cite web|title=State & County QuickFacts|url=http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/37/37045.html|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=October 18, 2013}}
2. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |accessdate=2011-06-07 |title=Find a County |publisher=National Association of Counties |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110531210815/http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |archivedate=2011-05-31 |df= }}
3. ^"Cleaveland County, North Carolina" {{webarchive|url=https://archive.is/20120719080359/http://mousely.com/encyclopedia/Cleaveland_County,_North_Carolina/ |date=2012-07-19 }}, Mousely.com, Retrieved 2010-12-30.
4. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/data/docs/gazetteer/counties_list_37.txt |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150112071425/http://www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/data/docs/gazetteer/counties_list_37.txt |dead-url=yes |archive-date=January 12, 2015 |publisher=United States Census Bureau |accessdate=January 13, 2015 |date=August 22, 2012 |title=2010 Census Gazetteer Files }}
5. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/tables.2016.html|title=Population and Housing Unit Estimates|accessdate=June 9, 2017}}
6. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.html|title=U.S. Decennial Census|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=January 13, 2015|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/6YSasqtfX?url=http://www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.html|archivedate=May 12, 2015|df=}}
7. ^{{cite web|url=http://mapserver.lib.virginia.edu|title=Historical Census Browser|publisher=University of Virginia Library|accessdate=January 13, 2015}}
8. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/nc190090.txt|title=Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990|publisher=United States Census Bureau|editor-last=Forstall|editor-first=Richard L.|date=March 27, 1995|accessdate=January 13, 2015}}
9. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf|title=Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000|publisher=United States Census Bureau|date=April 2, 2001|accessdate=January 13, 2015}}
10. ^{{cite web |url=http://factfinder2.census.gov |publisher=United States Census Bureau |accessdate=2008-01-31 |title=American FactFinder |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130911234518/http://factfinder2.census.gov/ |archivedate=2013-09-11 |df= }}
11. ^{{Cite web|url=http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS|title=Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections|last=Leip|first=David|website=uselectionatlas.org|access-date=2018-03-15}}
12. ^Isothermal Planning and Development Commission (regional council) {{webarchive|url=https://archive.is/20140707060219/http://www.regionc.org/index.cfm |date=2014-07-07 }}
13. ^Isothermal Planning and Development Commission (NC Tomorrow) {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714210030/http://www.nctomorrow.org/isothermal-planning-and-development-commission/ |date=2014-07-14 }}
14. ^{{cite web|title=Cleveland County Schools|url=http://www.ncreportcards.org/src/search.jsp?pYear=2011-2012&pList=1&pListVal=230%3ACleveland+County+Schools&GO2=GO|work=NC School Report Cards|publisher=North Carolina Department of Public Instruction|accessdate=January 8, 2013}}
15. ^{{cite web|title=Schools|url=http://www.clevelandcountyschools.org/index.php/schools/school-sites|publisher=Cleveland County Schools|accessdate=January 8, 2013|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120729100845/http://www.clevelandcountyschools.org/index.php/schools/school-sites|archivedate=July 29, 2012|df=}}
16. ^{{cite news|title=Court affirms school merger approved by the State Board of Education|url=http://csl.sog.unc.edu/node/274|accessdate=January 8, 2013|newspaper=University of North Carolina School of Government|date=Summer 2003|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130223080229/http://csl.sog.unc.edu/node/274|archivedate=February 23, 2013|df=}}
17. ^{{cite news|title=Moore Will Head Merged Schools, Parents Await First Changes to Cleveland County School System|newspaper=The Charlotte Observer|date=January 14, 2004|page=2B}}
18. ^{{cite web|title=Contact ABC|url=http://www.ambassadors.edu/ContactUs/Info.php|publisher=Ambassador Bible College|accessdate=September 8, 2012}}
19. ^ 
20. ^{{Cite news|url=http://www.wsoctv.com/news/news/good-morning-america-profiles-local-girls-disappea/nHDTJ/|title=‘Good Morning America’ Profiles Local Girl’s Disappearance|last=EndPlay|date=2010-09-09|work=WSOC|access-date=2018-03-15|language=en-US}}
21. ^{{cite web|last=Pickens|first=Jessica|title=Cleveland County, NC, a popular spot for filming movies, TV shows|url=http://www.goupstate.com/article/20130326/ent/130329742|publisher=Halifax Media Group|accessdate=30 January 2014}}
22. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/c/champbi01.shtml|publisher=baseball-reference.com|title=Bill Champion's career statistics|accessdate=2009-03-29}}
23. ^{{cite web|url=http://hagan.senate.gov/?p=biography|title=About Kay Hagan|publisher=United States Senate|accessdate=2009-05-12|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090527235941/http://hagan.senate.gov/?p=biography|archivedate=2009-05-27|df=}}
24. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/W/Pwrigt101.htm|title=Tom Wright's career statistics|publisher=retrosheet.org|accessdate=2008-09-08}}

External links

  • Cleveland County government official website
  • Cleveland County Online Taxes web site
  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20080515212021/http://www.clevelandcommunitycollege.edu/ Cleveland Community College Official Website]
{{Geographic Location
|Centre = Cleveland County, North Carolina
|North = Burke County
|Northeast = Lincoln County
|East = Gaston County
|Southeast = York County, South Carolina
|South = Cherokee County, South Carolina
|Southwest =
|West = Rutherford County
|Northwest =
}}{{Cleveland County, North Carolina}}{{Charlotte/Metrolina}}{{North Carolina}}{{coord|35.34|-81.56|display=title|type:adm2nd_region:US-NC_source:UScensus1990}}

3 : Cleveland County, North Carolina|1841 establishments in North Carolina|Populated places established in 1841

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