Belmont, North Carolina
| Belmont | |||
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| Nickname : City of Diversified Textiles | |||
 Centro histórico de Belmont NC |
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| Location in North Carolina | |||
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| Basic data | |||
| Foundation : | 1895 | ||
| State : | United States | ||
| State : | North Carolina | ||
| County : | Gaston County | ||
| Coordinates : | 35 ° 20 ′ N , 81 ° 2 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 ) | ||
| Residents : | 10,076 (as of 2010) | ||
| Population density : | 473.1 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 21.3 km 2 (approx. 8 mi 2 ) | ||
| Height : | 214 m | ||
| Postcodes : | 28012 | ||
| Area code : | +1 704 | ||
| FIPS : | 37-04840 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 980966 | ||
| Website : | www.cityofbelmont.org | ||
| Mayor : | Richard Boyce | ||
Belmont is a town of Gaston County in the US -amerikanischen State North Carolina .
geography
Belmont is 35 ° 19'40 "north latitude and 81 ° 2'8" west longitude. The Catawba River flows on the eastern outskirts . The closest major city is Charlotte (20 kilometers east). To the south, the state of South Carolina begins at a distance of approximately 15 kilometers. The Interstate 85 highway runs through the northern neighborhoods.
history
In the area of the present city a fort was built in the 1750s by the Dutch settler James Kuykendall to protect against the Cherokee Indians . However, the fort was never attacked. Further settlers built cotton mills and smaller trading companies in the period that followed . When the Atlanta and Richmond Air Line Railway was built in 1871 , more people moved to the area. The station was named Garibaldi Station in honor of the building supervisor John Garibaldi . The Mary Help of Christians Abbey was founded by Bishop Leo Michael Haid in 1876 and is still in use today. In 1895 the place was given its final name "Belmont", which was chosen in honor of the banker August Belmont . This was followed by the establishment of further textile processing companies, which contributed to the upswing of the city and earned it the nickname City of Diversified Textiles (meaning: "City of diverse textiles").
Today Belmont Abbey ( Mary Help of Christians Abbey ) with the attached private university Belmont Abbey College is a landmark and attraction of the city.
Demographic data
In 2009 a population of 9529 was determined, which means an increase of 9.5% compared to the year 2000. The average age in 2009 was 34.9 years.
Sons and daughters
- Greene Washington Caldwell (1806–1864), American politician
Individual evidence
Web links
- belmont-nc history
- cityofbelmont Official Website
- city-data population figures
- belmontabbey Belmont Abbey
- belmontabbeycollege Belmont Abbey College