Kings Mountain, North Carolina
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Kings Mountain | ||
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Location in North Carolina
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Basic data | ||
State : | United States | |
State : | North Carolina | |
County : | Gaston County | |
Coordinates : | 35 ° 15 ′ N , 81 ° 21 ′ W | |
Time zone : | Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 ) | |
Residents : | 9,693 (as of: 2000) | |
Population density : | 459.4 inhabitants per km 2 | |
Area : | 21.1 km 2 (approx. 8 mi 2 ) of which 21.1 km 2 (approx. 8 mi 2 ) is land |
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Height : | 307 m | |
Postal code : | 28086 | |
Area code : | +1 704 | |
FIPS : | 37-35880 | |
GNIS ID : | 0988003 | |
Website : | www.cityofkm.com | |
Mayor : | Rick Murphrey |
Kings Mountain is a city in the US state of North Carolina, it has about 9,700 inhabitants and is about 21 km² in size.
economy
For many years the pegmatite deposit found in the city was mined for the extraction of lithium . The mines were closed in the 1990s.
Personalities
- Dremiel Byers (born 1974), wrestler
- Madisyn Shipman (* 2002), actress and singer