Kings Mountain, North Carolina

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Kings Mountain
Kings Mountain, North Carolina
Kings Mountain
Kings Mountain
Location in North Carolina
Basic data
State : United States
State : North Carolina
County : Gaston County
Coordinates : 35 ° 15 ′  N , 81 ° 21 ′  W 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
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

See also