Mooresville, North Carolina

Mooresville
Nickname : Race City USA
Lake Norman
Location in North Carolina
Mooresville
Basic data
Foundation :	1873
State :	United States
State :	North Carolina
County :	Iredell County
Coordinates :	35 ° 35 ′  N , 80 ° 49 ′  W Coordinates: 35 ° 35 ′  N , 80 ° 49 ′  W
Time zone :	Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 )
Residents :	32,711 (as of 2010)
Population density :	860.8 inhabitants per km 2
Area :	38.1 km 2  (approx. 15 mi 2 ) of which 38 km 2  (approx. 15 mi 2 ) are land
Height :	277 m
Postcodes :	28115, 28117
Area code :	+1 704 980
FIPS :	37-44220
GNIS ID :	0990209
Website :	www.ci.mooresville.nc.us
Mayor :	Miles Atkins

Mooresville is a town ( Town ) in Iredell County , North Carolina in the United States . The place on the northeast shore of Lake Norman is about 40 kilometers north of Charlotte .

history

In the middle of the 18th century, mostly British, Irish and German settled in Mooresville and began to plant cotton. In 1856 the place was opened up by the railway. On the initiative of the farmer John Franklin Moore, the small town that has since borne his name was established in 1873.

economy

In Mooresville there is the NASCAR Technical Institute, the Mooresville Dragway and several racing teams and workshops. The retailer Lowe's , which is one of the 100 largest companies in the USA , is also based here.

Twin town

Hockenheim has been a twin town of Mooresville since 2002 .

Personalities

• Greg Biffle (born 1969), racing driver
• Rob Moroso (1968–1990), racing driver
• Melissa Morrison-Howard (born 1971), track and field athlete
• David Reutimann (* 1970), racing driver
• Regan Smith (born 1983), racing driver
• JR Sweezy (born 1989), football player
• Reggie White (1961-2004), football player

Web links

• Official Mooresville, NC website

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Mooresville ( English ) In: Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey . Retrieved November 19, 2016.