Mount Holly, North Carolina

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Mount Holly is a city in Gaston County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 9,618 at the 2000 census.

[edit] Geography

Mount Holly is located at 35°17′43″N, 81°1′10″W (35.295178, -81.019319)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 20.7 km² (8.0 mi²). 20.2 km² (7.8 mi²) of it is land and 0.5 km² (0.2 mi²) of it (2.51%) is water.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 9,618 people, 4,028 households, and 2,658 families residing in the city. The population density was 477.3/km² (1,236.3/mi²). There were 4,241 housing units at an average density of 210.5/km² (545.2/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 86.05% White, 9.30% African American, 0.35% Native American, 2.50% Asian, 0.75% from other races, and 1.06% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.12% of the population.

There were 4,028 households out of which 29.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.1% were married couples living together, 14.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.0% were non-families. 27.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.37 and the average family size was 2.89.

In the city the population was spread out with 23.4% under the age of 18, 8.4% from 18 to 24, 34.3% from 25 to 44, 20.6% from 45 to 64, and 13.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 92.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.4 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $39,459, and the median income for a family was $46,295. Males had a median income of $32,128 versus $23,965 for females. The per capita income for the city was $20,161. About 8.2% of families and 10.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 16.5% of those under age 18 and 8.5% of those age 65 or over.