Roaring Gap, North Carolina
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Roaring Gap is an unincorporated community in the Cherry Lane Township of Alleghany County, North Carolina near the border with Wilkes County.
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[edit] History
Roaring Gap was established in 1890 as a summer resort by Elkin, North Carolina industrialist Alexander Chatham, one of the founders of the Chatham Manufacturing Company. The community derives its name from the noise the wind makes when rushing through the mountains located here. (Powell 1968, p. 418). Roaring Gap has 3 Golf and Country Clubs in its area. It is quite a beautiful place to visit.
[edit] Demographics
Roaring Gap's Zip Code Tabulation Area (Zip Code 28668) has a population of 142 as of the 2000 census. The population is 52.1% male and 47.9% female. About 98.6% of the population is white and 1.4% is Hispanic.
The median household income is $61,154 with 0% of the population living below the poverty line.
[edit] Maps of Roaring Gap and surrounding area
- Roaring Gap, North Carolina is at coordinates Coordinates:
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[edit] References
Powell, William S., The North Carolina Gazetteer: A Dictionary of Tar Heel Places, Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, ISBN 0-8078-1247-1
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