| Tabor City, North Carolina | |
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| — Town — | |
| Welcome Arch, June 2010 | |
| Location of Tabor City, North Carolina | |
| Coordinates: | |
| Country | United States |
| State | North Carolina |
| County | Columbus |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Royce D. Harper |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2.9 sq mi (7.6 km2) |
| • Land | 2.9 sq mi (7.6 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
| Elevation | 105 ft (32 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 2,509 |
| • Density | 852.2/sq mi (329.0/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 28463 |
| Area code(s) | 910 |
| FIPS code | 37-66520[1] |
| GNIS feature ID | 0995822[2] |
| Website | Tabor City, NC |
Tabor City is a town in Columbus County, North Carolina, United States.
It was named after Mount Tabor Baptist Church (now Tabor City Baptist Church), which itself is named after the biblical Mount Tabor. Originally named Mt. Tabor, the town adopted its current name after postal authorities confused it with Tarboro, North Carolina.
Notoriously known as Razor City in the mid-20th century, it has been called the "Yam Capital of the World." Each October, the North Carolina Yam Festival is held, celebrating the sweet potato with crafts, train rides, arts and vendors. [1]
Now a rural area, it has suffered economic difficulties in recent years, with the loss of the tobacco cash crop and high unemployment. A new state prison, the Tabor Correctional Institution, opened in 2007, and once fully populated, will house 1,500 inmates. TCI is located two miles (3 km) northwest from the center of Tabor City. [2]
The town also contains Lake Tabor, a 500-acre (2.0 km2) recreational lake.
The Tabor City Tribune was a weekly newspaper established by W. Horace Carter (a Stanly County native) in 1946. Along with the Whiteville News Reporter, the Tribune was awarded the 1953 Pulitzer Prize for Public Service for its editorials against the Ku Klux Klan. The Pulitzer Prize citation stated that the newspapers were awarded the prize "for their successful campaign against the Ku Klux Klan, waged on their own doorstep at the risk of economic loss and personal danger, culminating in the conviction of over one hundred Klansmen and an end to terrorism in their communities." The newspapers were the first weeklies to win a Pulitzer Prize. The name of the Tabor City Tribune was changed to the Tabor-Loris Tribune in 1996. The small W. Horace Carter Newspaper Museum in Tabor City at the Tabor-Loris Tribune offices has exhibits on Carter's life and work. [3]
Tabor City is home to South Columbus High School. Prior to South Columbus High School was Tabor City High School, which closed in 1992. The former Tabor City High School facility now houses Tabor City Elementary School.
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Tabor City is located at (34.148621, -78.872073).[3]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 2.9 square miles (7.5 km2), all of it land. It is located on the border with South Carolina, about 30 miles (48 km) inland from the Atlantic, 28 miles (45 km) north of Myrtle Beach, and 65 miles (105 km) west of Wilmington. Mild winters and hot, humid summers are typical.
As of the census[1] of 2000, there were 2,509 people, 1,020 households, and 637 families residing in the town. The population density was 852.2 people per square mile (329.5/km²). There were 1,116 housing units at an average density of 379.1 per square mile (146.6/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 64.61% White, 32.88% African American, 0.72% Native American, 0.08% Asian, 0.12% Pacific Islander, 1.16% from other races, and 0.44% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.19% of the population.
There were 1,020 households out of which 27.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 42.2% were married couples living together, 17.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.5% were non-families. 34.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 16.1% 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 3.05.
In the town the population was spread out with 25.5% under the age of 18, 8.3% from 18 to 24, 23.9% from 25 to 44, 23.7% from 45 to 64, and 18.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 82.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 76.8 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $22,551, and the median income for a family was $30,720. Males had a median income of $26,577 versus $18,750 for females. The per capita income for the town was $13,280. About 15.9% of families and 26.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 26.7% of those under age 18 and 36.7% of those age 65 or over.
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