Cleveland County, North Carolina

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Cleveland County is a county located in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains and the western Piedmont, on the southern border of the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of the 2020 census, the population was 99,519.<ref name="2020CensusQuickFacts"/> Its county seat is Shelby.<ref name="GR6">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Cleveland County comprises the Shelby-Kings Mountain, NC Micropolitan Statistical Area, which is also included in the Charlotte-Concord, NC-SC Combined Statistical Area.<ref name="2023OMB">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

History

Former Cleveland County Courthouse in Shelby

The county was formed in 1841 from parts of Lincoln and Rutherford counties. It was named for Benjamin Cleveland, a colonel in the American Revolutionary War, who took part in Patriot victory at the Battle of King's Mountain. From 1841 to 1887 "Cleaveland" was the spelling used; the present spelling was adopted in 1887.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Geography

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Cleveland County is part of the South Mountains, a sub-range of the Blueridge Mountains that runs through the county's northwest corner.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> In the south east corner of the county is Crowders & Kings Mountains, part of a small narrow ridge that sits above the very near surrounding area. They are part of a very old remnant of The Appalachians and used to be much larger.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Overall Cleveland County is very hilly, and even mountainous in certain parts, though not to the extreme as counties to the west or north.

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Demographics

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Race Number Percentage
White (non-Hispanic) 70,163 70.5%
Black or African American (non-Hispanic) 20,034 20.13%
Native American 222 0.22%
Asian 854 0.86%
Pacific Islander 23 0.02%
Other/Mixed 4,184 4.2%
Hispanic or Latino 4,039 4.06%

As of the 2020 census, there were 99,519 people, 30,599 households, and 21,410 families residing in the county.

2010 census

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There were 37,046 households, out of which 32.20% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.00% were married couples living together, 13.70% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.10% were non-families. 23.60% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.60% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.53 and the average family size was 2.98.

In the county, the age distribution of the population shows 25.20% under the age of 18, 8.80% from 18 to 24, 28.80% from 25 to 44, 23.70% from 45 to 64, and 13.50% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 92.60 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.60 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $35,283, and the median income for a family was $41,733. Males had a median income of $30,882 versus $21,995 for females. The per capita income for the county was $17,395. About 10.10% of families and 13.30% of the population were below the poverty line, including 17.90% of those under age 18 and 14.00% of those age 65 or over.

Government and politics

Cleveland County Administrative Building in Shelby

Cleveland is a typical "Solid South" county in its voting patterns. It was Democratic until 1968 when the county voted for American Independent Party candidate George Wallace. In 1972, the county voted overwhelmingly for Richard Nixon, and since then, Cleveland has become a Republican stronghold. The last Democrat to carry Cleveland County was Jimmy Carter in 1980.

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Cleveland County is a member of the Isothermal Planning and Development Commission regional council of governments.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>Isothermal Planning and Development Commission (NC Tomorrow) Template:Webarchive</ref>

Education

Cleveland County Schools

Cleveland County Schools, which covers the entire county,<ref>Template:Cite map - Text list</ref> has 29 schools ranging from pre-kindergarten to twelfth grade, comprising five high schools, two alternative schools, four middle schools, two intermediate schools (grades 5 and 6), and sixteen elementary schools.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> It was formed from the 2004 merger of Kings Mountain City Schools, Shelby City Schools and the former Cleveland County Schools.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref name=Merged>Template:Cite news</ref>

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Communities

Map of Cleveland County with municipal and township labels

Cities

Towns

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Census-designated place

Unincorporated communities

  • Delight
  • Double Shoals
  • Hillsdale
  • Toluca
  • Woodbridge
  • Zion

Townships

By the requirement of the North Carolina Constitution of 1868, Cleveland County was divided into 11 townships. However, the county later dissolved all townships and is now a single nonfunctioning, nongovernmental county subdivision called Cleveland. The townships that previously existed in the county were:

  • Township 1, River
  • Township 2, Boiling Springs
  • Township 3, Rippys
  • Township 4, Kings Mountain
  • Township 5, Warlick
  • Township 6, Shelby
  • Township 7, Sandy Run
  • Township 8, Polkville
  • Township 9, Double Shoals
  • Township 10, Knob Creek
  • Township 11, Casar

Notable people

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The 2000 disappearance of Asha Degree, a Shelby girl, was discussed on television shows including America's Most Wanted, The Oprah Winfrey Show, Good Morning America, and The Montel Williams Show.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

Parts of the 2012 movie The Hunger Games were filmed in Cleveland County.<ref name=pickens>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

See also

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