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Morganton, North Carolina
Coordinates: 35°44′33″N 81°41′32″W / 35.7425, -81.69222
Country United States
State North Carolina
County Burke
Founded 1777
Incorporated 1784
Government
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Area
 - Total 19. Area is a Quantity expressing the two- Dimensional size of a defined part of a Surface, typically a region bounded by a closed Curve. 23 sq mi (47 km²)
 - Land 18. The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of 2 sq mi (47. 0 km²)
 - Water 0. 0 sq mi (0. 0 km²)
Elevation 1,161 ft (354 m)
Population (2000)
 - Total 17,310
 - Density 953. The elevation of a Geographic location is its height above a fixed reference point often the mean sea level. A foot (plural feet or foot; symbol or abbreviation ft or sometimes &prime – the prime symbol) is a non-SI unit The metre or meter is a unit of Length. It is the basic unit of Length in the Metric system and in the International 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume 0/sq mi (368. 0/km²)
Time zone Eastern (UTC-5)
 - Summer (DST) Eastern (UTC-4)
ZIP codes 28655, 28680
Area code(s) 828
FIPS code 37-44400[1]
GNIS feature ID 0990244[2]
Website: www.ci.morganton.nc.us

Morganton is a city in Burke County, North Carolina, United States. The Eastern Time Zone ( ET) of the Western Hemisphere falls mostly along the east coast of North America and the west coast of South America UTC−5 is the Time offset used in the North American Eastern Time Zone during Standard time and in the North American Central Time Zone during Daylight saving time ( DST UTC−4 is the Time offset used in the Atlantic Standard Time Zone in Canada in winter and the North American Eastern Time Zone during The ZIP code is the system of Postal codes used by the United States Postal Service (USPS A telephone numbering plan is a plan for allocating Telephone number ranges to countries regions areas and exchanges and to non-fixed telephone networks In the North American Numbering Plan, Area Code 828 is the telephone Area code for the western mountain regions of the U Federal Information Processing Standards ( FIPS) are publicly announced standards developed by the United States Federal government for use by all non-military The Geographic Names Information System ( GNIS) is a database that contains name and locative information about more than two million physical and cultural features located throughout Burke County is a County located in the US state of North Carolina. North Carolina ( is a state located on the Atlantic Seaboard in the southeastern United States The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Reader's Digest included Morganton in its list of top ten places to raise a family. Reader's Digest is a monthly general-interest family Magazine co-founded in 1922 by Lila Bell Wallace and DeWitt Wallace. The town was recently profiled in The 50 Best Small Southern Towns. The population was 17,310 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Burke County[3]. A county seat is a term for an Administrative center for a County, primarily used in the United States. Burke County is a County located in the US state of North Carolina.

Morganton is one of the principal cities in the Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area. The Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton Metropolitan Statistical Area, as defined by the United States Census Bureau, is an area consisting of four counties in the Catawba Valley region

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Geography

Morganton is located at 35°44′33″N, 81°41′32″W (35. 742585, -81. 692360)[4].

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 19. The United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census as defined in Title) is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census 23 square miles (47. The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. 0 km²), all of it land. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of

Nickname "Mo-Town" A slur name for it is "This is what goes down in Mo-Town"

Demographics

As of the census[1] of 2000, there were 17,310 people, 6,829 households, and 4,117 families residing in the city. A census is the procedure of acquiring information about every member of a given population The population density was 953. Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume 0 people per square mile (368. 0/km²). There were 7,313 housing units at an average density of 402. 6/sq mi (155. 5/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 75. 67% White, 12. 76% African American, 0. 55% Native American, 1. 99% Asian, 0. 81% Pacific Islander, 6. 64% from other races, and 1. 58% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 11. 16% of the population.

There were 6,829 households out of which 26. 8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 43. 1% were married couples living together, 12. NOTICE TO WOULD-BE ROMEOS ************** 9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 39. 7% were non-families. 34. 5% of all households were made up of individuals and 14. 4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2. 31 and the average family size was 2. 92.

In the city the population was spread out with 21. 1% under the age of 18, 8. 5% from 18 to 24, 29. 3% from 25 to 44, 22. 5% from 45 to 64, and 18. 5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 95. 2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92. 0 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $34,678, and the median income for a family was $42,687. Males had a median income of $29,118 versus $24,723 for females. The per capita income for the city was $20,906. Per capita income means how much each individual receives in monetary terms of the yearly income generated in the country About 9. 7% of families and 13. 6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 17. The poverty threshold, or poverty line, is the minimum level of Income deemed necessary to achieve an adequate Standard of living in a given country 0% of those under age 18 and 11. 9% of those age 65 or over.

Media

Notable natives and/or residents

2004 Morganton little league all-star team

In the summer of 2004, the Morganton Little League All-Star team won the state and regional little league tournaments, and qualified for the Little League World Series. Frances Stewart Silver (died July 12, 1833) was hanged in Morganton, Burke County, North Carolina, for the ax murder of her husband Paige Summers (born Nancy Ann Coursey on July 21, 1976 in Lorain, Penthouse, a Men 's Magazine founded by Bob Guccione, combines urban lifestyle articles and Soft-core pornographic pictorials Little League Baseball is the name of a Non-profit organization in the United States which organizes local children's leagues of baseball and Softball The Little League World Series is a Baseball Tournament for children aged 11 12 and 13 years old The All-Stars represented the Southeast and advanced to the United States semifinals of the event, but were defeated by the Southwest representatives from Richmond, Texas by a final score of 8-2. The city of Richmond is the County seat of Fort Bend County in the U

Synthron plant explosion

On January 31, 2006 an explosion occurred at Synthron Inc, a paint additive chemical manufacturers plant in Morganton. Events 1504 - France cedes Naples to Aragon. 1606 - Gunpowder Plot: Guy Fawkes Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Workers at Synthron reported hearing a loud hiss minutes before the explosion. Most were able to escape the building before the blast, but even some who were outside were thrown as far as 20 feet. The explosion was heard and felt as far away as 50 miles. A leaky chemical reactor was blamed for the explosion.

In the end, 14 people were injured in the blast, of whom one man later died. As well, approximately 300 fish died due to the result of leaking chemicals into a creek behind the Synthron plant which leads into the Catawba River. The Catawba River is a Tributary of the Wateree River in the U

Archeological site

The oldest known European inland (non-coastal) settlement in the United States has been identified near Morganton. The foundation of the fort, built by Spanish explorers in the 1560s, is being excavated. [5] [6] [7]

Recreation

15 miles outside of Morganton is Lake James, which is surrounded by the Blue Ridge Mountains. Lake James is a large Reservoir in the mountains of Western North Carolina which straddles the border between Burke and McDowell Counties The Blue Ridge, or Blue Ridge Mountains, is a physiographic province of the larger Appalachian division There are also multiple ski areas located approximately an hour from Morganton.

Transportation

Morganton lies on Interstate 40, and is located near the following cities

Life in literature

Morganton is the setting for the Jules Verne novel The Master of the World. Interstate 40 (I-40 is a major west-east Interstate highway in the United States Hickory is a city in Burke, Caldwell, and Catawba counties in the U Asheville is a City in and the County seat of Buncombe County, North Carolina, United Winston-Salem is a city in the US state of North Carolina. As of the 2000 census the city population was 185776 in 2004 the city annexed an additional 17483 Jules Gabriel Verne ( February 8 1828 &ndash March 24 1905) was a French Author who pioneered the science-fiction Master of the World (Maître du monde published in 1904, is one of the last novels by French pioneer science fiction writer Jules Verne. The book provides a description of the town when Verne visited it in the 19th century. In the Verne novel, Morganton is the place where people see the great machine that can travel four different ways (air, above water, below water, and land). They first spot the machine over a mountain referred to as "Erie(sp?)" in Morganton. The mountain is described as a flat-topped mountain, which most local residents believe stands for Table Rock.

External links

Citations

  1. ^ a b American FactFinder. A geographic coordinate system enables every location on the Earth to be specified in three coordinates using mainly a spherical coordinate system. United States Census Bureau. The United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census as defined in Title) is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census Retrieved on 2008-01-31. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1504 - France cedes Naples to Aragon. 1606 - Gunpowder Plot: Guy Fawkes
  2. ^ US Board on Geographic Names. United States Geological Survey (2007-10-25). The United States Geological Survey ( USGS) is a scientific agency of the United States government. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1147 - The Portuguese, under Afonso I, and Crusaders from England and Flanders conquer Lisbon after a Retrieved on 2008-01-31. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1504 - France cedes Naples to Aragon. 1606 - Gunpowder Plot: Guy Fawkes
  3. ^ Find a County. National Association of Counties. Retrieved on 2008-01-31. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1504 - France cedes Naples to Aragon. 1606 - Gunpowder Plot: Guy Fawkes
  4. ^ US Gazetteer files: 2000 and 1990. United States Census Bureau (2005-05-03). The United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census as defined in Title) is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1491 - Kongo monarch Nkuwu Nzinga is baptised by Portuguese missionaries adopting the baptismal name of João Retrieved on 2008-01-31. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1504 - France cedes Naples to Aragon. 1606 - Gunpowder Plot: Guy Fawkes
  5. ^ "Spain Makes a Stand.", Smithsonian Magazine, March 2006. Smithsonian is a monthly Magazine published by the Smithsonian Institution in Washington D Accessed 2007-08-02. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 338 BC - A Macedonian army led by Philip II defeated the combined forces of Athens and Thebes in the
  6. ^ "Joara and Fort San Juan.", Antiquity, March 2004. Antiquity is one of the world's leading Learned journals dedicated to the subject of Archaeology.
  7. ^ Archeological site, Warren Wilson College

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