Hope Mills, North Carolina facts for kids
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Hope Mills, North Carolina
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Street in Hope Mills
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Motto(s):
"Where Families Live and Grow"
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Location in Cumberland County and the state of North Carolina.
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Country | United States |
State | North Carolina |
County | Cumberland |
Area | |
• Total | 8.64 sq mi (22.38 km2) |
• Land | 8.48 sq mi (21.96 km2) |
• Water | 0.16 sq mi (0.42 km2) |
Elevation | 157 ft (48 m) |
Population
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• Total | 17,808 |
• Density | 2,100.25/sq mi (810.90/km2) |
Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
ZIP code |
28348
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Area codes | 910, 472 |
FIPS code | 37-32640 |
GNIS feature ID | 2405861 |
Hope Mills is a town in Cumberland County, North Carolina, United States. Its population was 15,176 at the 2010 census.
Geography
Hope Mills is located in western Cumberland County south of Fayetteville, the county seat. The town center is next to a dam on Little Rockfish Creek, forming Hope Mills Lake. Little Rockfish Creek flows southeast to Rockfish Creek, a tributary of the Cape Fear River.
North Carolina Highway 59 (Main Street) runs through the center of the town, leading north 5 miles (8 km) to U.S. Route 401 in western Fayetteville, and south 2.5 miles (4.0 km) to Interstate 95 at Exit 41. Several pieces of land around Exit 41 are within the town limits, although not connected to the town center.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 7.0 square miles (18.2 km2), of which 6.9 square miles (18.0 km2) are land and 0.08 square miles (0.2 km2), or 1.40%, is covered by water, including Hope Mills Lake.
History
Chartered in 1891, Hope Mills can trace its beginning back to 1766, when due to the wealth of natural water power and the abundance of timber, a lumber camp, saw mill, grist mill, and pottery business were established. In 1839, construction of the first cotton mill powered by the Hope Mills Dam was completed and was the beginning of a new era for the town. Much of the heritage and the town's name itself can be attributed to the cotton-milling industry that followed.
Before it was known as Hope Mills, the area was known as Little Rockfish Village and as Hope Mills Number One.
The local cotton mill and many other buildings were burned by General Sherman's troops during the Civil War.
The Big Rockfish Presbyterian Church and Hope Mills Historic District are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Today
While the town is small, it offers its residents a full variety of services and recreation. Public parks and recreational facilities are located throughout the town. These facilities provide walking trails to tennis courts. Hope Mills has its own police and fire departments and is only minutes away from four major hospitals. The new county library provides a number of special services, including summer reading programs and public meeting rooms. Five shopping centers, the historic downtown district, a post office, two medical clinics, elementary schools (Baldwin, Rockfish, Collier, and Cashwell), middle schools (South View and Hope Mills), two high schools (South View and Gray's Creek) and more than 20 churches round out the community.
Demographics
Historical population | |||
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Census | Pop. | %± | |
1890 | 456 | — | |
1900 | 881 | 93.2% | |
1910 | 964 | 9.4% | |
1920 | 783 | −18.8% | |
1930 | 971 | 24.0% | |
1940 | 900 | −7.3% | |
1950 | 1,077 | 19.7% | |
1960 | 1,109 | 3.0% | |
1970 | 1,866 | 68.3% | |
1980 | 5,412 | 190.0% | |
1990 | 8,184 | 51.2% | |
2000 | 11,237 | 37.3% | |
2010 | 15,176 | 35.1% | |
2020 | 17,808 | 17.3% | |
2022 (est.) | 17,824 | 17.4% | |
U.S. Decennial Census |
2020 census
Race | Number | Percentage |
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White or Caucasian (non-Hispanic) | 7,686 | 43.16% |
Black or African American (non-Hispanic) | 5,804 | 32.59% |
Native American | 285 | 1.6% |
Asian | 409 | 2.3% |
Pacific Islander | 49 | 0.28% |
Other/Mixed | 1,402 | 7.87% |
Hispanic or Latino | 2,173 | 12.2% |
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 17,808 people, 5,759 households, and 3,834 families residing in the town.
Notable person
- Cal Koonce, Major League Baseball pitcher
See also
In Spanish: Hope Mills (Carolina del Norte) para niños