Southern Pines, North Carolina Facts for Kids

Founded as a winter health resort for Northerners, land for the establishment of a town was purchased in 1884 and the town was incorporated on March 7, 1887.

As of 1898, it was a sundown town where African Americans were not allowed to reside or conduct business.

The James Boyd House, Shaw House, Southern Pines Historic District, Firleigh Farms, and Moore County Hunt Lands and Mile-Away Farms are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The Southern Pines Golf Club was founded in 1906.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 15.5 square miles (40.2 km²), of which 15.4 square miles (39.8 km²) is land and 0.2 square mile (0.5 km²) (1.16%) is water.

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.	%±
1900	517	—
1910	542	4.8%
1920	743	37.1%
1930	2,524	239.7%
1940	3,225	27.8%
1950	4,272	32.5%
1960	5,198	21.7%
1970	5,937	14.2%
1980	8,620	45.2%
1990	9,129	5.9%
2000	10,918	19.6%
2010	12,334	13.0%
2020	15,545	26.0%
U.S. Decennial Census

Shops along N Broad Street

2020 census

Southern Pines racial composition
Race	Number	Percentage
White (non-Hispanic)	11,126	71.57%
Black or African American (non-Hispanic)	2,609	16.78%
Native American	64	0.41%
Asian	232	1.49%
Pacific Islander	13	0.08%
Other/Mixed	683	4.39%
Hispanic or Latino	818	5.26%

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 15,545 people, 6,321 households, and 3,505 families residing in the town.

2010 census

As of the 2010 census, there were 12,334 people, 5,866 households, and 3,304 families residing in the town. The population density was 806 inhabitants per square mile (311/km²). There were 6,859 housing units at an average density of 371 houses/condos per square mile (143.24/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 71.7% White, 24% African American, 0.6% Native American, 0.8% Asian, 0.1% Pacific Islander, 1.3% from other races, and 1.4% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.4% of the population.

Of the 5,866 households, 21% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 40.6% were married couples living together, 13% had a female householder with no husband present, 2.7 had a male householder with no female present, and 38.9% were non-families. The average household size was 2.07 and the average family size was 2.75.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 21.9% aged 19 and younger, 4.7% from 20 to 24, 20.8% from 25 to 44, 25.2% from 45 to 64, and 27.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 47. For every 100 females, there were 82 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 78.2 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $41,297 in 2011, and the median income for a family was $60,683. Males had a median income of $29,855 versus $23,920 for females. The per capita income for the town was $30,886. Of families, 9.26% were below the poverty level, along with 12.4% of the population poverty line, including 23.0% of those under age 18 and 9.6% of those age 65 or over.

Education

The O'Neal School
Pinecrest High School
St. John Paul II Catholic School
Episcopal Day School
Sandhills Classical Christian School
Academy of Classical Design - Fine Art Atelier
Calvary Christian School
Moore Montessori Community School
Sandhills Community College
North Moore High School
Union Pines High School

Media

The Pilot (fka The Southern Pines Pilot)
PineStraw Magazine
Moore County News
WYBE Sandhills Lifetime TV 44
WEEB Talk Radio 990 AM and 97.3 FM
WIOZ Star 102.5 FM
WMGU Magic 106.9 FM
WMAG 99.5 Winston-Salem, Greensboro, High-Point
WQSM 98.1 Q98 Fayetteville
WZFX 99.1 Foxy 99
WKML 95.7 KML Today's Country
WUKS 107.7 The Bounce FM
WFLB 96.5 KML BOB FM

The metro area has TV broadcasting stations that serve the Raleigh-Durham Designated Market Area (DMA) as defined by Nielsen Media Research.

Infrastructure

Camp Mackall, U.S. Army training facility
Moore County Airport
Southern Pines station

Notable people

James Baldwin — former All-Star pitcher for the Chicago White Sox
PT Barnum — built a home for his family in Southern Pines at 285 N. Bethesda Rd.
Peggy Kirk Bell – golf instructor, and founding member of the LPGA
Jeff Capel II - An American National Basketball Association assistant coach and a college basketball head coach
Bobby Collins — college basketball coach
Sarah Dessen – New York Times bestseller author
Denny Emerson - An American equestrian
Charlie Engle — ultramarathon runner and author
Augustus M. Gurney- United States general officer who retired here
James Holshouser Jr. – former Republican Governor of North Carolina
Sandy Koufax – Hall of Fame pitcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers formerly owned a home in Southern Pines
Julien J. LeBourgeois — former vice admiral of the United States Navy
Carwood Lipton — member 101st Airborne Division in World War II, portrayed in Band of Brothers, spent his retirement years in Southern Pines
James Russell McGregor (James 3X Shabazz), a leader of the Nation of Islam and an associate of Malcolm X
Armelia McQueen - actress
Jeffrey Mims – artist, and founder of Academy of Classical Design
Shannon Moore – professional wrestler
Richard T. Morgan — North Carolina state legislator, businessman, and farmer
Winant Sidle – U.S. Army Major General
John Frank Stevens – railroad builder, discoverer of Stevens Pass, and lead engineer for the Panama Canal
Michael Walsh — Horse Trainer and founder of the Stoneybrook Steeplechase, National Horse Racing Hall of Fame inductee
Toni Lynn Washington — blues singer

Sister city

Southern Pines has one sister city, as designated by Sister Cities International:

Newry/Mourne, County Down, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom

Southern Pines, North Carolina facts for kids

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History