Jackson Springs, North Carolina
Jackson Springs, North Carolina | |
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| Coordinates: 35°12′35″N 79°37′33″W / 35.20972°N 79.62583°WCoordinates: 35°12′35″N 79°37′33″W / 35.20972°N 79.62583°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | North Carolina |
| County | Moore |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.60 sq mi (4.13 km2) |
| • Land | 1.60 sq mi (4.13 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 443 ft (135 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 154 |
| • Density | 96.49/sq mi (37.26/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| Area code | 910 |
| GNIS feature ID | 987498[2] |
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Jackson Springs is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Moore County, North Carolina, United States.[2] It was first listed as a CDP in the 2020 census with a population of 154.[3]
In the early 1900s Jackson Springs was a bustling community, complete with a grand hotel, drugstore, train depot, bowling alley, and various other businesses. The town had become famous for its flowing springs of mineral water which many believed had therapeutic qualities. "Cures dyspepsia and other stomach troubles; diseases of the kidney, and rheumatism."[4] The springs helped give the town notoriety as a health resort.
Notable people
- North Carolina State Senator Harris Blake was born in Jackson Springs.[5]
- Sean Pollard, center for the Baltimore Ravens
Demographics
| Historical population | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 2020 | 154 | — | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[6] 2020[7] | |||
2020 census
| Race / Ethnicity | Pop 2020[7] | % 2020 |
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| White alone (NH) | 99 | 64.29% |
| Black or African American alone (NH) | 28 | 18.18% |
| Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) | 1 | 0.65% |
| Asian alone (NH) | 2 | 1.30% |
| Pacific Islander alone (NH) | 1 | 0.65% |
| Some Other Race alone (NH) | 2 | 1.30% |
| Mixed Race/Multi-Racial (NH) | 10 | 6.49% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 11 | 7.14% |
| Total | 154 | 100.00% |
Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos can be of any race.
Notes
- ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
- ^ a b "Jackson Springs, North Carolina". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "Jackson Springs CDP, North Carolina". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved April 7, 2022.
- ^ The North Carolina year book [serial], retrieved 2021-09-07
- ^ Votesmart.org-Harris Blake
- ^ "Decennial Census of Population and Housing by Decades". US Census Bureau.
- ^ a b "P2 HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Jackson Springs CDP, North Carolina". United States Census Bureau.
![The North Carolina year book [serial]](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:%22Jackson_Springs_Mineral_Water_CURES%22_ad_in_1902_-_from,_The_North_Carolina_Year_Book,_1902_(serial)_(IA_northcarolinayea1902)_(page_24_crop).jpg){kind=link}
- Sarah Ruth Currie Thompson, "Coming Home To Jackson Springs, North Carolina."
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