Ballantyne | |
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Coordinates: 35°03′17″N 80°51′01″W / 35.0547°N 80.8502°W | |
Country | United States |
State | North Carolina |
County | Mecklenburg County |
City | Charlotte |
Council District | 7 |
Neighborhood Profile Areas | 75, 169, 187, 188, 189, 253, 255, 257, 355, 356 |
Founded | 1992 |
Annexed | 1999–2003[1] |
Founded by | Bissell Companies |
Government | |
• City Council | Edmund H. Driggs[2] |
Area | |
• Total | 5,114 acres (2,070 ha) |
Population (2016)[4] | |
• Total | 70,582 |
• Density | 8,800/sq mi (3,400/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (EST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
Zip Code | 28277 |
Area codes | 704 and 980 |
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Ballantyne is a neighborhood and developing edge city[5] on the southside of Charlotte, North Carolina, occupying a 2,000-acre (8.1 km2) area of land adjacent to the South Carolina border. The neighborhood is home to St. Matthew Catholic Church, the largest Catholic congregation in the United States.
In June 2013, Wingate University announced that it was moving its Matthews campus to Ballantyne.[6]