Belmont, North Carolina

Belmont, North Carolina
Nickname: 
City of Diversified Textiles
Location in the U.S. state of North Carolina
Location in the U.S. state of North Carolina
Coordinates: 35°13′16″N 81°02′24″W / 35.22111°N 81.04000°W / 35.22111; -81.04000
CountryUnited States
StateNorth Carolina
CountyGaston
Incorporated1895
Government
 • MayorRichard Turner
Area
 • Total12.22 sq mi (31.66 km2)
 • Land12.20 sq mi (31.58 km2)
 • Water0.03 sq mi (0.08 km2)  1.74%
Elevation709 ft (216 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total15,010
 • Density1,230.83/sq mi (475.23/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
28012
Area code704
FIPS code37-04840[3]
GNIS feature ID2403850[2]
Websitewww.cityofbelmont.org

Belmont is a small suburban city in Gaston County, North Carolina, United States, located about 9 miles (14 km) east of Gastonia. The population was 10,076 at the 2010 census.[4] Once known as Garibaldi Station, it was named for the New York banker August Belmont. Belmont is home to Belmont Abbey College.

  1. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
  2. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Belmont, North Carolina
  3. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on December 27, 1996. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  4. ^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Belmont city, North Carolina". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on February 10, 2020. Retrieved March 26, 2013.