Ballantyne (Charlotte neighborhood)

Ballantyne
Ballantyne at the intersection of Johnston Rd and Ballantyne Commons Parkway in April 2024
Ballantyne at the intersection of Johnston Rd and Ballantyne Commons Parkway in April 2024
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Location in Charlotte
Coordinates: 35°03′17″N 80°51′01″W / 35.0547°N 80.8502°W / 35.0547; -80.8502
Country United States
State North Carolina
CountyMecklenburg County
CityCharlotte
Council District7
Neighborhood Profile Areas75, 169, 187, 188, 189, 253, 255, 257, 355, 356
Founded1992
Annexed1999–2003[1]
Founded byBissell Companies
Government
 • City CouncilEdmund H. Driggs[2]
Area
 • Total5,114 acres (2,070 ha)
Population
 (2016)[4]
 • Total70,582
 • Density8,800/sq mi (3,400/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
Zip Code
28277
Area codes704 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]

  1. ^ "Charlotte Explorer". City of Charlotte. Retrieved October 14, 2021.
  2. ^ "District 7 Charlotte City Council Member Ed Driggs". City of Charlotte. City of Charlotte. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
  3. ^ "Quality of Life Explorer (acres)". City of Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, and UNCC. Retrieved 3 May 2015.
  4. ^ "Quality of Life Explorer (population)". City of Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, and UNCC. Retrieved 7 May 2016.
  5. ^ "Home". ballantynecorporate.com.
  6. ^ "Wingate University to open Ballantyne campus in August". Charlotte Business Journal. 5 June 2013. Retrieved 22 May 2021.