Belmont, North Carolina | |
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| Nickname: City of Diversified Textiles | |
 Location in the U.S. state of North Carolina | |
| Coordinates: 35°13′16″N 81°02′24″W / 35.22111°N 81.04000°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | North Carolina |
| County | Gaston |
| Incorporated | 1895 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Richard Turner |
| Area | |
• Total | 12.22 sq mi (31.66 km2) |
| • Land | 12.20 sq mi (31.58 km2) |
| • Water | 0.03 sq mi (0.08 km2) 1.74% |
| Elevation | 709 ft (216 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 15,010 |
| • Density | 1,230.83/sq mi (475.23/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 28012 |
| Area code | 704 |
| FIPS code | 37-04840[3] |
| GNIS feature ID | 2403850[2] |
| Website | www |
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.
- ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Belmont, North Carolina
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on December 27, 1996. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "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.