High Shoals, North Carolina | |
|---|---|
 Location of HighShoals, North Carolina | |
| Coordinates: 35°23′45″N 81°12′17″W / 35.39583°N 81.20472°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  North Carolina |
| County | Gaston |
| Incorporated | November 6, 1973 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | P.J. Rathbone |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2.66 sq mi (6.88 km2) |
| • Land | 2.60 sq mi (6.74 km2) |
| • Water | 0.06 sq mi (0.14 km2) |
| Elevation | 715 ft (218 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 595 |
| • Density | 228.67/sq mi (88.28/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 28077 |
| Area code | 704 |
| FIPS code | 37-31440[3] |
| GNIS feature ID | 2405829[2] |
High Shoals is a city[4][5] in Gaston County, North Carolina, United States, named for the high rocky shoal across the Catawba River.[6] The population was 700 at the 2010 census.[7]
- ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: High Shoals, North Carolina
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ "An Act to Incorporate the City of High Shoals in Gaston County Subject to an Election". North Carolina General Assembly. 1973.
- ^ "High Shoals city; North Carolina". United States Census Bureau. 2020.
- ^ Powell, William S. (1982). The North Carolina Gazeteer. Chapel Hill: The University of North Carolina Press. p. 227. ISBN 0-8078-1247-1.
- ^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): High Shoals town, North Carolina". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved March 27, 2013.