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- Kings Mountain is 0% more densely populated than Leland.
- People are 41.3% less likely to be married in Kings Mountain.
- The Median Age is 4.9 years younger in Kings Mountain.
 Leland, NCKings Mountain, NCUnited States
 Population  Unlock10,775329,725,481
 Female Population49.6%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population50.4%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock41.438.4
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 Population - 201013,905  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock9,693285,036,114
 Population - 19901,801  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock14.7%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now1,324.0%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock802.793.4
 Land Area19.7  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.2264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Leland, NCKings Mountain, NCUnited States
 Age 0 to 45.2%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock8.2%6.1%
 Age 10 to 146.4%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock2.3%3.9%
 Age 18 to 202.4%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock3.7%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3413.6%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock10.3%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5410.5%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock6.3%6.7%
 Age 60 to 648.8%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock10.5%9.6%
 Age 75 to 846.5%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock4.7%1.9%
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 Race
 Leland, NCKings Mountain, NCUnited States
 White80.8%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock27.3%12.2%
 Asian0.7%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.1%0.4%
 Two or More Races3.7%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock2.0%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Leland, NCKings Mountain, NCUnited States
 Married Population61.2%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock33.9%48.0%
 Married but Separated0.5%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock64.1%50.2%
 Never Married22.7%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock18.6%10.8%
 Widowed5.2%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.572.60
 Households9,591  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock2,40180,755,759
     Married couple, w/children24.5%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock39.8%42.9%
 Non Family Households2,866  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock24.0%15.8%
     Single householder, no children6.8%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Leland    4 Reviews

J · Apex, NC
Over 4 years ago

Possibly a 5 Star Place to live. No concerns about crime in Leland. The only reason I would not give 5 stars would be: town is still developing--so not everything is  More

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Over 12 years ago

Having grown older, I find myself increasingly intolerant of cold weather, but the type of winter weather here mimics that of my home state, Texas, and I hated it  More

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Over 18 years ago

We've been in Leland for almost 2 months now. We really like it here. We transplanted from Brevard County Florida, and we used to commute for everything at least 30  More

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Reviews for Kings Mountain    2 Reviews

Over 14 years ago

I'm 22 now and I've been here my entire life. I truly despise living here now and would not recommend it to anyone, although the country areas and the historical Kings  More

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Over 15 years ago

Beautiful Small Town Near the Appalachian  More

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