Pinehurst, North Carolina

Coordinates: 35°11′32″N 79°28′06″W / 35.19222°N 79.46833°W / 35.19222; -79.46833
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Pinehurst, North Carolina
Mystic Cottage (1900), historic building in the district
Mystic Cottage (1900), historic building in the district
FIPS code
37-51940[6]
GNIS feature ID2407523[4]
Websitewww.vopnc.org
Pinehurst Historic District
Area250 acres (100 ha)
Built1895 (1895)
Architect
Colonial Revival, Queen Anne
NRHP reference No.73001361[7]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPAugust 14, 1973
Designated NHLDJune 19, 1996

Pinehurst is a village in

Fox hunting
is also a common sport in the area.

Despite the village's relatively small size, the resort will host the men's U.S. Open five times in the next three decades: Pinehurst No. 2 will host the Men's U.S. Open in 2024, 2029, 2035, 2041 and 2047.[11]

In addition to the Pinehurst Resort, the village is home to

The Country Club of North Carolina
. In the immediate area surrounding Pinehurst, there are more than 40 other golf courses.

The World Golf Hall of Fame, currently located in St. Augustine, Florida, will be relocating its physical presence to Pinehurst in 2024.[12]

History

In 1895, James Walker Tufts purchased 500 acres (200 ha), and eventually purchased an additional 5,500 acres (2,200 ha), of land for approximately $1.25 per acre in the North Carolina Sandhills, with the vision of building a "health resort for people of modest means".[13] Tufts retained Frederick Law Olmsted to design the village, which features curving lanes and a picturesque central green.[10][14]

Originally dubbed Tuftstown during development, Tuftstown became the village of Pinehurst, and home of the Pinehurst Resort. In 1980, the village became a municipality.[15]

The first golf course at

Donald Ross and completed in 1907. Pinehurst Race Track
was established in 1915. The resort now has nine golf courses, three hotels, a spa, and extensive sports and leisure facilities.

In 1999,

National Public Radio reported that many local business owners in Pinehurst were upset because the Pinehurst Resort was using lawsuits to prevent local businesses from using the term "Pinehurst" in the names of their businesses.[16] The village council sought a written guarantee from the Pinehurst Resort that it would not force any business in the village to remove the name "Pinehurst" from its name unless the business is a direct competitor. The request came a week later in a local newspaper. The village also sued the resort over control of the name shared between the resort and village.[17]

The

Geography

The village has a total area of 17.2 square miles (44.5 km2), of which 16.6 square miles (43 km2) is land and 0.6 square mile (1.5 km2) (3.37%) is water.

Three streams, Aberdeen Creek, Horse Creek, and Joes Fork, have their headwaters in the Pinehurst area.

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note
19501,016
19601,12410.6%
19701,056−6.0%
19905,103
20009,70690.2%
201013,12435.2%
202017,58134.0%
U.S. Decennial Census[18]

2020 census

Pinehurst racial composition[19]
Race Number Percentage
White
(non-Hispanic)
15,190 86.4%
Black or African American
(non-Hispanic)
555 3.16%
Native American
75 0.43%
Asian
381 2.17%
Pacific Islander
7 0.04%
Other/Mixed
682 3.88%
Latino
691 3.93%

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 17,581 people, 7,301 households, and 4,991 families residing in the village. The median income for a household in the village was $92,342, and the median income for a family was $108,433. About 2.2% of families were below the poverty line.

Points of interest

Education

Transportation

Notable people

See also

References

  1. ^ "North Carolina Gazetteer". Retrieved December 9, 2022.
  2. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
  3. ^ United States Census Bureau (December 29, 2022). "2020 Census Qualifying Urban Areas and Final Criteria Clarifications". Federal Register.
  4. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Pinehurst, North Carolina
  5. ^ United States Postal Service (2012). "USPS – Look Up a ZIP Code". Retrieved February 15, 2012.
  6. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  7. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  8. ^ "Geographic Names Information System". United States Geological Survey. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  9. ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved December 22, 2021.
  10. ^ a b "NHL nomination for Pinehurst Historic District". National Park Service. Retrieved January 15, 2016.
  11. ^ "USGA Announces Plans for Golf House Pinehurst and Five U.S. Open Championships at Pinehurst".
  12. ^ "USGA, World Golf Hall of Fame Join Forces in Pinehurst". July 20, 2022.
  13. ^ Tufts Archives; www.tuftsarchives.org Archived August 25, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
  14. ^ Tufts, Leonard (1906). Pinehurst, N.C., a brief description of the leading health and recreation resort of the South. p. 5. county, North Carolina was founded by.
  15. ^ "Village of Pinehurst History". Archived from the original on June 10, 2013. Retrieved May 4, 2013.
  16. ^ Hosken, Chris (June 17, 1999). "Pinehurst". All Things Considered. National Public Radio. Retrieved April 19, 2012.
  17. ^ Village sues Pinehurst Inc over name; Associated Press.
  18. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
  19. ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved December 22, 2021.
  20. ^ "Variety Kids Telethon On Channel 7 & wkbw.com". Archived from the original on March 27, 2012. Retrieved March 25, 2012.
  21. ^ For what it's worth; Some advice to young harness racing drivers[permanent dead link]
  22. ^ "Meet Seth Maness, the Cardinals' best all-around athlete". March 14, 2015.
  23. ISSN 0362-4331
    . Retrieved November 22, 2021.

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