Locust is a small
rural city in
Stanly Stanly is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
* Edward Stanly (1810–1872), Whig U.S. congressman
* Fabius Stanly (1815–1882), rear admiral of the U.S. Navy
* John Stanly (politician) (1774–1834), Federalist U.S. congressman
* ...
and
Cabarrus counties in the
U.S. state
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of
North Carolina
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. The population was 2,930 at the 2010 census.
Geography
Locust is located in southwestern Stanly County at (35.267185, -80.426805).
Through annexations, the city limits now extend west into Cabarrus County. Locust is bordered by the town of
Stanfield to the south.
The center of Locust is at the intersection of combined
North Carolina Highway 24
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/
27 with
North Carolina Highway 200. NC 24/27 leads east to
Albemarle and west to the
Charlotte
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area. Via NC 27 it is to the
Charlotte center city
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. NC 200 leads northwest to
US 601 and provides a route to
Concord
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* Harmony, in music
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, away, and leads southwest to
Monroe.
According to the
United States Census Bureau
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, the city of Locust has a total area of , with no significant water bodies.
Demographics
2020 census
As of the
2020 United States census
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, there were 4,537 people, 1,397 households, and 956 families residing in the city.
2000 census
As of the
census
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of 2000, there were 2,416 people, 922 households, and 712 families residing in the city. The
population density
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was 470.5 people per square mile (181.5/km
2). There were 981 housing units at an average density of 191.0 per square mile (73.7/km
2). The racial makeup of the city was 94.91%
White
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, 1.53%
African American
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, 0.46%
Native American, 0.17%
Asian, 2.03% from
other races
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, and 0.91% from two or more races.
Hispanic
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The term commonly applies to countries with a cultural and historical link to Spain and to viceroyalties forme ...
or
Latino
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* Latino (demonym), a term used in the United States for people with cultural ties to Latin America
* Hispanic and Latino Americans in the United States
* The people or cultures of Latin America;
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of any race were 3.39% of the population.
There were 922 households, out of which 35.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 65.9% were
married couples living together, 7.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.7% were non-families. 20.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.62 and the average family size was 3.02.
In the city, the population was spread out, with 26.2% under the age of 18, 6.7% from 18 to 24, 32.8% from 25 to 44, 22.8% from 45 to 64, and 11.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 100.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.3 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $44,556, and the median income for a family was $50,987. Males had a median income of $35,614 versus $21,375 for females. The
per capita income
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Per capita i ...
for the city was $19,250. About 3.2% of families and 4.1% of the population were below the
poverty line
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, including 6.9% of those under age 18 and 2.5% of those age 65 or over.
The area is served by ''
The Weekly Post'', a weekly newspaper.
Notable person
*
Adeem the Artist
Adeem the Artist, and sometimes known as Adeem Maria, is an American country music singer. They have released eight albums and a number of singles.
Career
Adeem the Artist was born in 1988. They were born in Locust, North Carolina but when they ...
, country music singer
References
External links
City of Locust official website
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Cities in Cabarrus County, North Carolina
Cities in Stanly County, North Carolina
Cities in North Carolina