Bessemer City, NC Facts, Population, Income, Demographics, Economy

Population (female): 3,101

Median Age: 37.4 years

Median Rent: Median gross rent in 2019: $765.

Poverty (overall): Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2019: 13.4%

Sex Offenders: According to our research of North Carolina and other state lists, there were 39 registered sex offenders living in Bessemer City, North Carolina as of April 25, 2021. The ratio of all residents to sex offenders in Bessemer City is 143 to 1.>

Ancestries: Ancestries: American (47.5%), German (6.4%), English (5.3%), Irish (2.1%), Scotch-Irish (1.3%).

Elevation: 904 feet

Races:
      White alone - 4,177 - 74.6%
      Black alone - 855 - 15.3%
      Hispanic - 504 - 9.0%
      American Indian alone - 40 - 0.7%
      Two or more races - 22 - 0.4%
      Other race alone - 7 - 0.1%

In 1891, John Askew Smith, previously of Reidsville, North Carolina, moved with his wife Fannie and brother-in-law, John A. Pinchback, to Gaston County. Smith purchased 1,700 acres (6.9 km2) and wanted to establish a town to the east of Whetstone Mountain. By 1893, Smith and other residents petitioned the North Carolina legislature to incorporate the town. On March 6, 1893, Bessemer City was officially chartered. Smith hired W.R. Richardson, an engineer from Guilford County, to lay out the town. In 1896 Smith built the first luxurious home in the area he named "Long View" where he lived with his wife for nearly 20 years. This house still stands in pristine condition, and the Mitchell family has taken up its stewardship. Smith's "Highacre" house, built in the early 20th century, is now occupied by the Eury family.

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711 W MOUNTAIN ST 4.9 miles

711 W MOUNTAIN ST
KINGS MOUNTAIN, NC 28086
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502 W KING ST LOWER LEVEL # 20 5.7 miles

502 W KING ST LOWER LEVEL # 20
KINGS MOUNTAIN, NC 28086
Categories: KINGS MOUNTAIN NC

2202 Carolinas Pl Ste 100 5.7 miles

2202 Carolinas Pl Ste 100
Kings Mountain, NC 28086
Categories: Kings Mountain NC

2555 COURT DR STE 120 GASTON PROFESSIONAL BLDG 8.0 miles

2555 COURT DR STE 120 GASTON PROFESSIONAL BLDG
GASTONIA, NC 28054
Categories: GASTONIA NC

640 SUMMIT CROSSING PL STE 206 8.2 miles

640 SUMMIT CROSSING PL STE 206
GASTONIA, NC 28054
Categories: GASTONIA NC

224 S NEW HOPE RD STE F 8.2 miles

224 S NEW HOPE RD STE F
GASTONIA, NC 28054
Categories: GASTONIA NC

3680 ROBINWOOD RD 8.3 miles

3680 ROBINWOOD RD
GASTONIA, NC 28054
Categories: GASTONIA NC

603 COX RD 8.9 miles

603 COX RD
GASTONIA, NC 28054
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112 OAK ST 9.6 miles

112 OAK ST
CHERRYVILLE, NC 28021
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853 S LAUREL ST 13.0 miles

853 S LAUREL ST
LINCOLNTON, NC 28092
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Bessemer City is a small suburban city in Gaston County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 5,340 at the 2010 census. The city is approximately 6 miles (10 km) northwest of Gastonia and 25 miles (40 km) west of Charlotte. It was settled in 1756 and founded in 1893.

Bessemer City is located at 35°17?3?N 81°16?58?W? / ?35.28417°N 81.28278°W? / 35.28417; -81.28278 (35.284262, -81.282853).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 4.8 square miles (12.5 km2), of which 4.8 square miles (12.4 km2) is land and 0.039 square miles (0.1 km2), or 0.78%, is water. The elevation at city hall is 904 feet (276 m) above sea level.

Bessemer City is named for Sir Henry Bessemer who created the Bessemer process for smelting iron. Bessemer City was founded on land purchased from the Ormand family, near the Sloan-Washington-Ormand Iron Furnace, but the Bessemer Process made Bessemer City's early iron smelting industry obsolete.

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Population (female): 3,101

Median Age: 37.4 years

Median Rent: Median gross rent in 2019: $765.

Poverty (overall): Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2019: 13.4%

Sex Offenders: According to our research of North Carolina and other state lists, there were 39 registered sex offenders living in Bessemer City, North Carolina as of April 25, 2021. The ratio of all residents to sex offenders in Bessemer City is 143 to 1.>

Ancestries: Ancestries: American (47.5%), German (6.4%), English (5.3%), Irish (2.1%), Scotch-Irish (1.3%).

Elevation: 904 feet

Races:
      White alone - 4,177 - 74.6%
      Black alone - 855 - 15.3%
      Hispanic - 504 - 9.0%
      American Indian alone - 40 - 0.7%
      Two or more races - 22 - 0.4%
      Other race alone - 7 - 0.1%

In 1891, John Askew Smith, previously of Reidsville, North Carolina, moved with his wife Fannie and brother-in-law, John A. Pinchback, to Gaston County. Smith purchased 1,700 acres (6.9 km2) and wanted to establish a town to the east of Whetstone Mountain. By 1893, Smith and other residents petitioned the North Carolina legislature to incorporate the town. On March 6, 1893, Bessemer City was officially chartered. Smith hired W.R. Richardson, an engineer from Guilford County, to lay out the town. In 1896 Smith built the first luxurious home in the area he named "Long View" where he lived with his wife for nearly 20 years. This house still stands in pristine condition, and the Mitchell family has taken up its stewardship. Smith's "Highacre" house, built in the early 20th century, is now occupied by the Eury family.