What is the population of Laurel Park, North Carolina?

Laurel Park has a population of approximately 2,408 according to the latest available open data.

Where is Laurel Park, North Carolina located?

Laurel Park is located in North Carolina, United States, at approximate coordinates 35.3115°, -82.5036°.

What is the median household income in Laurel Park?

The median household income in Laurel Park is approximately $90,000 based on the most recent open data.

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Laurel Park

Total population

2,408

Median home value

$433,100

63.3%

Bachelor's+

Median income

$90,000

Laurel Park$90k

National$74k

Elevation727 m

Land area7.3 km²

Weather82°F · Patchy Fog then Mostly Sunny

Coordinates35.31°, -82.50°

Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

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City facts

Elevation

727 m

Area

7.3 km²

Official website

www.laurelpark.org

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Overview

Laurel Park is a town in Henderson County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 2,250 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Asheville Metropolitan Statistical Area.

History & geography

History

The town of Laurel Park was settled on what had been Cherokee land in the late 1800s. Summer cottages and camps were construction in the areas surrounding Echo Mountain. By 1903, a rail line had been built up Fifth Avenue in Hendersonville to bring day-trippers and summer visitors to Rainbow Lake to enjoy swimming, boating, dancing, camping, and gambling at the Laurel Park Casino. Visitors to the casino included famous boxer Jack Dempsey. Later, another rail line and a canal connected Rainbow Lake with Laurel Lake (Rhododendron Lake), and a counter-balanced railway took sightseers from Crystal Spring (near Rainbow Lake) to an observation tower for views of downtown Hendersonville and near and distant mountains. In 1925, the town was formally incorporated. That same year, Commodore J. Perry Stolz, builder of the popular and expensive Miami Fleetwood Hotel in Florida, arrived in Hendersonville with plans to repeat his success at the top of Jump Off Mountain near Jump-Off Rock. This 15-story hotel, also to be called the Fleetwood, would have a brick exterior trimmed with marble, all the modern conveniences, and a radio station at the top. A new concrete road (named Laurel Park Highway) was built up the mountain to the hotel site; this was used for transporting construction materials. Less than a year later, financial problems led to a halt in construction. Despite numerous attempts to complete the hotel, the 13th floor was the last floor completed, and the hotel was razed in 1939 by a salvage company. After the stock market crash, the town slowly transitioned from a summer recreational resort to a more residential community. The Singletary-Reese-Robinson House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2010.

Geography

Laurel Park is located in central Henderson County on the eastern slopes of Jump off Mountain. It is bordered to the east by the city of Hendersonville, the county seat. To the south is the unincorporated community of Valley Hill, and to the west is the community of Horse Shoe. U.S. Route 64 passes through the northern part of the town, in the valley of Shaw Creek. Route 64 leads east into Hendersonville and west to Etowah. The town government maintains three parks: Jump Off Rock Park, Rhododendron Lake Nature Park, and Little Laurel Green Park. Additionally, several hiking trails run around the town. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , of which , or 0.78%, are water.

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