Horse Shoe is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Henderson County, North Carolina, United States.[2] Its ZIP code is 28742.[3] As of the 2010 census, its population was 2,351.[4]
Horse Shoe, North Carolina | |
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| Coordinates: 35°20′32″N 82°33′25″W / 35.34222°N 82.55694°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | North Carolina |
| County | Henderson |
| Area | |
| • Total | 7.57 sq mi (19.61 km2) |
| • Land | 7.46 sq mi (19.32 km2) |
| • Water | 0.11 sq mi (0.29 km2) |
| Elevation | 2,100 ft (600 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 2,430 |
| • Density | 325.69/sq mi (125.76/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 28742 |
| Area code | 828 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2584322[2] |
| FIPS code | 37-32740 |
The community took its name from a nearby meander in the French Broad River.[5]
Geography edit
Horse Shoe is in western Henderson County, bordered to the north by the town of Mills River and to the west by unincorporated Etowah. The French Broad River runs through the center of the Horse Shoe community. U.S. Route 64 passes through Horse Shoe south of the river, and leads east 6 miles (10 km) to Hendersonville, the county seat, and southwest through Etowah 14 miles (23 km) to Brevard. Asheville is 23 miles (37 km) to the north via Mills River.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Horse Shoe CDP has a total area of 7.6 square miles (19.6 km2), of which 7.5 square miles (19.3 km2) are land and 0.1 square miles (0.3 km2), or 1.47%, are water.[6]
Demographics edit
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 2,430 | — | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[7] | |||
Notable people edit
- Bil Dwyer, cartoonist and humorist (1907-1987)
- Cecil Gordon, race-car driver (1941-2012)
Notes edit
- ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
- ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Horse Shoe, North Carolina
- ^ United States Postal Service (2012). "USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code". Retrieved February 15, 2012.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 14, 2011.
- ^ Kramp, Penn (February 22, 1987). "Tuxedo: It's not formal wear". The Times-News. p. 27. Retrieved May 23, 2015.
- ^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001): Horse Shoe CDP, North Carolina". American Factfinder. U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved December 20, 2017.
- ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
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