North Carolina McDowell County
Old Fort
A town in McDowell County, North Carolina — population 924 as of 2020.
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Carolina Journal
September 10McDowell joins NC data center pause
Six-month moratorium comes as North Carolina weighs AI investment, energy costs, and post-Helene infrastructure.
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See & do
- Catawba Vale Business HUB
- Mountain Gateway Museum
- My Gym
- Old Fort Branch Library
- Old Fort Commercial Historic District
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Old Fort by the numbers
- Area
- 1.22 sq mi (3.16 km²), 0.01 sq mi water
- Median age
- 53.4
- Households
- 292
- Persons per household
- 1.7
- Median household income
- $47,500
- Median house value
- $135,900
- Office
- MAYOR
- Address
- 38 S CATAWBA AVE, OLD FORT, NC 28762