Pinehurst, North Carolina

In 1895, James Walker Tufts purchased 500 acres (200 ha), and eventually purchased an additional 5,500 acres (2,200 ha), of land for approximately $1.25 per acre in the North Carolina Sandhills, with the vision of building a "health resort for people of modest means".[10] Tufts retained Frederick Law Olmsted to design the village, which features curving lanes and a picturesque central green.[9][11]

Originally dubbed Tuftstown during development, Tuftstown became the village of Pinehurst, and home of the Pinehurst Resort. In 1980, the village became a municipality.[12]

The first golf course at Pinehurst Resort was laid out in 1897–1898. The first championship held at Pinehurst was the United North and South Amateur Championship of 1901. The best known course, Pinehurst No. 2, was designed by Donald Ross and completed in 1907. Pinehurst Race Track was established in 1915. The resort now has nine golf courses, three hotels, a spa, and extensive sports and leisure facilities.

In 1999, National Public Radio reported that many local business owners in Pinehurst were upset because the Pinehurst Resort was using lawsuits to prevent local businesses from using the term "Pinehurst" in the names of their businesses.[13] The village council sought a written guarantee from the Pinehurst Resort that it would not force any business in the village to remove the name "Pinehurst" from its name unless the business is a direct competitor. The request came a week later in a local newspaper. The village also sued the resort over control of the name shared between the resort and village.[14]

The Lloyd-Howe House, Pinehurst Historic District and Pinehurst Race Track are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[7]

According to the United States Census Bureau, Pinehurst is located at 35°11′28″N 79°28′11.4″W (35.191105, -79.469829).[15] and the village has a total area of 17.2 square miles (44.5 km²), of which, 16.6 square miles (43 km²) of it is land and 0.6 square miles (1.5 km²) of it (3.37%) is water.

Three streams, Aberdeen Creek, Horse Creek, and Joes Fork have their headwaters in the Pinehurst area.

As of the census[5] of 2000, there were 9,706 people, 4,510 households, and 3,310 families residing in the village. The population density was 676.9 people per square mile (261.3/km²). There were 5,668 housing units at an average density of 395.3 per square mile (152.6/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 95.31% White, 3.27% African American, 0.24% Native American, 0.62% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.27% from other races, and 0.28% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.04% of the population.

There were 4,510 households, out of which 13.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 68.5% were married couples living together, 3.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.6% were non-families. 24.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.05 and the average family size was 2.38.

In the village, the population was spread out, with 11.7% under the age of 18, 2.1% from 18 to 24, 16.7% from 25 to 44, 27.3% from 45 to 64, and 42.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 60 years. For every 100 females, there were 86.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 84.2 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $58,950, and the median income for a family was $67,353. Males had a median income of $51,958 versus $32,181 for females. The per capita income for the village was $41,992. About 1.3% of families and 2.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 2.8% of those under age 18 and 3.7% of those age 65 or over.

• Pinehurst Resort
• The Country Club of North Carolina
• Sandhills Horticultural Gardens
• Mystic Cottage

• The O'Neal School
• Sandhills Community College
• Pinecrest High School
• Episcopal Day School
• Pinehurst Elementary School
• Sandhills Classical Christian School

• Moore County Airport

• Donna Andrews, professional LPGA golfer, 6-time tournament winner including the Nabisco Dinah Shore.
• Rick Azar, former television sports anchor (WKBW-TV) and former radio play-by-play announcer of the Buffalo Bills[17]
• Bill Beutel, news reporter and anchor for ABC News and WABC-TV in New York City, resided in Pinehurst following his retirement from broadcast journalism.
• Brian Bass, MLB pitcher
• Del Cameron, Hall of Fame harness racing driver and trainer.[18]
• Seth Maness, professional baseball player for the St. Louis Cardinals[19]
• Vince McMahon, professional wrestling promoter and owner and chairman of World Wrestling Entertainment, was born and raised in Pinehurst.
• William H. McRaven- United States Navy admiral
• Carson Abel Roberts, U.S. Marine Corps lieutenant general.
• Tony Terry, R&B singer.

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Moore County, North Carolina
• List of National Historic Landmarks in North Carolina

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• Village of Pinehurst
• Moore County Chamber of Commerce
• Pinehurst, Southern Pines, Aberdeen Area Visitors Bureau
• The Pilot, community newspaper
• Pinehurst Resort