Seven Lakes, North Carolina Explained

Official Name:Seven Lakes, North Carolina
Settlement Type:CDP
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:North Carolina
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Moore
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:26.03
Area Land Km2:21.72
Area Water Km2:4.31
Area Total Sq Mi:10.05
Area Land Sq Mi:8.39
Area Water Sq Mi:1.66
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:4900
Population Density Km2:225.55
Population Density Sq Mi:584.17
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Elevation Ft:617
Coordinates:35.2647°N -79.5864°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:27376
Area Codes:910, 472
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:37-60515[2]
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:2402839

Seven Lakes is a census-designated place (CDP) in Moore County, North Carolina, United States. It is located approximately 10–15 minutes from the Pinehurst #2, where four U.S. Opens have been held, in 1999, 2005, 2014, and 2024. In 2018, the population of the Seven Lakes CDP was 4,404.

Features

The Seven Lakes community includes the North, South and West side communities. North and South operate under one Homeowners Association The West Side operates under a separate Homeowners association.

The main North side has seven lakes along with other amenities including horse stable providing trail rides for residences, a community pool, soccer field, basketball courts tennis courts, and playground. Additionally, the community has a private gym with pool and tennis club for use with additional membership. The two largest lakes are Sequoia and Echo which allow motor boat usage with the other lakes limited paddle or electric motors. The South side does not have any lakes for recreational activities, but includes an 18-hole golf course.

Areas

Seven Lakes West

Seven Lakes North & South

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 9.8sqmi, of which 8.2sqmi is land and 1.6sqmi (16.33%) is water.

Demographics

2020 census

Race!scope="col"
NumberPercentage
White (non-Hispanic)4,28387.41%
Black or African American (non-Hispanic)1743.55%
Native American90.18%
Asian551.12%
Other/Mixed1442.94%
Hispanic or Latino2354.8%
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 4,900 people, 2,134 households, and 1,555 families residing in the CDP.

2000 census

As of the census of 2000, there were 3,214 people, 1,399 households, and 1,141 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 391.8sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 1,537 housing units at an average density of 187.4sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the CDP was 94.96% White, 3.73% African American, 0.22% Native American, 0.19% Asian, 0.12% from other races, and 0.78% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.81% of the population.

There were 1,399 households, out of which 17.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 76.3% were married couples living together, 4.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 18.4% were non-families. 16.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.26 and the average family size was 2.47.

In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 14.9% under the age of 18, 2.3% from 18 to 24, 14.9% from 25 to 44, 25.5% from 45 to 64, and 42.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 60 years. For every 100 females, there were 90.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.0 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $53,237, and the median income for a family was $59,180. Males had a median income of $50,909 versus $31,776 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $32,070. None of the families and 0.5% of the population were living below the poverty line, including no under eighteens and 0.6% of those over 64.

References

  1. Web site: ArcGIS REST Services Directory. United States Census Bureau. September 20, 2022.
  2. Web site: U.S. Census website. United States Census Bureau. 2008-01-31.

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