Pinehurst, North Carolina | |
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_001.jpg) Mystic Cottage (1900), historic building in the district | |
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| Nickname: "Home of American Golf" | |
 Location inMoore County and the state ofNorth Carolina | |
| Coordinates:35°11′32″N79°28′06″W / 35.19222°N 79.46833°W /35.19222; -79.46833 | |
| Country | United States |
| State | North Carolina |
| County | Moore |
| Founded | 1895 |
| Incorporated | 1980 |
| Named after | Its location in apine forest[1] |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Patrick Pizzella |
| Area | |
• Village | 17.36 sq mi (44.95 km2) |
| • Land | 16.71 sq mi (43.28 km2) |
| • Water | 0.65 sq mi (1.68 km2) |
| Elevation | 509 ft (155 m) |
| Population | |
• Village | 17,581 |
| • Density | 1,052.19/sq mi (406.24/km2) |
| • Urban | 50,319 (Pinehurst–Southern Pines) (US: 506th)[3] |
| • Urban density | 1,059.6/sq mi (409.1/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP codes | 28370, 28374[6] |
| Area codes | 910, 472 |
| FIPS code | 37-51940[7] |
| GNIS feature ID | 2407523[4] |
| Website | www |
Pinehurst Historic District | |
| Area | 250 acres (100 ha) |
| Built | 1895 (1895) |
| Architect | Frederick Law Olmsted |
| Architectural style | Colonial Revival,Queen Anne |
| NRHP reference No. | 73001361[8] |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | August 14, 1973 |
| Designated NHLD | June 19, 1996 |
Pinehurst, officiallyThe Village of Pinehurst, is a village inMoore County, North Carolina, United States.[9] As of the2020 census, the population was 17,581,[10] up from 13,124 in2010. "Pinehurst" refers to both the village and thePinehurst Resort, agolf resort, which has hosted multipleU.S. Open championships in the sport. A large portion of the central village, including the resort complexes, is aNational Historic Landmark District, designated in 1996 for its landscape design byFrederick Law Olmsted and its significance in the history of golf in the United States.[11] Pinehurst has been designated as the "Home of American Golf" by theUS Golf Association and by the state of North Carolina.[12] The surrounding area is known for its strong equestrian community, including the former StoneybrookSteeplechase, and the currentPinehurst Harness Track.Fox hunting is also a common sport in the area.
The Pinehurst Resort is one of three designated anchor sites for the men's US Open in Golf. Since 1999, the resort has hosted the event four times, most recently in2024. The US Open will return to Pinehurst in 2029, 2035, 2041, and 2047.[13]
Golf House Pinehurst, which opened in 2024, hosts theWorld Golf Hall of Fame.[14]
In addition to the Pinehurst Resort, the village is home to theCountry Club of North Carolina. In the immediate area surrounding Pinehurst, there are more than 40 other golf courses, including thePine Needles Lodge and Golf Club in the adjacent town ofSouthern Pines, which itself has hosted the U.S. Open tournament in women's golf four times.
For several years in the late 2010s-early 2020s, the Pinehurst-Southern Pines area was continuously ranked by POLICOM as the bestmicropolitan area to live in North Carolina, and a top ten micropolitan area nationwide.[15] Contributing factors included the quality of local amenities, as well as the strong medical and golf tourism industries. As of July 2023, Pinehurst and Southern Pines were re-designated as the Pinehurst-Southern PinesMetropolitan Statistical Area by theOffice of Management and Budget,[16] with a combined population that had reached above 50,000 residents.
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 theNorth Carolina Sandhills, with the vision of building a "health resort for people of modest means".[17] Tufts retainedFrederick Law Olmsted to design the village, which features curving lanes and a picturesque central green.[11][18]
Originally a health retreat titled "Tuftstown" and also "Pinealia" during construction stages in 1895, it expanded and was renamed Pinehurst by December of that year. The name was suggested in a public contest to name a new development inMartha's Vineyard; as it was not selected, Tufts decided to re-appropriate the name for use at his new development in the South.[19] The village saw its first guests in January 1896.[20]
The first golf course atPinehurst 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 byDonald Ross and completed in 1907.Pinehurst Race Track was established in 1915. In 1980, the village became a municipality.[21] The resort now has ten golf courses, three hotels, a health 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.[22] 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.[23] In the quarter century of growth since, the relationship between the village and the resort has been amicable and mutually beneficial. As the village and resort are geographically intertwined, it is permissible to operate a registered golf cart on public roads throughout the village.[24]
TheLloyd-Howe House,Pinehurst Historic District andPinehurst Race Track are listed on theNational Register of Historic Places.[8]
Pinehurst is in southern Moore County, bordered to the east bySouthern Pines, to the south byAberdeen, and to the north byTaylortown. It is 43 miles (69 km) by road west-northwest ofFayetteville, 70 miles (110 km) southwest ofRaleigh, and 74 miles (119 km) south-southeast ofGreensboro.
U.S. Routes15 and501 pass together through the eastern side of the village, leading south 5 miles (8 km) to Aberdeen and north 10 miles (16 km) toCarthage, the Moorecounty seat.North Carolina Highway 2 has its western terminus in the center of Pinehurst and leads east 5 miles (8 km) to its eastern terminus atU.S. Route 1 in Southern Pines.NC Highway 5 has its northern terminus at in the northern part of Pinehurst and leads southeast through the center of the village, ending 6 miles (10 km) to the southeast at US 1-15-501 in Aberdeen.NC Highway 211 crosses the northern and eastern sides of Pinehurst, leading south with Routes 15-501 to Aberdeen and northwest 18 miles (29 km) toCandor.
The village of Pinehurst has a total area of 17.37 square miles (45.0 km2), of which 16.72 square miles (43.3 km2) are land and 0.65 square miles (1.7 km2), or 3.72%, are water.[2] Three streams,Aberdeen Creek,Horse Creek, andJoes Fork, have their headwaters in the Pinehurst area. Aberdeen Creek and Horse Creeks are within theLumber River watershed, while Joes Fork is within theCape Fear River watershed.
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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| 1950 | 1,016 | — | |
| 1960 | 1,124 | 10.6% | |
| 1970 | 1,056 | −6.0% | |
| 1990 | 5,103 | — | |
| 2000 | 9,706 | 90.2% | |
| 2010 | 13,124 | 35.2% | |
| 2020 | 17,581 | 34.0% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[25] | |||
| Race | Number | Percentage |
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| White (non-Hispanic) | 15,190 | 86.4% |
| Black or African American (non-Hispanic) | 555 | 3.16% |
| Native American | 75 | 0.43% |
| Asian | 381 | 2.17% |
| Pacific Islander | 7 | 0.04% |
| Other/Mixed | 682 | 3.88% |
| Hispanic orLatino | 691 | 3.93% |
As of the2020 United States census, there were 17,581 people, 7,301 households, and 4,991 families residing in the village. The median income for a household in the village was $92,342, and the median income for a family was $108,433. About 2.2% of families were below the poverty line.
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