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Welcome to Glen Alpine ...The town of Glen Alpine is located in Burke County<1>. The location of Glen Alpine has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2> While we don't have a date for the founding of Glen Alpine, you might consider that their post office opened in 1880. From the Census Estimates for 2019, Glen Alpine has a population of 1,486 people<3> (see below for details). Glen Alpine is 1,210 feet [369 m] above sea level.<4>. Time Zone: Glen Alpine lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time Glen Alpine is located in the (828) area code. Population Details ...Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Glen Alpine had an population of 1,486 people. This is a decrease of 2.04% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 36.33% since the 2000 Census). At the time of the 2010 Census, Glen Alpine had a population of 1,517 people. This makes Glen Alpine the county's 7th most populous community. The population of Glen Alpine represents 0.02% of the total population of North Carolina (which has 9,535,483 people), making it the state's 284th most populous community. With a 2010 count of 1,517 people, the population of Glen Alpine increased 39.17% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 1,090 people). More information can be found on the Census Page for Glen Alpine. Communities Also Named Glen Alpine ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Glen Alpine - they are located in Nova Scotia and Tennessee. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Glen Alpine. Communities near Glen Alpine ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Glen Alpine.
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy. We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Glen Alpine. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Glen Alpine. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Glen Alpine. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Glen Alpine. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Glen Alpine. See our Newspapers Page for Glen Alpine. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Glen Alpine ...Looking for more information about Glen Alpine? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions. In addition to the Tourism page for Glen Alpine, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Glen Alpine. Adding Glen Alpine to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Glen Alpine in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page. From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Glen Alpine was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6> We also found Glen Alpine in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895). For more details, see References and Mentions for Glen Alpine. Off-the-Road Links ...Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Glen Alpine. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page. The official website for Burke County: www.co.burke.nc.us/ The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/ Footnotes ...
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