Summary for Lake Lure

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Located in: Rutherford County (see below)

Typical Abbreviation: Lk. Lure

Time Zone: Lake Lure lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT)

Telephone Area Code: (828)

Elevation: 1,160 feet [353.57 m] above sea level<1>

From the 2010 US Census (For more detail, see our Census Page for Lake Lure)

Population

Year	Population
2019 Est:<2>	1,152 (3.36% decrease since 2010)
2010:	1,192 (16.07% increase since 2000)
2000:	1,027

Total Area:<3> 14.59 sq. miles [37.8 km²] - of which 8.29% is water (1.21 sq. miles [3.1 km²])

Housing Units:<4> 2,211

Official Website: www.ci.lake-lure.nc.us/

GPS Coordinates (Latitude/Longitude)<5>

For the purpose of mapping and calculating distances, we have chosen the following reference point for Lake Lure:

Lat: 35.441300° (or 35°26'28" N)

Lon: -82.205200° (or -82°12'18" W)

USGS Topo Map: Lake Lure<6>

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for Lake Lure

GNIS ID: 2405973

FIPS State / Place Code: 37 / 36500

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Lake Lure)

About Rutherford County

The town of Rutherfordton is the County Seat for Rutherford County.

From the 2010 US Census (For more detail, see our Census Page for Rutherford)

Population

Year	Population
2019 Est:	67,031 (1.15% decrease since 2010)
2010	67,810 (7.81% increase since 2000)
2000:	62,899

Total Area: 565 sq. miles [1,465.5 km²]

Housing Units: 33,878

Official Website: www.rutherfordcountync.gov/

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for Rutherford

GNIS ID: 1008584

FIPS State / County Code: 37 / 161

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Lake Lure)

About North Carolina

From the US Census

Population

Year	Population
2019 Est:	10,501,384 (10.13% increase since 2010)
2010:	9,535,483 (18.46% increase since 2000)
2000:	8,049,313

Websites for State of North Carolina

Official Website: https://www.nc.gov/

Tourism: https://www.visitnc.com/

Parks: https://www.ncparks.gov/

Fishing & Hunting: https://www.ncwildlife.org/

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for State of North Carolina

GNIS ID: 1027616

FIPS State: 37

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Lake Lure)

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Lake Lure: www.ci.lake-lure.nc.us/

The official website for Rutherford County: www.rutherfordcountync.gov/

The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Lake Lure - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<2>	Every year, the US Census Bureau creates a population estimate for the preceeding year. Keep in mind that this value is an estimate and not an actual count. The most recent Census estimate is for the year 2019.
<3>	The area value has been supplied by the US Census Bureau and it can be different than the geographic boundaries of Lake Lure. The value given by the Census Bureau reflects their statistical (or sampling) requirements. For example, if there is a cluster of people living just outside of the community's official boundary, the Census-defined area might be expanded to include that group.
<4>	A Housing Unit is a broad term for those places where people live (whether occupied or temporarily vacant), such as a house, an apartment, a mobile home, or an area that is considered as a separate living quarter. Separate living quarters (consisting of one or more rooms) are considered to be those places where people live, sleep and eat separately from others and that have access to the outside (either directly or by a shared hallway).
<5>	Longitude & latitude values may not be the geographic center of Lake Lure, rather it may be a prominent intersection or the center of population, etc. It will vary depending on the source.
<6>	Name of the USGS 7.5 Minute topographic map which includes Lake Lure.