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Saluda, North Carolina
City
Location of Saluda, North Carolina
Country	United States
State	North Carolina
Counties	Polk, Henderson
Area
• Total	1.6 sq mi (4.0 km2)
• Land	1.6 sq mi (4.0 km2)
• Water	0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation	2,103 ft (641 m)
Population  (2000)
• Total	575
• Density	369.1/sq mi (142.5/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	28773
Area code	828
FIPS code	37-58920Template:GR
GNIS feature ID	0994200Template:GR

The City of Saluda is located in Henderson and Polk counties in the U.S. state of North Carolina. The population was 713 at the 2010 census. Saluda is famous for sitting at the top of the Norfolk Southern Railway's Saluda Grade, the steepest main line standard gauge railroad line in the United States. The main street of Saluda is a bustling hub of newly formed restaurants and art galleries. Tourists and cyclists are common on summer and fall weekends due to the many winding mountain roads located around Saluda. The main town festivals are Coon Dog Day, The Saluda Arts Festival, and The Home Town Christmas Celebration. Saluda has a location along the South Carolina state line with proximity to Greenville-Spartanburg, SC and Asheville, NC.

Geography

Saluda is located at 35°14′16″N 82°20′49″W (35.237856, -82.346870),Template:GR primarily within Polk County. Elevation on Main Street: 2097 ft.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.6 square miles (4.0 km²), all land.

Saluda has a small pristine lake, Lake Summit, which is just large enough for motor boats.

Geology and seismology

==Demographics==

As of the 2010 Census, there were 713 people and 493 households with 310 currently occupied, 141 seasonal/recreational/occasional use houses, and 28 for sale/rent. The population density as of the 2000 censusTemplate:GR, was 369.1 people per square mile (142.3/km²). The racial makeup was 95.65% White, 2.66% African American, 0.28% Asian, 0.28% American Indian and Alaska Native, and 0.98% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.96% of the population.

There were 265 households out of which 20.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.5% were married couples living together, 7.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.5% were non-families. 31.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.17 and the average family size was 2.70.

The City of Saluda was 43.76% male and 56.24% female. The population was 14.59% under the age of 18 and 85.41% over the age of 18. The population over 18 was spread into five categories: 2.52% from 18-24, 4.91% from 25-34, 17.11% from 35-49, 25.10% from 50 to 60, and 34.90% from age 65 and older.

The median income for a household in the city was $39,063, and the median income for a family was $47,188. Males had a median income of $37,917 versus $25,000 for females. The per capita income for the city was $25,149. About 3.8% of families and 4.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.4% of those under age 18 and 6.1% of those age 65 or over.

Notable people

Some of the early residents of Saluda included:Benjamin Staton, William Metcalf, Burrell Pope Pace, Samuel Gordon, three of whom are buried in the Metcalf graveyard in the Fork Creek community ,the fourth was buried on a hillside in 1815 in what later became the Old Mountain Page Graveyard. His graveyard is one of present day Henderson County's oldest graves. Some historians believe Benjamin Staton to be the first white man to live in present day Henderson County. At the time he built his home in the community of Saluda, this was in Greenville county, SC. The state line was later changed and the land Staton owned at the time is now present day Henderson County.

References

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External links

• City website