Bessemer City, NC

North Carolina · Gaston County · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia Metro

Bessemer City is a small city in North Carolina with a population of 5,508. Residents earn $48,784 per year, which is 35% below the national average.

2.8 /5.0

C+ Fair

5,508 Population 968/sq mi density

$48,784 Median Income $26,546 per capita

$173,000 Home Value $232,874 Zillow

$942 Median Rent 29.5% income on rent

62°F Avg Temperature 310 sunny days/yr

234 Violent Crime/100K 1,531 property/100K

C+

Overall

2.8 / 5.0

Fair overall score based on economy, affordability, safety and education

Economy

3.2 / 5.0

$48,784 median income, 4.4% unemployment

A+

Affordability

4.7 / 5.0

$173,000 home value, $942/mo rent

Safety

1.0 / 5.0

234 violent crimes/100K (38% below avg)

Education

2.2 / 5.0

14.4% bachelor's degree or higher

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Haunted Places Near Bessemer City, NC

2 reported haunted locations found near Bessemer City, NC.

Name	Description
Lincoln Academy	Lincoln Academy used to be a all girls school one night a gang of boys took a girl who went to school there tied her up to a oak tree, then raped and disemboweled her. some say if you go there do not stop on the bridge because your car will turn off and not start. Plus reports of a presence felt late at night and smoke going in a left and right direction instead of a up motion.
Lincoln Academy	Lincoln Academy was an all black school at the base of Crowder’s Mountain. The school is no longer standing but the story behind the area is a girl driving home to Atlanta was carjacked by two guys and they tired her to a large tree on the grounds of the old school. They savagely tired her to the tree with barbed wire and murdered her. The area has been known to be haunted by the spirit of the teenage girl.

Name

Description

Lincoln Academy

Lincoln Academy used to be a all girls school one night a gang of boys took a girl who went to school there tied her up to a oak tree, then raped and disemboweled her. some say if you go there do not stop on the bridge because your car will turn off and not start. Plus reports of a presence felt late at night and smoke going in a left and right direction instead of a up motion.

Lincoln Academy

Lincoln Academy was an all black school at the base of Crowder’s Mountain. The school is no longer standing but the story behind the area is a girl driving home to Atlanta was carjacked by two guys and they tired her to a large tree on the grounds of the old school. They savagely tired her to the tree with barbed wire and murdered her. The area has been known to be haunted by the spirit of the teenage girl.

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