Brookford, North Carolina

• More charges for two men arrested in area rape, robbery
  

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• Hickory Springs marks 50 years in foam
  

  The year was 1960. A new invention called the hula hoop was sweeping the nation.

• Hickory Springs celebrates 50 years in foam
  

  Governor calls it an a impressive achievement' David Perry -- Furniture Today, April 27, 2010 A Hickory Mayor Rudy Wright, left, presents a city proclamation honoring Hickory Springs to the companya TMs Neil Underdown and Don Coleman.

• What's in a ghost hunter's fanny pack?
  

  WANT TO GO? What: Phantom Con, a paranormal convention When: Friday and Saturday with a Sunday night ghost hunting investigation Where Convention is at Brookford Community Center, 1700 South Center St., Hickory.

City Description

Brookford is a town in Catawba County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 434 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Hickory–Lenoir–Morganton Metropolitan Statistical Area. Brookford is located at 35°42′13″N 81°20′48″W / 35.70361°N 81.34667°W / 35.70361; -81.34667 (35.703482, -81.346786). According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.6 square miles (1.4 km²), all of it land. As of the census of 2000, there were 434 people, 200 households, and 129 families residing in the town. The population density was 789.9 people per square mile (304.7/km²). There were 212 housing units at an average density of 385.8/sq mi (148.8/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 89.40% White, 1.84% African American, 5.76% Asian, 2.07% from other races, and 0.92% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.76% of the population. There were 200 households out of which 20.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.0% were married couples living together, 14.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.5% were non-families. 33.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 16.0% had someone living alone who

City Contained By:

• United States of America
• Catawba County
• North Carolina

Timezones:

• North American Eastern Time Zone

Size:

• 1.29499405517 km squared

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