Sparta, North Carolina

• Hundreds turn out for 2nd Saturdays at Horne Creek
  

  More than 700 people turned out Saturday for the "Folkways, Fried Pies and Fiddle Tunes" event that was part of the 2nd Saturdays series at Horne Creek Living Historical Farm.

• Comments
  

  Back in 2003 two enterprising ladies from the mountains went into the business of providing care to Medicaid patients.

• State Briefs - Surry, Alleghany projects among others in line for grants from ARC
  

  Gov. Bev Perdue announced Thursday that 25 projects in Western North Carolina are being recommended to receive more than $5.7 million in funding from the Appalachian Regional Commission.

• 2 Sparta PCS providers sentenced for Medicaid fraud
  

  Two Personal Care Services providers in North Carolina have been sentenced to nearly four years in prison for Medicaid fraud.

• No biggie: New law won't halt Crawdads fireworks
  

  After the July 4 blast on Ocracoke Island killed four fireworks handlers a state law was passed mandating safety training for those who prepare the displays.

City Description

Sparta is a town in Alleghany County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 1,817 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Alleghany County. Sparta is located at 36°30′20″N 81°7′18″W / 36.50556°N 81.12167°W / 36.50556; -81.12167 (36.505639, -81.121718). According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 2.4 square miles (6.1 km²), all of it land. As of the census of 2000, there were 1,817 people, 825 households, and 441 families residing in the town. The population density was 765.2 people per square mile (296.0/km²). There were 922 housing units at an average density of 388.3/sq mi (150.2/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 94.06% White, 1.98% African American, 0.17% Native American, 0.55% Asian, 0.06% Pacific Islander, 2.20% from other races, and 0.99% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 7.71% of the population. There were 825 households out of which 22.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 39.0% were married couples living together, 12.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 46.5% were non-families. 41.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 22.5% had someone

City Contained By:

• Alleghany County
• North Carolina
• United States of America

City Contains:

• Alleghany County Courthouse

Timezones:

• North American Eastern Time Zone

Size:

• 6.21597146481 km squared

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