Profile for Sparta, North Carolina, NC

Former and merged names include:
· Bower's Store
· Gap Civil

Well-known residents have included:
· Del Reeves, singer

Local festivals include:

• Alleghany County Fair - Aug. 23-25, 2007
• Mountain Heritage Festival - Sept. 22, 2007
• Blue Ridge Mountain Fair - July 27-28, 2007
• Alleghany County Fiddlers Convention - July 20-21, 2007

Listed places near Sparta

Archives (1)

Cemeteries (21)

Libraries (1)

Parks (1)

Wineries (1)

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• Ancestry of people in Sparta
• Housing in Sparta
• Income in Sparta
• Marital status of adults in Sparta
• Place of birth of people in Sparta
• Residence in 1995, of people in Sparta
• School enrollment & education levels in Sparta
• Transportation & commute times in Sparta
• Alleghany County data
• Fastest-growing counties in North Carolina
• State data - North Carolina
• Data by street address
• Historical census records (Ancestry.com)

Sections below provide additional information and links about Sparta demographics, travel and tourism, nearby airports, cemeteries, the Alleghany County economy, education, environment, genealogy, government, historic sites, libraries, maps, museums, newspapers and other media, nonprofit groups, real estate, recreation, religion, transportation, and weather in the 28675 ZIP code.

(Also see local map below.)

• Alleghany County government
• Alleghany County Chamber of Commerce

10% of Sparta residents report German ancestry, and 10% report Irish. For more info on local ancestry groups, see the Sparta ancestry & family history guide.

• Cemeteries in or near Sparta
• Cemeteries in Alleghany County
• Libraries in or near Sparta

Post a query on a message board:

• Alleghany County Ancestry forum
• GenForum

Records & databases:

• Ancestry.com - NC data
• Birth, marriage & death records
• Cemetery records
• County history catalog
• Census records (historic)
• Court, land & probate records
• Death index
• Family & local history
• Immigration records
• Military records (historic)
• Newspaper articles

• Sparta museums
• Sparta historic sites
• Sparta area parks
• Wineries near Sparta

• Add a local cemetery to our listings
• Sparta area cemeteries
• Cemeteries in Alleghany County
• Cemetery record compendium
• North Carolina cemetery message boards
• National database of cemetery records
• Veteran grave locator

• Communities near Sparta
• Nearby cities of 10,000 or more
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• Communities in Alleghany County

• Sparta business guide
• Alleghany County Chamber of Commerce
• Better Business Bureau
• Business licenses
• Corporate records search

• Courts in North Carolina
• Local ordinances in North Carolina (Partial selection)

• Crime in Alleghany County
• Arrests in Alleghany County

• Obituaries - search nearby newspapers
• Obituary database - Ancestry.com
• Charitable donations

• Local information on disability access
• Americans with Disabilities Act
• Independent living centers in North Carolina
• National Council on Independent Living

At the time of the 2000 census, the per capita income in Sparta was $14,237, compared with $21,587 nationally.

• Banks
• Building permits
• Current labor force
• Wage estimates
• Alleghany County economic census
• Alleghany County economic summary
• Alleghany County employment growth
• Alleghany County unemployment rate
• North Carolina economic data

8% of Sparta residents age 25 and older have a bachelor's or advanced college degree.

• Colleges in or near Sparta
• Colleges in North Carolina
• Learning Disabilities Association in North Carolina
• Schools in or near Sparta
• School districts in or near Sparta
• School report cards
• Yearbooks (old) of North Carolina high schools

• Movies playing in or near Sparta

• Air pollution in Alleghany County
• Diesel soot in Alleghany County
• Land contamination in Alleghany County
• Nature Conservancy projects in North Carolina
• Ozone status & air pollution - American Lung Association
• Toxic chemical releases in Alleghany County
• Water levels & streamflow conditions in North Carolina

Sparta festival dates:

• Alleghany County Fair - Aug. 23-25, 2007
• Mountain Heritage Festival - Sept. 22, 2007
• Blue Ridge Mountain Fair - July 27-28, 2007
• Alleghany County Fiddlers Convention - July 20-21, 2007

Dates often change. Check with local tourism officials to be sure.

• ePodunk festival listings
• North Carolina county fairs
• North Carolina festivals (North Carolina tourism department)
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• Confluence of latitude & longitude near Sparta
• Geocaches in North Carolina

• Sparta items now on sale

• Alleghany County government
• North Carolina state government
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• Demographics
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• Nonprofit resources
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• Sparta medical services & health statistics

• Historic sites in or near Sparta
• Historic sites in North Carolina
• Museums in or near Sparta
• Museums in North Carolina
• North Carolina state archives
• North Carolina state encyclopedia
• National Historic Landmark search
• Search the Library of Congress
• Search the National Register for historic properties
• Post history questions in Alleghany County genealogy forum

Median rent in Sparta, at the time of the 2000 Census, was $262.   Monthly homeowner costs, for people with mortgages, were $665.

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Libraries in Sparta include Alleghany County Public Library ... View libraries

• Libraries near Sparta

• North Carolina library

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• Census map of Sparta area
• Historic maps of NC cities - Library of Congress
• Historic maps of North Carolina
• Topographic map of Sparta

Newspapers in Sparta include Alleghany News

• Daily newspapers in or near Sparta
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• Military bases in North Carolina
• American Legion post locator
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• Search obituaries in North Carolina
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• Chambers of commerce in North Carolina
• Community foundations (by state)
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• Kiwanis clubs in North Carolina
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• Nonprofit groups
• Nonprofit guide for Sparta
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Alleghany County supported George W. Bush in the 2004 presidential election. For more information, see our Sparta political report.

• North Carolina Democratic party
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• Alleghany County elections board
• North Carolina elections board

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• Churches, other places of worship in or near Sparta
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• Chowhound message boards for NC

The average commute time for Sparta workers is 18 minutes, compared with 26 minutes nationwide.

• Sparta travel guide
• Airports near Sparta
• Hotels near Sparta
• North Carolina tourism bureau

• Monthly averages & records
• Major storms (searchable by county)
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• Wildlife refuges in North Carolina

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