Chimney Rock, North Carolina - wikipedia Chimney Rock, North Carolina Chimney Rock, North Carolina Village The village of Chimney Rock Location of Chimney Rock, North Carolina Coordinates : 35 ° 26 ′ 27 '' N 82 ° 15 ′ 10 '' W ﻿ / ﻿ 35.44083 ° N 82.25278 ° W ﻿ / 35.44083 ; - 82.25278 Coordinates : 35 ° 26 ′ 27 '' N 82 ° 15 ′ 10 '' W ﻿ / ﻿ 35.44083 ° N 82.25278 ° W ﻿ / 35.44083 ; - 82.25278 Country United States State North Carolina County Rutherford Area Total 2.8 sq mi ( 7.2 km ) Land 2.8 sq mi ( 7.2 km ) Water 0.0 sq mi ( 0.0 km ) Elevation 1,096 ft ( 334 m ) Population ( 2010 ) Total 113 Estimate ( 2016 ) 110 Density 40 / sq mi ( 16 / km ) Time zone Eastern ( EST ) ( UTC - 5 ) Summer ( DST ) EDT ( UTC - 4 ) ZIP code 28720 Area code ( s ) 828 FIPS code 37 - 12460 GNIS feature ID 1027392 Chimney Rock is a village in Rutherford County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 113 at the 2010 census. The village takes its name from a large granite outcropping located on a summit above the village itself in Chimney Rock State Park. Contents 1 Geography 2 Demographics 3 Trivia 4 References 5 External links Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 2.8 square miles ( 7.3 km ), all of it land. The town shares a border with the town of Lake Lure. Demographics Historical population Census Pop. % ± 2000 175 -- 113 − 35.4 % Est. 2016 110 − 2.7 % U.S. Decennial Census Chimney Rock, a 315 - foot ( 96 m ) granite monolith in Chimney Rock State Park near Chimney Rock, North Carolina View from the top of Chimney Rock As of the census of 2000, there were 175 people, 74 households, and 50 families residing in the village. The population density was 63.3 people per square mile ( 24.4 / km2 ). There were 200 housing units at an average density of 72.3 per square mile ( 27.9 / km2 ). The racial makeup of the village was 94.86 % White, 0.57 % Native American, 2.29 % from other races, and 2.29 % from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.00 % of the population. There were 74 households out of which 25.7 % had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.1 % were married couples living together, 5.4 % had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.1 % were non-families. 21.6 % of all households were made up of individuals and 8.1 % had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.36 and the average family size was 2.80. In the village, the population was spread out with 21.7 % under the age of 18, 6.3 % from 18 to 24, 30.3 % from 25 to 44, 25.7 % from 45 to 64, and 16.0 % who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 118.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 110.8 males. The median income for a household in the village was $29,583, and the median income for a family was $29,583. Males had a median income of $28,250 versus $22,813 for females. The per capita income for the village was $17,142. About 15.8 % of families and 14.7 % of the population were below the poverty line, including 11.1 % of those under the age of eighteen and 20.0 % of those sixty five or over. Trivia This section does not cite any sources. Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. ( December 2006 ) The climax of Michael Mann 's film version of James Fenimore Cooper 's The Last of the Mohicans was filmed along one of the pathways across from Chimney Rock State Park. Parts of the movie version of the Stephen King novel Firestarter were also filmed here. References ^ Jump up to : `` Population and Housing Unit Estimates ''. Retrieved June 9, 2017. ^ Jump up to : `` American FactFinder ''. United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on 2013 - 09 - 11. Retrieved 2008 - 01 - 31. Jump up ^ `` US Board on Geographic Names ''. United States Geological Survey. 2007 - 10 - 25. Retrieved 2008 - 01 - 31. Jump up ^ `` Census of Population and Housing ''. Census.gov. Archived from the original on May 12, 2015. Retrieved June 4, 2015. External links Chimney Rock NC Information Hickory Nut Gorge Chamber of Commerce Carolina Mountain Land Conservancy Municipalities and communities of Rutherford County, North Carolina, United States County seat : Rutherfordton Towns Bostic Ellenboro Forest City Lake Lure Ruth Rutherfordton Spindale Village Chimney Rock CDPs Caroleen Cliffside Henrietta Unincorporated communities Corinth Harris Hopewell Union Mills Sandy Mush Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Chimney_Rock,_North_Carolina&oldid=793980086 '' Categories : Villages in North Carolina Villages in Rutherford County, North Carolina Hidden categories : Coordinates on Wikidata Articles needing additional references from December 2006 All articles needing additional references Talk Contents About Wikipedia Bân - lâm - gú Català Español Euskara فارسی Français Italiano Nederlands 日本 語 Português Volapük Edit links This page was last edited on 5 August 2017, at 02 : 22. About Wikipedia

Question: where is chimney rock located in north carolina
Answer: Rutherford County, North Carolina, United States