Lake Lure, North Carolina

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The town of Lake Lure is located in Rutherford County.

Typical abbreviation for Lake Lure: Lk. Lure

Lake Lure is 350 feet [106.68 m] above sea level.^<1>

Time Zone: Lake Lure lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time.

We searched for American and Canadian communities that also have the name of Lake Lure, but it seems to be unique to this community.

At the time of the 2000 Census, Lake Lure had a population of 1,027 people^<2> (or 1.63% of the total population of Rutherford County).

From the Census Estimates for 2008, Lake Lure had a population of 1,012 people. This is a decrease of 1.46% since the 2000 Census.

The following table shows the recent changes in population. For the years after 2000, the population counts are estimated. More information can be found on the Census Page for Lake Lure.

The following is a sample of nearby communities:

	Community	Direction	Distance<3>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Biltmore Forest	W	19 mi [30.58 km]	1,559	8.26% increase
	Black Mountain	NW	13 mi [20.92 km]	7,877	4.87% increase
	Flat Rock	SW	18 mi [28.97 km]	2,910	13.45% increase
	Fletcher	W	16 mi [25.75 km]	4,714	12.64% increase
	Hendersonville	SW	16 mi [25.75 km]	12,005	15.21% increase
	Laurel Park	SW	19 mi [30.58 km]	2,161	17.77% increase

To learn more about neighboring communities and counties, please visit the Neighborhood Page for Lake Lure.

Website for Lake Lure

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People have found Google's 'Search-by-Location' to be a useful tool when planning visits to this area. We have prepared the following searches to help you find businesses, travel and vacation activities that are in (or close to) Lake Lure. It's likely that the search results won't include all of the businesses that are in this area, but the results should give you a good foundation for further searches.

For what it's worth: In addition to helping you submit your own search, clicking 'Other...' will frequently (but not always) show you some popular searches for this area.

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