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North of Charlotte and Lake Norman, Iredell's Mooresville has emerged as another community popular with newcomers who don't mind driving 45 minutes or so down Interstate 77 to get to the city. In fact, so many businesses are popping up the county, the attractions of the city are diminishing. Mooresville was founded in 1873 and named for its first mayor, who donated land for the town's railroad depot. Today, development has moved west toward the lake, where new luxury homes coexist with more modest longtime residences. Known by locals as Race City USA due to the prevalence of NASCAR race team garages, the town has eight parks, 14 private and eight public tennis courts, one public and one private golf course and a country club. Shopping centers are not yet as plentiful as they are at other Lake Norman towns, but more are on the way. County population: 156,300. Median household income: $54,200. Per capita income: $26,800.
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