Light Oak, North Carolina

Light Oak is an unincorporated area and census-designated place (CDP) in Cleveland County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 691 at the 2010 census.

Geography

Light Oak is located in southeastern Cleveland County at 35°17′31″N 81°28′30″W / 35.29194°N 81.47500°W / 35.29194; -81.47500 (35.291913, -81.474882). It is bordered on the west and south by the city of Shelby, the Cleveland County seat.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 1.4 square miles (3.7 km²), all of it land.

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 779 people, 240 households, and 191 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 518.2 people per square mile (200.5/km²). There were 255 housing units at an average density of 169.6 per square mile (65.6/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 16.94% White, 82.16% African American, 0.13% Native American, 0.51% Asian, and 0.26% from two or more races.

There were 240 households out of which 23.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.0% were married couples living together, 27.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.4% were non-families. 17.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.85 and the average family size was 3.24.

In Light

In Light is the debut studio album by the American rock band Givers. Recorded at Dockside Studios in Maurice, Louisiana, the album was released on June 7, 2011 through Glassnote Records. Givers was founded in 2008 after a last-minute impromptu jam session at a Lafayette pub. The group, which had roots in zydeco, jazz and Cajun music, continued performing part-time until they opened for Dirty Projectors in 2009, who brought them along for an East Coast tour. Their first extended play, Givers, was released for free online in 2009 and features earlier versions of songs on In Light.

The album was recorded in January 2010 at Dockside Studios in Maurice, Louisiana. The group signed to Glassnote Records in February 2011, who issued In Light in June 2011. The album received largely favorable reviews from music critics.

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