Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Grover’s average trip to work is 34 minutes, where North Carolina’s towns sit at 24 minutes and U.S. towns at 25 minutes. Only 5 of the 291 North Carolina towns we compare have a lower share of adults with a bachelor’s degree than Grover. Shiloh Presbyterian Church Cemetery is on the National Register of Historic Places. Grover has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Census counts: 126 in 1890, 802 in 2020. The archive holds 3 maps from 1908 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Grover, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Ordered by what stands out in Grover.
The typical Grover home is worth about $174,000, down 2.8% in a year, 48% below the North Carolina typical home. Grover’s median rent is $1,000 a month, close to North Carolina’s towns ($1,085 a month) and below U.S. towns ($1,185 a month).
| Grover | North Carolina towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 64% | 67% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,000 a month | $1,085 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Its public schools are run by the Cleveland County Schools. Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grover ElementaryLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–4 | Grades PK–4 | 323 | B |
NCES · EDFacts
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 78% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Grover has mild winters and warm summers. The July high in Grover is 89°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Most working residents leave Grover for work: only 2% work in town. 18% of Grover residents live below the poverty line. Jobs based in Grover grew to 364 in 2023, 57 more than in 2013.
| Grover | North Carolina towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 18% | 13% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.6% | 6.8% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
22% of adults smoke cigarettes in Grover. Grover beats the North Carolina average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 18. 31% of adults get no exercise outside work in Grover.
| Grover | North Carolina towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 14% | 14% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 17% | 17% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 25% | 23% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 13% | 14% |
| What stands out | Grover | NC |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 23.7% | 13.9% |
| More smokers | 21.5% | 13.5% |
| More adults with COPD | 11.2% | 7.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Grover. Close and well known come first.
Big draw34 mi Stadium & arenaBank of America Stadium
30 mi Theme parkCarowinds
37 mi LakeLake Norman30 mi MuseumSullenberger Aviation Museum70K visitors a year
14 mi LandmarkPeachoid
3 mi National Military ParkKings Mountain National Military Park176K visitors a yearBank of America Stadium: HangingCurve, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Carowinds: Pi.1415926535, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Lake Norman: Prince Grobhelm, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Peachoid: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain · Kings Mountain National Military Park: Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain
3 within 15 miles of the center of Grover
About 6 of every 100 Grover residents are enrolled in college, about the same as North Carolina.
Town in North Carolina, United States
Grover is a town in Cleveland County, North Carolina, United States. As of the 2020 census, Grover had a population of 802.
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Grover has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
