Wingate Real Estate

North Carolina is full of small towns with charm and Wingate Real Estate is no exception. Wingate is a town located in Union County and considered a suburb of the greater Charlotte area. It is a town with vision for the future. I 2008, Wingate residents and elected officials have partnered with the town of Marshville to design a unified economic development strategy to take this town into the next century with positive growth and commitment to preserving heritage. The town famous for being home to Wingate University and the Jesse Helms Center. This charming town even has an official flower: the Daffodil. Wingate population is 2006 was 3,827.

Earliest settlers in town date back to the mid-1800s with the building of Meadow Branch Baptist Church and school. The town of Wingate was formally established in 1901. The aforementioned school was named for Baptist Minister, Washington Manley Wingate. The school was a center of town life, and still is. In 1896, The Wingate School became Wingate College which has become Wingate University.

Wingate Real Estate Recreation

The Town of Wingate has two parks, Wingate Community Park and Highland Park Playground. Wingate Community Park is a 20-acre site with baseball fields, concession stands, bathrooms, picnic shelter, walking trails and a children's playground.  Future plans include a community center.  The Highland Park Playground is a 2-acre pocket park complete with playground and a basketball court.—it’s a great place to read a book and watch the kids play!