Landis, North Carolina

Landis, North Carolina
Town
Central Avenue
Location of Landis, North Carolina
Coordinates: 35°32′53″N80°36′41″W / 35.54806°N 80.61139°W / 35.54806; -80.61139
Country	United States
State	North Carolina
County	Rowan
Government
• Type	Manager-Council Form Of Government
• Mayor	Meredith Bare Smith
• Town Manager	Michael D. Ambrose
Area [1]
• Total	3.47 sq mi (8.99 km2)
• Land	3.38 sq mi (8.75 km2)
• Water	0.09 sq mi (0.24 km2)
Elevation [2]	853 ft (260 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	3,690
• Density	1,091.72/sq mi (421.55/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	28088
Area code(s)	704, 980
FIPS code	37-36860 [3]
GNIS feature ID	2405983 [2]
Website	www.townoflandis.com

Landis is a town in Rowan County, North Carolina, United States. At the 2020 census, its population was 3,109. The town is located just north of Kannapolis and south of China Grove.

History

Landis was incorporated in 1901 and began as a textile town, with its largest mill being Linn Mill Company. ^[4]

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
1910	437		—
1920	972		122.4%
1930	1,388		42.8%
1940	1,650		18.9%
1950	1,827		10.7%
1960	1,763		−3.5%
1970	2,297		30.3%
1980	2,092		−8.9%
1990	2,333		11.5%
2000	2,996		28.4%
2010	3,109		3.8%
2020	3,138		0.9%
2021 (est.)	3,168	[5]	1.0%
U.S. Decennial Census [6] [7] [8]

2020 census

Landis racial composition ^[9]

Race	Number	Percentage
White (non-Hispanic)	2,764	74.91%
Black or African American (non-Hispanic)	334	9.05%
Native American	25	0.68%
Asian	38	1.03%
Pacific Islander	2	0.07%
Other/Mixed	176	4.77%
Hispanic or Latino	353	9.57%

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 3,690 people, 959 households, and 775 families residing in the town.

Education

Children in Landis are zoned for Landis Elementary School, Corriher-Lipe Middle School, and South Rowan High School (Landis. ^[10] Rowan-Cabarrus Community College is 3.7 miles south of Landis in the nearby town of Kannapolis and is the closet institution of higher education, followed by Shaw University's CAPE Center, North Carolina Research Campus, Ambassador Christian College, and Livingstone College. ^[11]

Notable person

• Billy Ray Barnes, former professional American football player and coach

References

1. "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Landis, North Carolina
3. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.
4. "Landis, NC". Rowan County Convention and Visitors Bureau. n.d. Retrieved July 15, 2021.
5. "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". United States Census Bureau. May 24, 2020. Retrieved May 27, 2020.
6. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
7. "Landis, North Carolina Population 2021". World Population Review. 2021. Retrieved July 15, 2021.
8. Blankenship, Carl (May 26, 2020). "Latest census estimates show population increase of 500 for Salisbury in previous decade". Salisbury Post. Retrieved July 15, 2021.
9. "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved December 21, 2021.
10. "Education information". Town of Landis. n.d. Retrieved July 15, 2021.
11. "Best Colleges & Universities in Landis, NC". Yelp. n.d. Retrieved July 15, 2021.

External links

• Town of Landis official website