Ossipee, North Carolina

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Ossipee, North Carolina
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Ossipee Dam on the Reedy Fork of the Haw River
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Ossipee
Location within the state of North Carolina
Coordinates: 36°10′05″N79°30′49″W / 36.16806°N 79.51361°W / 36.16806; -79.51361
Country Flag of the United States.svg United States
State Flag of North Carolina.svg North Carolina
County Alamance
IncorporatedDecember 9, 2002
Area
[1]
  Total
0.62 sq mi (1.61 km2)
  Land0.61 sq mi (1.57 km2)
  Water0.02 sq mi (0.04 km2)
Elevation
[2]
656 ft (200 m)
Population
 (2020)
  Total
536
  Density883.03/sq mi (341.06/km2)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern Time Zone)
  Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP codes
27244
FIPS code 37-49600
GNIS feature ID2407057 [2]
Website townofossipeenc.com

Ossipee is an incorporated town in northwestern Alamance County in the U.S. state of North Carolina. Ossipee is one of the newer municipalities in the state, as it was incorporated officially on December 9, 2002. [3] It was part of the Altamahaw-Ossipee census-designated place until its incorporation. [4] The town had a 2020 population of 536.

Contents

The town belongs to the Piedmont Triad metropolitan area.

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note
2010 543
2020 536−1.3%
U.S. Decennial Census [5]

References

  1. "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
  2. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Ossipee, North Carolina
  3. North Carolina Legislation 2002: Local Government and Finance
  4. "Directory Browsing is Not Allowed". census.gov.
  5. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.