Ramseur, North Carolina
Ramseur, North Carolina | ||
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FIPS code 37-55040[4] | | |
GNIS feature ID | 2407172[3] | |
Website | www.townoframseur.org |
Ramseur is a town in Randolph County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 1,692 at the 2010 census.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 1.7 square miles (4.3 km2), of which 1.6 square miles (4.2 km2) is land and 0.04 square mile (0.1 km2) (1.80%) is water.
Demographics
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
---|---|---|---|
1900 | 769 | — | |
1910 | 1,022 | 32.9% | |
1920 | 1,014 | −0.8% | |
1930 | 1,220 | 20.3% | |
1940 | 1,220 | 0.0% | |
1950 | 1,134 | −7.0% | |
1960 | 1,258 | 10.9% | |
1970 | 1,328 | 5.6% | |
1980 | 1,162 | −12.5% | |
1990 | 1,186 | 2.1% | |
2000 | 1,588 | 33.9% | |
2010 | 1,692 | 6.5% | |
2020 | 1,774 | 4.8% | |
U.S. Decennial Census[5] |
2020 census
Race | Number | Percentage |
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White (non-Hispanic)
|
1,094 | 61.67% |
Black or African American (non-Hispanic)
|
233 | 13.13% |
Native American
|
10 | 0.56% |
Asian
|
32 | 1.8% |
Other/Mixed
|
108 | 6.09% |
Latino
|
297 | 16.74% |
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 1,774 people, 638 households, and 415 families residing in the town.
2000 census
At the
Of the 652 households 32.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.7% were married couples living together, 16.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.9% were non-families. 29.0% of households were one person and 16.1% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.42 and the average family size was 2.95.
The age distribution was 26.3% under the age of 18, 7.9% from 18 to 24, 27.0% from 25 to 44, 21.1% from 45 to 64, and 17.8% 65 or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 85.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 78.6 males.
The median household income was $32,961 and the median family income was $42,153. Males had a median income of $28,500 versus $20,848 for females. The per capita income for the town was $15,411. About 10.2% of families and 14.8% of the population were below the
History
Ramseur was named for Stephen Dodson Ramseur, a Confederate major general of the Civil War.[7]
The Deep River-Columbia Manufacturing Company was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.[8]
In film
Portions of the 1968 film Killers Three were shot in the Ramseur and Coleridge areas, and many locals were cast as extras.[9]
Notable people
- season 12 of RuPaul's Drag Race
- B. Everett Jordan, United States Senator from 1959 to 1973
- Yolanda Hill Robinson, Second Lady of North Carolina
References
- ^ "North Carolina Gazetteer". Retrieved November 24, 2023.
- ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Ramseur, North Carolina
- ^ a b "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
- ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved December 20, 2021.
- ISBN 9780807812471.
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Elliot, Harvey (June 20, 1968). "Heat, Insects Greet Clark". The Daily Tar Heel. p. 6.