Editing Alamance, North Carolina

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'''Alamance''' is a village in [[Alamance County, North Carolina|Alamance County]], [[North Carolina]], United States. It is part of the [[Burlington, North Carolina]] [[Metropolitan Statistical Area]]. The population was 951 at the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]],<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US3700640| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212190643/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US3700640| url-status=dead| archive-date=February 12, 2020| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Alamance village, North Carolina| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| access-date=July 1, 2013}}</ref> up from 310 at the 2000 census.

==History==
Alamance was the site of the largest conflict of the [[War of the Regulation]] on May 16, 1771. Governor [[William Tryon]]'s decisive victory over a force of 2,000 Regulators effectively ended the war ([[Battle of Alamance]]). The region around Alamance was also the site of a defeat of British Loyalists in the [[American Revolutionary War]] in a skirmish known as [[Pyle's Massacre]] on February 25, 1781.

Alamance played a significant role in the development of the [[textile]] industry in the [[Southern United States|South]]. In 1837 [[Edwin Michael Holt]], son of a local farmer, built the Alamance Cotton Mill at Alamance. In 1849, Holt began converting this spinning mill into a looming mill that produced the well-known "Alamance Plaids." This was the first factory-dyed cotton cloth produced south of the [[Potomac River|Potomac]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hmdb.org/marker.asp?marker=28695|title=Alamance Cotton Mill Marker|work=hmdb.org}}</ref> The Holt family subsequently built scores of mills across the state, as well as becoming involved in banking, railroads, [[Thomas M. Holt|politics]] and other ventures.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.textilehistory.org/AlamanceCottonFactory.html |title=Alamance Cotton Factory |work=textilehistory.org |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110728090454/http://www.textilehistory.org/AlamanceCottonFactory.html |archive-date=July 28, 2011 }}</ref>

The [[Alamance Battleground|Alamance Battleground State Historic Site]], [[Alamance Mill Village Historic District]], and [[L. Banks Holt House]], are listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]].<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|version=2010a}}</ref>

The name is said to have been given by German settlers, from the Native American word ''allamanca.''<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://pubs.usgs.gov/bul/0258/report.pdf|title=Origin of Certain Place Names|last=Gannett|first=Henry|publisher=United States Geological Survey|year=1905}}</ref>

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the village has a total area of {{convert|2.0|km2|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|0.01|km2|order=flip}}, or 0.63%, is water.<ref name="Census 2010"/>

===Climate===
The climate in this area is characterized by relatively high temperatures and evenly distributed precipitation throughout the year.  According to the [[Köppen Climate Classification]] system, Alamance has a [[Humid subtropical climate]], abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather-summary.php3?s=110049&cityname=Alamance%2C+North+Carolina%2C+United+States+of+America&units=|title=Alamance, North Carolina Köppen Climate Classification (Weatherbase)|work=Weatherbase}}</ref>
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|location = Alamance, North Carolina
|single line = Yes
|metric first = Yes
|Jan high F = 49
|Feb high F = 53
|Mar high F = 62
|Apr high F = 72
|May high F = 79
|Jun high F = 86
|Jul high F = 90
|Aug high F = 88
|Sep high F = 82
|Oct high F = 72
|Nov high F = 62
|Dec high F = 52
|year high F = 71
|Jan low F = 48
|Feb low F = 29
|Mar low F = 31
|Apr low F = 38
|May low F = 46
|Jun low F = 55
|Jul low F = 64
|Aug low F = 68
|Sep low F = 66
|Oct low F = 59
|Nov low F = 47
|Dec low F = 38
|year low F = 31
|Jan precipitation inch = 3.5
|Feb precipitation inch = 3.3
|Mar precipitation inch = 4
|Apr precipitation inch = 3.4
|May precipitation inch = 3.7
|Jun precipitation inch = 4
|Jul precipitation inch = 4.6
|Aug precipitation inch = 4.2
|Sep precipitation inch = 4
|Oct precipitation inch = 3.2
|Nov precipitation inch = 3
|Dec precipitation inch = 3.2
|year precipitation inch = 44
|source 1 = Weatherbase <ref name=Weatherbase>
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Retrieved on September 14, 2013.
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|date=September  2013
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==Demographics==
{{US Census population
| 1980 = 320
| 1990 = 258
| 2000 = 310
| 2010 = 951
| 2020 = 988
| estyear = 2022
| estimate = 1002
| estref = <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/tables/2020-2022/cities/totals/SUB-IP-EST2022-POP-37.xlsx |title=Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places in North Carolina: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2022|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=April 19, 2024}}</ref>
| footnote = U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 4, 2015 }}</ref>
}}

===2020 census===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:right"
|+Alamance racial composition<ref>{{Cite web|title=Explore Census Data|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US3700640&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|access-date=December 20, 2021|website=data.census.gov}}</ref>
!scope="col"| Race
!scope="col"| Number
!scope="col"| Percentage
|-
!scope="row"| [[White (U.S. Census)|White]] (non-Hispanic)
| 834
| 84.41%
|-
!scope="row"| [[African American (U.S. Census)|Black or African American]] (non-Hispanic)
| 66
| 6.68%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]]
| 2
| 0.2%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]]
| 8
| 0.81%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Race (United States Census)|Other/Mixed]]
| 36
| 3.64%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]]
| 42
| 4.25%
|}
As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 988 people, 454 households, and 355 families residing in the village.

===2010 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=ACS_11_5YR_DP03 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212211753/http://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=ACS_11_5YR_DP03 |url-status=dead |archive-date=February 12, 2020 |title=American FactFinder - Results |author=Data Access and Dissemination Systems (DADS) |work=census.gov }}</ref> of 2010, there were 951 people, 365 households, and 291 families residing in the village. The population density was {{convert|1,285.1|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 401 housing units at an average density of {{convert|541.9|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the village was 94.8% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 2.9% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.2% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 1.1% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], and 0.4% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.3% of the population.

There were 365 households, out of which 35.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 70.7% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 7.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.3% were non-families. 17.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.61 and the average family size was 2.94.

In the village, the population was spread out, with 25.6% under the age of 19, 4.1% from 20 to 24, 29.6% from 25 to 44, 28% from 45 to 64, and 12.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40.2 years.

The median income for a household in the village was $84,250, and the median income for a family was $93,125. The [[per capita income]] for the village was $35,037. About 1.1% of families and 4.4% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 4.2% of those under age 18 and 21.9% of those age 65 or over.

==References==
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==External links==
*{{Official website|http://www.villageofalamance.com }}

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[[Category:Villages in North Carolina]]
[[Category:Villages in Alamance County, North Carolina]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1837]]
[[Category:1837 establishments in North Carolina]]