Editing Landis, North Carolina

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{{Infobox settlement
|official_name            = Landis, North Carolina
|settlement_type          = [[Town]]
|nickname                 = 
|motto                    =

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|image_caption            = Central Avenue
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|image_seal               =

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|map_caption              = Location of Landis, North Carolina
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|subdivision_type         = [[List of sovereign states|Country]]
|subdivision_name         = United States
|subdivision_type1        = [[U.S. state|State]]
|subdivision_name1        = [[North Carolina]]
|subdivision_type2        = [[List of counties in North Carolina|County]]
|subdivision_name2        = [[Rowan County, North Carolina|Rowan]]
|government_footnotes     = 
|government_type          = Manager-Council Form Of Government 
|leader_title             = Mayor
|leader_name              = Meredith Bare Smith
|leader_title1            = Town Manager
|leader_name1             = Michael D. Ambrose
|established_title        = 2023
|established_date         =

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|unit_pref  = Imperial
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|area_total_km2           = 8.99
|area_land_km2            = 8.75
|area_water_km2           = 0.24
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|area_water_sq_mi         = 0.09

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|population_as_of         = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
|population_footnotes     = 
|population_total         = 3690
|population_density_sq_mi = 1091.72

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|timezone                 = [[North American Eastern Time Zone|Eastern (EST)]]
|utc_offset               = -5
|timezone_DST             = EDT
|utc_offset_DST           = -4
|elevation_footnotes      = <ref name=gnis/>
|elevation_ft             = 853
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|postal_code_type         = [[ZIP code]]
|postal_code              = 28088
|area_code                = [[Area code 704|704]], [[Area code 980|980]]
|blank_name               = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
|blank_info               = 37-36860<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=January 31, 2008|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref>
|blank1_name              = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
|blank1_info              = 2405983<ref name=gnis>{{GNIS|2405983}}</ref>
|website                  = [http://www.townoflandis.com/ www.townoflandis.com]
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|population_density_km2 = 421.55
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'''Landis''' is a town in [[Rowan County, North Carolina]],  United States. At the [[United States Census, 2020|2020 census]], its population was 3,109. The town is located just north of [[Kannapolis, North Carolina|Kannapolis]] and south of [[China Grove, North Carolina|China Grove]].

==History==
Landis was incorporated in 1901 and began as a textile town, with its largest mill being Linn Mill Company.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.visitsalisburync.com/plan/communities-and-towns/landis/|title=Landis, NC|date=n.d.|publisher=Rowan County Convention and Visitors Bureau|access-date=July 15, 2021}}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1910= 437
|1920= 972
|1930= 1388
|1940= 1650
|1950= 1827
|1960= 1763
|1970= 2297
|1980= 2092
|1990= 2333
|2000= 2996
|2010= 3109
|2020= 3138
|estyear=2021
|estimate=3168
|estref=<ref name="USCensusEst2019CenPopScriptOnlyDirtyFixDoNotUse">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/tables.2019.html|date=May 24, 2020|title=Population and Housing Unit Estimates|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=May 27, 2020}}</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|accessdate=June 4, 2015}}</ref><ref name=worldreview>{{cite web|url=https://worldpopulationreview.com/us-cities/landis-nc-population|title=Landis, North Carolina Population 2021|date=2021|publisher=World Population Review|access-date=July 15, 2021}}</ref><ref name=carl>{{cite web|url=https://www.salisburypost.com/2020/05/26/latest-census-estimates-show-population-increase-of-500-for-salisbury-in-previous-decade/|last=Blankenship|first=Carl|title=Latest census estimates show population increase of 500 for Salisbury in previous decade|date=May 26, 2020|publisher=Salisbury Post|access-date=July 15, 2021}}</ref>
}}

===2020 census===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:right"
|+Landis racial composition<ref>{{Cite web|title=Explore Census Data|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US3736860&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|access-date=December 21, 2021|website=data.census.gov}}</ref>
!scope="col"| Race
!scope="col"| Number
!scope="col"| Percentage
|-
!scope="row"| [[White (U.S. Census)|White]] (non-Hispanic)
| 2,764
| 74.91%
|-
!scope="row"| [[African American (U.S. Census)|Black or African American]] (non-Hispanic)
| 334
| 9.05%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]]
| 25
| 0.68%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]]
| 38
| 1.03%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]]
| 2
| 0.07%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Race (United States Census)|Other/Mixed]]
| 176
| 4.77%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|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.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.townoflandis.com/education-information/|title=Education information|date=n.d.|publisher=Town of Landis|access-date=July 15, 2021}}</ref> Rowan-Cabarrus Community College is 3.7 miles south of Landis in the nearby town of [[Kannapolis, North Carolina|Kannapolis]] and is the closet institution of higher education, followed by [[Shaw University|Shaw University's CAPE Center]], [[North Carolina Research Campus]], Ambassador Christian College, and [[Livingstone College]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.yelp.com/search?cflt=collegeuniv&find_loc=Landis%2C+NC%2C+USA|title=Best Colleges & Universities in Landis, NC|date=n.d.|publisher=Yelp|access-date=July 15, 2021}}</ref>

==Notable person==
*[[Billy Ray Barnes]], former professional American football player and coach

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.townoflandis.com Town of Landis official website]

{{Rowan County, North Carolina}}

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[[Category:Towns in Rowan County, North Carolina]]
[[Category:Towns in North Carolina]]