Landis, North Carolina

^{[needs update]} 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.

Landis, North Carolina
Town
Central Avenue
Location of Landis, North Carolina
Coordinates: 35°32′53″N 80°36′41″W
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 codes	704, 980
FIPS code	37-36860[3]
GNIS feature ID	2405983[2]
Website	www.townoflandis.com

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