Alamance, North Carolina

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 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.{{cite web|url=http://www.hmdb.org/marker.asp?marker=28695|title=Alamance Cotton Mill Marker|work=hmdb.org}} The Holt family subsequently built scores of mills across the state, as well as becoming involved in banking, railroads, politics and other ventures.{{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 }}

The Alamance Battleground State Historic Site, Alamance Mill Village Historic District, and L. Banks Holt House, are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.{{NRISref|version=2010a}}

The name is said to have been given by German settlers, from the Native American word allamanca.{{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}}

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.

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.{{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}}

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|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

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Retrieved on September 14, 2013.

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{{US Census population

| 1980 = 320

| 1990 = 258

| 2000 = 310

| 2010 = 951

| 2020 = 988

| estyear = 2022

| estimate = 1002

| estref = {{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}}

| footnote = U.S. Decennial Census{{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 }}

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As of the 2020 United States census, there were 988 people, 454 households, and 355 families residing in the village.

As of the census{{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 }} 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, 2.9% African American, 0.2% Native American, 1.1% Asian, and 0.4% from two or more races. Hispanic or 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 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.

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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