The story
History
Landis was incorporated in 1901 and began as a textile town, with its largest mill being Linn Mill Company.
2020 census
As of the 2020 census, Landis had a population of 3,690. The median age was 39.4 years. 21.5% of residents were under the age of 18 and 16.1% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 89.8 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 89.1 males age 18 and over.
98.0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 2.0% lived in rural areas.
There were 1,501 households in Landis, of which 31.2% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 49.8% were married-couple households, 16.5% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 27.1% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 25.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
There were 1,639 housing units, of which 8.4% were vacant. The homeowner vacancy rate was 2.2% and the rental vacancy rate was 8.2%.
From Wikipedia’s article on Landis, North Carolina, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.4