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Ramseur, North Carolina

Ramseur, North Carolina
Town
Location of Ramseur, North Carolina
Location of Ramseur, North Carolina
Coordinates: 35°44′1″N 79°39′14″W / 35.73361°N 79.65389°W / 35.73361; -79.65389Coordinates: 35°44′1″N 79°39′14″W / 35.73361°N 79.65389°W / 35.73361; -79.65389
Country United States
State North Carolina
County Randolph
Area
 • Total 1.7 sq mi (4.3 km2)
 • Land 1.6 sq mi (4.2 km2)
 • Water 0.0 sq mi (0.1 km2)
Elevation 492 ft (150 m)
Population (2010)
 • Total 1,692
 • Density 995.2/sq mi (393.4/km2)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code 27316
Area code(s) 336
FIPS code 37-55040
GNIS feature ID 1022142
Website www.townoframseur.org

Ramseur is a town in Randolph County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 1,692 at the 2010 census.

Ramseur is located at 35°44′1″N 79°39′14″W / 35.73361°N 79.65389°W / 35.73361; -79.65389 (35.733582, -79.653931).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 1.7 square miles (4.3 km²), of which, 1.6 square miles (4.2 km²) of it is land and 0.04 square miles (0.1 km²) of it (1.80%) is water.

As of the census of 2000, there were 1,588 people, 652 households, and 444 families residing in the town. The population density was 968.0 people per square mile (373.9/km²). There were 697 housing units at an average density of 424.9 per square mile (164.1/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 80.67% White, 10.96% African American, 0.25% Native American, 0.69% Asian, 5.04% from other races, and 2.39% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 8.25% of the population.

There were 652 households out of which 32.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.7% were married couples living together, 16.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.9% were non-families. 29.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 16.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.42 and the average family size was 2.95.


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