| Official Name: | Alamance |
| Settlement Type: | Village |
| Mapsize: | 250x200px |
| Pushpin Map: | North Carolina#USA#North America |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | North Carolina |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Alamance |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 2.07 |
| Area Land Km2: | 2.06 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.02 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 0.80 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 0.80 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.01 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 988 |
| Population Density Km2: | 479.76 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 1242.77 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Elevation Ft: | 587 |
| Coordinates: | 36.0286°N -79.4889°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 27201 |
| Area Code: | 336 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 37-00640[2] |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 2407406 |
Alamance is a village in Alamance County, North Carolina, United States. It is part of the Burlington, North Carolina Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 951 at the 2010 census,[3] up from 310 at the 2000 census.
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.[4] The Holt family subsequently built scores of mills across the state, as well as becoming involved in banking, railroads, politics and other ventures.[5]
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.
The name is said to have been given by German settlers, from the Native American word allamanca.[6]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 2km2, of which 0.01km2, or 0.63%, is water.[3]
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.[7]
| Number | Percentage | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| White (non-Hispanic) | 834 | 84.41% | |
| Black or African American (non-Hispanic) | 66 | 6.68% | |
| Native American | 2 | 0.2% | |
| Asian | 8 | 0.81% | |
| Other/Mixed | 36 | 3.64% | |
| Hispanic or Latino | 42 | 4.25% |
As of the census[8] of 2010, there were 951 people, 365 households, and 291 families residing in the village. The population density was 1285.1sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 401 housing units at an average density of 541.9sp=usNaNsp=us. 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.