Ranlo, North Carolina
Encyclopedia
Ranlo is a town in Gaston County
, North Carolina
, United States
and a suburb of both Charlotte
and Gastonia
. As of the 2000 census
, the town population was 2,198.
According to the United States Census Bureau
, the town has a total area of 1.4 square miles (3.6 km²), all of it land.
Row houses were erected in the 1920s and 1930s and still stand today. At the time they were owned by the mill and rented at very low rates to workers. They have long since been sold to individuals and the mills are 75-80% closed. Only one or two still operate and they are at low capacity. The town, however, has become a "bedroom community" and prides itself on its facilities and growth. New industry has started to move in and new neighborhoods are being built.
of 2000, there were 2,198 people, 857 households, and 642 families residing in the town. The population density
was 1,598.5 people per square mile (619.5/km²). There were 917 housing units at an average density of 666.9 per square mile (258.4/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 91.86% White, 6.10% African American, 0.32% Native American, 0.36% Asian, 0.27% Pacific Islander, 0.14% from other races
, and 0.96% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.55% of the population.
There were 857 households out of which 26.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.2% were married couples
living together, 14.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.0% were non-families. 21.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.56 and the average family size was 2.95.
In the town the population was spread out with 23.0% under the age of 18, 7.7% from 18 to 24, 28.4% from 25 to 44, 26.3% from 45 to 64, and 14.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 95.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.8 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $35,160, and the median income for a family was $40,391. Males had a median income of $31,534 versus $21,250 for females. The per capita income
for the town was $17,180. About 6.7% of families and 8.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 12.3% of those under age 18 and 7.8% of those age 65 or over.
Gaston County, North Carolina
Gaston County is a county located just west of Charlotte in the southern Piedmont in the U.S. state of North Carolina. It is the third largest county, by population, in the Charlotte Metropolitan Area, officially designated the Charlotte-Gastonia-Concord Metropolitan Statistical Area . As of...
, North Carolina
North Carolina
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, United States
United States
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and a suburb of both Charlotte
CHARLOTTE
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and Gastonia
Gastonia, North Carolina
Gastonia is the largest city and county seat of Gaston County, North Carolina, United States. It is also the third largest suburb of the Charlotte Area, behind Concord and Rock Hill. The population was 71,226 as of Gastonia is the largest city and county seat of Gaston County, North Carolina,...
. As of the 2000 census
United States Census, 2000
The Twenty-second United States Census, known as Census 2000 and conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States on April 1, 2000, to be 281,421,906, an increase of 13.2% over the 248,709,873 persons enumerated during the 1990 Census...
, the town population was 2,198.
Geography
Ranlo is located at 35°17′25"N 81°8′1"W (35.290393, -81.133731).According to the United States Census Bureau
United States Census Bureau
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, the town has a total area of 1.4 square miles (3.6 km²), all of it land.
History
Ranlo was named for John Calvin Rankin and William Thomas Love, two prominent area industrialists - "Ranlo" was a contraction of RANkin and LOve. The community grew up around their textile mills which produced cotton goods. Rex Spinning Company was begun in 1915, Ranlo Manufacturing Company in 1916, and Priscilla Spinning Company in 1921. Nearby, the community of Smyre was developed around the A. M. Smyre Manufacturing Company, which was founded in 1917. In 1963, the two communities of Ranlo and Smyre were incorporated as Ranlo, in reaction to the concern over possible annexation into Gastonia. However, the part of the Smyre mill village south of the Norfolk Southern Railway was not included, and was eventually annexed by the City of Gastonia in June 1996.Row houses were erected in the 1920s and 1930s and still stand today. At the time they were owned by the mill and rented at very low rates to workers. They have long since been sold to individuals and the mills are 75-80% closed. Only one or two still operate and they are at low capacity. The town, however, has become a "bedroom community" and prides itself on its facilities and growth. New industry has started to move in and new neighborhoods are being built.
Demographics
As of the censusCensus
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of 2000, there were 2,198 people, 857 households, and 642 families residing in the town. The population density
Population density
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was 1,598.5 people per square mile (619.5/km²). There were 917 housing units at an average density of 666.9 per square mile (258.4/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 91.86% White, 6.10% African American, 0.32% Native American, 0.36% Asian, 0.27% Pacific Islander, 0.14% from other races
Race (United States Census)
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, and 0.96% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.55% of the population.
There were 857 households out of which 26.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.2% were married couples
Marriage
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living together, 14.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.0% were non-families. 21.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.56 and the average family size was 2.95.
In the town the population was spread out with 23.0% under the age of 18, 7.7% from 18 to 24, 28.4% from 25 to 44, 26.3% from 45 to 64, and 14.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 95.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.8 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $35,160, and the median income for a family was $40,391. Males had a median income of $31,534 versus $21,250 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income
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for the town was $17,180. About 6.7% of families and 8.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 12.3% of those under age 18 and 7.8% of those age 65 or over.