Biscoe is a town in Montgomery County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 1,848 at the 2020 census,
Biscoe's past was dependent on the railroad industry, and it was once an important repair center for railroad equipment. The Aberdeen and West End Railroad (owned by the Page family of Aberdeen, North Carolina) completed a branch to Star from Filo (current Biscoe) in 1895. The A & W. E. R.R. was merged into the Aberdeen and Asheboro Railroad in 1897.
Biscoe was incorporated in 1901.
Geography
Biscoe is in eastern Montgomery County. U.S. Route 220 Alternate and North Carolina Highways 24 and 27 cross in the center of town. US 220 Alt leads north to Seagrove and south to Candor. Highways 24 and 27 together lead west to Troy (the Montgomery county seat) and to Albemarle, and east to Carthage. The Interstate 73/Interstate 74/U.S. Route 220 freeway passes through the east side of Biscoe, with access from Exit 49 (NC 24/27); the freeway leads north to Asheboro and south to Rockingham.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the town of Biscoe has a total area of , all land.
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2020 census
As of the 2020 census, Biscoe had a population of 1,848. The median age was 36.4 years. 26.8% of residents were under the age of 18 and 19.4% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females, there were 94.3 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 89.0 males age 18 and over.
0.0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 100.0% lived in rural areas.
There were 625 households in Biscoe, of which 41.1% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 40.2% were married-couple households, 17.9% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 32.6% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 23.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
!scope="col"| Race
!scope="col"| Number
!scope="col"| Percentage
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!scope="row"| White (non-Hispanic)
| 702
| 37.99%
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!scope="row"| Black or African American (non-Hispanic)
| 446
| 24.13%
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!scope="row"| Native American
| 4
| 0.22%
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!scope="row"| Asian
| 21
| 1.14%
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!scope="row"| Other/Mixed
| 41
| 2.22%
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!scope="row"| Hispanic or Latino
| 634
| 34.31%
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2000 census
As of the census