Elm City is a town in Nash and Wilson County, United States. As of the 2020 census, Elm City had a population of 1,218. It is a suburb of Wilson, North Carolina.
History
The Elm City Municipal Historic District, W. H. Langley House, and Webb-Barron-Wells House were listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.
In the summer of 1964, the Ku Klux Klan drove away a group of black and white teenage volunteers repainting the local First Presbyterian Church. Subsequently, adult volunteers returned to finish the job, and Governor Terry Sanford dispatched state troopers to protect the team of integrated volunteers. An attempt was later made by two white youths from Rocky Mount to burn down the church but they failed. Today elm city prides itself on integrating all races and walks of life
2020 census
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:right"
|+Elm City racial composition
!scope="col"| Race
!scope="col"| Number
!scope="col"| Percentage
|-
!scope="row"| White (non-Hispanic)
| 400
| 32.84%
|-
!scope="row"| Black or African American (non-Hispanic)
| 649
| 53.28%
|-
!scope="row"| Native American
| 10
| 0.82%
|-
!scope="row"| Asian
| 27
| 2.22%
|-
!scope="row"| Other/Mixed
| 38
| 3.12%
|-
!scope="row"| Hispanic or Latino
| 94
| 7.72%
|}
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 1,218 people, 547 households, and 368 families residing in the town.
2000 census
As of the census