Landis is a town in Rowan County, North Carolina, United States. At the 2020 census, its population was 3,109. The town is located just north of Kannapolis and south of China Grove.
History
Landis was incorporated in 1901 and began as a textile town, with its largest mill being Linn Mill Company.
Demographics
2020 census
As of the 2020 census, Landis had a population of 3,690. The median age was 39.4 years. 21.5% of residents were under the age of 18 and 16.1% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 89.8 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 89.1 males age 18 and over.
98.0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 2.0% lived in rural areas.
There were 1,501 households in Landis, of which 31.2% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 49.8% were married-couple households, 16.5% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 27.1% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 25.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. Rowan-Cabarrus Community College is 3.7 miles south of Landis in the nearby town of Kannapolis and is the closet institution of higher education, followed by Shaw University's CAPE Center, North Carolina Research Campus, Ambassador Christian College, and Livingstone College.
Notable person
- Billy Ray Barnes, former professional American football player and coach