Pilot Mountain is a town in Surry County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 1,443 at the 2020 census. It is named for the nearby landmark of Pilot Mountain, a distinctive geological formation.
History
The Bank of Pilot Mountain was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1997.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , all land.
Demographics
2020 census
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:right"
|+Pilot Mountain racial composition
!scope="col"| Race
!scope="col"| Number
!scope="col"| Percentage
|-
!scope="row"| White (non-Hispanic)
| 1,212
| 84.17%
|-
!scope="row"| Black or African American (non-Hispanic)
| 101
| 7.01%
|-
!scope="row"| Native American
| 5
| 0.35%
|-
!scope="row"| Asian
| 13
| 0.9%
|-
!scope="row"| Other/Mixed
| 75
| 5.21%
|-
!scope="row"| Hispanic or Latino
| 34
| 2.36%
|}
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 1,440 people, 715 households, and 455 families residing in the town.
2000 census
As of the census