Ramseur is a town in Randolph County, North Carolina, United States. As of the 2020 census, Ramseur had a population of 1,774.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 1.7 square miles (4.3 km), of which 1.6 square miles (4.2 km) is land and 0.04 square mile (0.1 km) (1.80%) is water.
Demographics
2020 census
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:right"
|+Ramseur racial composition
!scope="col"| Race
!scope="col"| Number
!scope="col"| Percentage
|-
!scope="row"| White (non-Hispanic)
| 1,094
| 61.67%
|-
!scope="row"| Black or African American (non-Hispanic)
| 233
| 13.13%
|-
!scope="row"| Native American
| 10
| 0.56%
|-
!scope="row"| Asian
| 32
| 1.8%
|-
!scope="row"| Other/Mixed
| 108
| 6.09%
|-
!scope="row"| Hispanic or Latino
| 297
| 16.74%
|}
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 1,774 people, 638 households, and 415 families residing in the town.
2000 census
At the 2000 census there were 1,588 people, 652 households, and 444 families in the town. The population density was . There were 697 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the town was 80.67% White, 10.96% African American, 0.25% Native American, 0.69% Asian, 5.04% from other races, and 2.39% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 8.25%.
The Deep River-Columbia Manufacturing Company was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.
Education
Eastern Randolph High School, a public high school that is under the jurisdiction of the Randolph County School System, is located in Ramseur.
In film
Portions of the 1968 film Killers Three were shot in the Ramseur and Coleridge areas, and many locals were cast as extras.
Notable people
- Heidi N Closet, drag queen and Miss Congeniality on season 12 of RuPaul's Drag Race
- B. Everett Jordan, United States Senator from 1959 to 1973
- Yolanda Hill Robinson, Second Lady of North Carolina