Swepsonville is a town in Alamance County, North Carolina, United States. It is part of the Burlington, North Carolina Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population at the 2020 census was 2,445.
History
Swepsonville was named in honor of a textile mill established in the area in 1868 by George William Swepson. It was first incorporated as a municipality in 1887, though its charter was repealed in 1901. The town was reincorporated in 1997.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , of which is land and , or 5.53%, is water.
Demographics
thumb|left|The Swepsonville [[Volunteer fire department|Volunteer Fire Department]]
2020 census
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:right"
|+Swepsonville racial composition
!scope="col"| Race
!scope="col"| Number
!scope="col"| Percentage
|-
!scope="row"| White (non-Hispanic)
| 1,597
| 65.32%
|-
!scope="row"| Black or African American (non-Hispanic)
| 421
| 17.22%
|-
!scope="row"| Native American
| 12
| 0.49%
|-
!scope="row"| Asian
| 110
| 4.5%
|-
!scope="row"| Pacific Islander
| 2
| 0.08%
|-
!scope="row"| Other/Mixed
| 109
| 4.46%
|-
!scope="row"| Hispanic or Latino
| 194
| 7.93%
|}
As of the 2020 census, Swepsonville had a population of 2,445. The median age was 39.8 years. 24.5% of residents were under the age of 18 and 16.0% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 93.3 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 86.7 males age 18 and over.
100.0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 0.0% lived in rural areas.
There were 918 households in Swepsonville, of which 35.6% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 58.3% were married-couple households, 11.7% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 24.0% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 21.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.