Biscoe, North Carolina Biscoe, North Carolina Location of Biscoe, North Carolina Location of Biscoe, North Carolina State North Carolina Biscoe is a town in Montgomery County, North Carolina, United States.
The populace was 1,700 at the 2010 census.
The town is titled after Henry Biscoe, an meaningful customer of the small-town lumber business.
Biscoe's past was dependent on the barns industry, and it was once an meaningful repair center for barns equipment.
The Aberdeen and West End Railroad (owned by the Page family of Aberdeen, North Carolina, instead of a branch to Star, North Carolina from Filo, NC (current Biscoe) in 1895.
According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town has a total region of 2.0 square miles (5.2 km2), all of it land.
As of the census of 2000, there were 1,700 citizens , 535 homeholds, and 393 families residing in the town.
There were 572 housing units at an average density of 287.9 per square mile (111.0/km ).
The ethnic makeup of the town was 58.35% White, 24.47% African American, 0.35% Native American, 0.59% Asian, 15.47% from other competitions, and 0.76% from two or more competitions.
There were 535 homeholds out of which 38.7% had kids under the age of 18 living with them, 52.9% were married couples living together, 14.6% had a female homeholder with no husband present, and 26.4% were non-families.
In the town, the populace was spread out with 28.6% under the age of 18, 11.2% from 18 to 24, 25.6% from 25 to 44, 19.5% from 45 to 64, and 15.1% who were 65 years of age or older.
The median income for a homehold in the town was $35,667, and the median income for a family was $37,500.
About 8.5% of families and 11.8% of the populace were below the poverty line, including 16.4% of those under age 18 and 6.7% of those age 65 or over.
"Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2015".
"Enumeration of Population and Housing".
Municipalities and communities of Montgomery County, North Carolina, United States
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Towns in North Carolina - Towns in Montgomery County, North Carolina - Populated places established in 1895 - 1895 establishments in North Carolina
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