Coats, North Carolina facts for kids
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Coats, North Carolina
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Main Street in Coats
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| Motto(s):
"A Peaceful Place...A Friendly Face"
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Location of Coats, North Carolina
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| Country | United States |
| State | North Carolina |
| County | Harnett |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.42 sq mi (3.69 km2) |
| • Land | 1.42 sq mi (3.69 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 305 ft (93 m) |
| Population
(2020)
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| • Total | 2,155 |
| • Density | 1,513.34/sq mi (584.14/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code |
27521
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| Area codes | 910, 472 |
| FIPS code | 37-13360 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2406287 |
Coats is a town in Harnett County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 2,112 at the 2010 census, and in 2018 the estimated population was 2,464. Coats is a part of the Dunn Micropolitan Area, which is a part of the greater Raleigh–Durham–Cary Combined Statistical Area (CSA) as defined by the United States Census Bureau.
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Geography
Coats is located in eastern Harnett County. North Carolina Highway 55 (McKinley Street) passes through the center of town, leading north 8 miles (13 km) to Angier and south 6 miles (10 km) to Erwin. North Carolina Highway 27 (Stewart Street) crosses NC-55 in the northern part of Coats, leading east 7 miles (11 km) to Benson and west 9 miles (14 km) to Lillington, the Harnett county seat.
According to the United States Census Bureau, Coats has a total area of 1.4 square miles (3.7 km2), all land.
Demographics
| Historical population | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1910 | 169 | — | |
| 1920 | 526 | 211.2% | |
| 1930 | 562 | 6.8% | |
| 1940 | 827 | 47.2% | |
| 1950 | 1,047 | 26.6% | |
| 1960 | 1,049 | 0.2% | |
| 1970 | 1,051 | 0.2% | |
| 1980 | 1,385 | 31.8% | |
| 1990 | 1,493 | 7.8% | |
| 2000 | 1,845 | 23.6% | |
| 2010 | 2,112 | 14.5% | |
| 2020 | 2,155 | 2.0% | |
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2020 census
| Race | Number | Percentage |
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| White (non-Hispanic) | 1,320 | 61.25% |
| Black or African American (non-Hispanic) | 363 | 16.84% |
| Native American | 11 | 0.51% |
| Asian | 12 | 0.56% |
| Other/Mixed | 126 | 5.85% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 323 | 14.99% |
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 2,155 people, 929 households, and 530 families residing in the town.
See also
In Spanish: Coats (Carolina del Norte) para niños
