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Garland, North Carolina
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 Garland, North Carolina
Location in North Carolina
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| Country | United States |
| State | North Carolina |
| County | Sampson |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.08 sq mi (2.80 km2) |
| • Land | 1.08 sq mi (2.79 km2) |
| • Water | 0.01 sq mi (0.02 km2) |
| Elevation | 135 ft (41 m) |
| Population
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| • Total | 595 |
| • Density | 552.97/sq mi (213.48/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code |
28441
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| Area codes | 910, 472 |
| FIPS code | 37-25460 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2406545 |
Garland is a town in Sampson County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 595 at the 2020 census.
History
The community was settled in about 1888 and named Sloan's Crossing. It was incorporated in 1907 as Garland, after U.S. Attorney General Augustus Hill Garland.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 1.1 square miles (2.8 km2), of which 1.1 square miles (2.8 km2) is land and 0.93% is water.
Demographics
| Historical population | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1920 | 301 | — | |
| 1930 | 509 | 69.1% | |
| 1940 | 484 | −4.9% | |
| 1950 | 539 | 11.4% | |
| 1960 | 642 | 19.1% | |
| 1970 | 656 | 2.2% | |
| 1980 | 885 | 34.9% | |
| 1990 | 746 | −15.7% | |
| 2000 | 808 | 8.3% | |
| 2010 | 625 | −22.6% | |
| 2020 | 595 | −4.8% | |
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2020 census
| Race | Number | Percentage |
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| White (non-Hispanic) | 225 | 37.82% |
| Black or African American (non-Hispanic) | 162 | 27.23% |
| Native American | 6 | 1.01% |
| Asian | 2 | 0.34% |
| Other/Mixed | 20 | 3.36% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 180 | 30.25% |
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 595 people, 290 households, and 185 families residing in the town.
Notable interests
- Austin Brown was elected as the youngest commissioner in the towns history in November 2017 at the age of 22.He was later elected as the towns youngest Mayor Pro Tempore In 2021 Brown was elected Mayor of the Town and will serve a 2-year term ending in 2023.
- Winifred Hill Murphy was appointed in February 2012, becoming the first female and the first African American who has served as mayor for the town. Murphy was elected in November 2013 to serve another four-year term. She was reelected in 2019 and served a 2-year term.
- Garland is home to Cashwell Farms, a 100-year-old farm that currently serves as a working blueberry farm.
- The Garland Shirt Company, the town's major employer, produces shirts and other assorted apparel items for Brooks Brothers.
- The Garland Rotary Parade & Festival was held the first Saturday in October on Front St. with food, games, shops, and music until 2012. After the Garland Rotary Club lost its charter in 2013, the town organized a Community Day with a parade and festival beginning on October 4, 2014.
- The South River Presbyterian Church was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1996.
See also
In Spanish: Garland (Carolina del Norte) para niños
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