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Coats, North Carolina
Main Street in Coats
Main Street in Coats
Motto(s): 
"A Peaceful Place...A Friendly Face"
Location of Coats, North Carolina
Location of Coats, North Carolina
Country United States
State North Carolina
County Harnett
Area
 • Total 1.41 sq mi (3.66 km2)
 • Land 1.41 sq mi (3.66 km2)
 • Water 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
308 ft (94 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total 2,112
 • Estimate 
(2019)
2,500
 • Density 1,769.29/sq mi (683.27/km2)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
27521
Area code(s) 910
FIPS code 37-13360
GNIS feature ID 1019711

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.

Geography

Coats is located at 35°24′23″N 78°40′11″W / 35.40639°N 78.66972°W / 35.40639; -78.66972 (35.406372, -78.669588).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 1.4 square miles (3.6 km2), all of it land.

Demographics

Historical population
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%
2019 (est.) 2,500 18.4%
U.S. Decennial Census

2020 census

Coats racial composition
Race Number Percentage
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

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